In the Order of Weapons: 50 Years of Community Film Across Black America

Join us for a FREE film screening and panel discussion for Versailles ’73: American Runway, directed by Deborah Riley Draper. Versailles ’73 explores a pivotal moment in history, when a fashion face-off pitted French haute couture establishment – Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin and Emmanuel Ungaro – against American designers Anne Klein, Stephen Burrows, Oscar de la Renta and Halston.

Join us for the Newark Black Film Festival's screening of Aftershock on Wednesday, May 30, from 6-9pm at The Newark Museum of Art. This powerful documentary, directed by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee, tackles the US maternal health crisis in the Black community. The evening starts with a reception at 6pm, followed by the film at 7pm, and a panel discussion featuring Director Tonya Lewis Lee and Mayor Ras Baraka. REGISTER FOR FREE TICKETS and be part of this important conversation.