by Kathy Routliffe
Contact Reporter
Pioneer Press
October 1, 2018, 11:25 AM
An African-American mother told a New Trier group that helped sponsor a movie on racism that she wasn’t prepared for that much history in the documentary “The Long Shadow.”
Tynesha Jointer of Chicago said the film, which explores how slavery became integral to U.S. history and development and how racism still underpins the nation, hit home.
“I don’t get to forget I’m black,” she said.
Pizza and Social Justice had our first public event in July 24, 2018 at Glenbard South High School showing the documentary "The Long Shadow".
"The Long Shadow" is a film about racism from the point of view of the filmmaker, Frances Causey who was seeking to find out about her family's slave owning past, and the role her ancesters played in the story and politics of our country's unspoken history of racism.
The film was attended by more than 80 people, who after the presentation, participated in discussion inspired by the documentary.
Until further notice our in-person meetings have been suspended. In the interim we are hosting virtual meetings via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday so we can still have *Virtual* Pizza and continue with our Conversations.
Here you can find the information to connect to our meetings: