Hi, all!
I apologize that I completely forgot to post the recording for the discussion of Code Unknown. HERE IT IS. Thanks again to Dr. Arlie Tagayuna and Dr. Ruthie Wienk for joining our chat!
Don’t forget that we will be discussing Do the Right Thing with Dr. Jemar Tisby and Rev. Tyler Burn this Saturday at 2 pm ET. Before attending, please read this and watch the film. The Zoom link is HERE.
I recommend reading this powerful quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (or reading the entire transcript of “The Other America” ) alongside watching and thinking through this film:
“But at the same time, it is as necessary for me to be as vigorous in condemning the conditions which cause persons to feel that they must engage in riotous activities, as it is for me to condemn riots. I think America must see that riots do not develop out of thin air. Certain conditions continue to exist in our society, which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots. And in the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the Negro poor has worsened over the last few years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice, equality, and humanity. So in a real sense, our nation’s summer’s riots are caused by our nation’s winters of delay. And as long as America postpones justice, we stand in the position of having these recurrences of violence and riots over and over again. Social justice and progress are the absolute guarantors of riot prevention.”
You can also watch this portion here:
I also recommend watching this brief clip of Malcolm X speaking on police brutality:
WHAT’S UP NEXT:
The film for our June 2 discussion is Christopher Nolan’s Memento.
Thanks for reading!
Thank you so much for these clips, Mary. We aren't watching the movie together, but these resourses are invaluable to us!