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Black History in Hawai’i Film/Talk with Dr. Kathryn Waddell Takara and Judge Sandra A. Simms (Ret.)

February 7, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Black History In Hawaii

BLACKS IN HAWAI’I: ANCESTORS, LEGACY, AND LIFE

Two outstanding “Historymakers” of Hawai’i—Dr. Kathryn Waddell Takara and Retired Judge Sandra A. Simms pay tribute to notable (S)Heroes Anthony Allen, Frank Marshall Davis, Helene Hale, Alice Ball and artist John Nichols and their roles within Black Hawai’i history.

The event will begin with a short clip from the 1991 Julie Dash film Daughters of Dust and it will end with The Ball Method, a short film made in 2020 by Dagmawi Abebe and Javier Carmona.

Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library Kahuku (FOLK) and The Links, Inc.

 

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Details

Date:
February 7, 2023
Time:
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Island

Oahu

Recommended for

Adults, Teens

Branch

Oahu – Kahuku
56-490 Kamehameha Hwy
Kahuku, HI 96731 United States
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Phone:
808-293-8935

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