Lowell Lecture
Screening of Documentary - Roxbury
Date & Time
Jan. 25, 2025 at 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location
Roxbury Branch, Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library
149 Dudley Street Boston, MA 02119
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Leslie Reid, Chief of Investment Programs; Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp.; Kelly Viera, director of Investigations and Outreach, Housing Discrimination Testing Program, Suffolk University Law School; Daniel Weidknecht, director, Roxbury, and Leonard Egerton, owner, Frugal Bookstore. The Rev. Willie Bodrick II, J.D., Senior Pastor at Twelfth Baptist Church and President/CEO of The American City Coalition, TACC will serve as the afternoon’s moderator.
Presenting Organization
Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University
Topics
Contact
Susan Spurlock (sspurlock@suffolk.edu, 6175047297)
The documentary Roxbury is an intimate exploration of a community’s struggle to rise above discriminatory housing policies such as redlining and restrictive covenants and the resulting legacy of race-based income equality. The film highlights the voices of a vibrant community of color located in the heart of Boston and portrays its residents’ efforts to claim agency in a shared vision of a better future that reflects a larger struggle facing communities across the country.