Two online events will mark Tuesday, Jan. 18 as National Day of Racial Healing in Selma.
For the fourth consecutive year, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has proclaimed Jan. 18 as the National Day of Racial Healing in Alabama. In Selma, National Day of Racial Healing will be recognized by Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Selma (TRHT Selma) a programmatic partnership of the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) and the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation (SCNTR).
The online course called “Beyond Divide and Conquer: Unite and Build Racial Equity Training” set for noon Tuesday is full. An evening event will culminate with an online discussion featuring internationally acclaimed film director and producer Rachel Boynton, who will discuss her film “Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are).”
TRHT Selma invites the public to join the special online virtual program beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18 by visiting either the BBCF Facebook or SCNTR Facebook pages for a livestream broadcast. Viewers can also tune in via the BBCF’s YouTube Channel.
TRHT Selma leadership will be joined by Selma High School history students and their teacher to talk with Boynton about her documentary. The film, released in 2021, explores how Americans learn about Civil War history in classrooms around the country. Boyntonproduced and directed the feature-length documentaries “Big Men” in 2014 and “Our Brand Is Crisis” in 2006. Viewers for Tuesday night’s online event will have the opportunity to comment or pose questions through the comments/chat areas on all platforms.
This year’s events will also continue the tradition of a winter clothing giveaway at the Edmundite Missions’ Bosco Nutrition Center in downtown Selma on MLK Day morning.
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