- Saturday, March 23, 2024
- 1:30 PM 8:00 PM
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The Griot Museum
2505 Saint Louis Avenue St. Louis, MO, 63106 United States
Honor Women’s History Month at The Griot Museum with three amazing St. Louis women who changed the way we see blackness on the big screen!
Free to members, your admission to the museum will include a movie marathon that will showcase Josephine Baker, Maya Angelou, and Katherine Dunham. Screenings will be followed by short conversations to further discuss their impact around black representation, highlighting stories housed within our permanent collection.
Light refreshments, including popcorn, will be available but feel free to bring your favorite movie snacks and drinks!
Screening Times:
1:45pm: Zou Zou (1934) starring Josephine Baker
4:00pm: Episode 1 of Blacks, Blues, Black! (1968) prod. by Maya Angelou
6:00pm: Stormy Weather (1943) starring Lena Horne, ft. Katherine Dunham
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