436 E. 47th Chicago Suite 205
May 6, 3-6 p.m.
Oscar Micheaux GOD'S STEPCHILDREN
A drama of importance featuring Alice B. Russell (spouse of Oscar Micheaux ) in a heartbreaking story of racial and social incongruence. Race identities are examined through the jaundiced eyes of Naomi, abandoned as a child, who finds the truth of her ethnicity a bitter pill to swallow.
With a new score by Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, Renee' Baker composer.
Film courtesy of Black Film Center /Archive, Indiana University
Wine reception/dinner provided.
Hosted by Alpha M. Bruton, Renee Baker
