From the Diocese:
All Souls’ Church – 88 Saint Nicholas Avenue @ 114th – 115th Streets
In Honor of Black History Month presents two films:
“Malcolm X”
with Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett
Sunday Evening, February 21st at 7 PM
The 1992 film is a stirring biographical drama about the life and meaning
of Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel
Washington and Angela Bassett and dramatizes key events in Malcolm’s life,
including his incarceration, conversion to Islam, and ministry as a member
of the Nation of Islam. It is based largely on Alex Haley’s 1965 book,
“The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” a book Haley collaborated on with
Malcolm beginning in 1963 and completing it after Malcolm’s passing on
February 21, 1965.
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”
with Sidney Poitier, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Sunday Afternoon, February 28th at 2 PM
The 1967 film is about an older white couple (Katherine Hepburn and
Spencer Tracy) whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter
introduces them to her African-American fiancé (Sidney Poitier). The film
contains a then rare positive representation of the subject of interracial
marriage, which was still illegal in 17 (mostly Southern states) when the
film was released. “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” – still a thought
provoking film – won two Academy Awards and was a box-office hit
throughout the nation – including the Southern states.