Flint & Genesee Group

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Communities First, Inc. to Screen John Lewis: Good Trouble in 2nd Installment of the Virtual African American Film Series In the second installment of the African American Virtual Film Series, Communities First, Inc will be screening, John Lewis: Good Trouble. The film screening will take place on Thursday, January 21-24, with the panel discussion being held on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM. This film surveys the life and hard-fought achievements of the legendary civil rights activist and Democratic Representative from Georgia. Rated PG This is a free movie, registration is required. You can register at https://comfirst.eventive.org/films, donations are accepted. The panel discussions will take place the Saturday following the start of the film, which will air live on Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn. Other Films in the Series Film Screening - Thursday, February 18-21 Fast Colors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1NshCEzXrY) Haunted by mysterious forces, a young woman who has supernatural abilities must go on the run when her powers are discovered. With nowhere else to go, she flees back to her family and the farmhouse she abandoned long ago. There, while being pursued by the local sheriff, she begins to mend the broken relationships with her mother and daughter and learns that the power she needed was inside her all along. Rated PG-13 Panel Discussion – February 20 at 2:00 PM on Communities First, Inc. Facebook page and YouTube Channel Film Screening - Thursday, March 18-21 The Banker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_-nk9-sMus) Inspired by true events, “The Banker” centers on revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, who devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racially oppressive establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream. Rated PG-13 Panel Discussion – March 20 at 2:00 PM on Communities First, Inc. Facebook page and YouTube Channel For more information visit communitiesfirstinc.org