{"id":15308,"date":"2015-09-14T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T16:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=15308"},"modified":"2015-09-14T12:38:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T16:38:14","slug":"screenings-of-the-new-black-sept-17-oct-15-oct-19-columbia-and-ellicott-city-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/screenings-of-the-new-black-sept-17-oct-15-oct-19-columbia-and-ellicott-city-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Screenings of &#8220;The New Black&#8221; &#8211; Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Oct. 19, Columbia and Ellicott City, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/screenings-of-the-new-black-sept-17-oct-15-oct-19-columbia-and-ellicott-city-md\/the-new-black-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15309\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-15309\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" alt=\"The New Black\" src=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-New-Black.jpg\" width=\"251\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-New-Black.jpg 699w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-New-Black-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-New-Black-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>Thursday, September 17, 7:00pm at The Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way in Columbia, MD<\/div>\n<div>Thursday, October 15, 7:00pm at the Roger Carter Community Center, 3000 Milltowne Drive in Ellicott City, MD<\/div>\n<div>Thursday, October 29, 7:00pm at the Howard County Library System Central Branch, 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, MD<\/div>\n<p>Howard County\u2019s Office of Human Rights has partnered with PFLAG, (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Columbia-Howard County chapter,\u00a0the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights and Promised Land Film to host three additional community showings of the award-winning documentary, \u201cThe New Black.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>Directed, produced and written by Yoruba Richen, \u201cThe New Black\u201d\u00a0tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.\u00a0The film has been honored by a number of national film festivals, including AFI Docs, UrbanWorld Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Each screening will be followed by a 30-minute audience discussion on the issues raised in the film, facilitated by Office of Human Rights Administrator Reverend Dr. Barbara Sands.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Admission to each screening is free and all\u00a0are invited to attend.\u00a0For more information about the screenings, contact the Office of Human Rights at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:410-313-6430\" target=\"_blank\">410-313-6430<\/a>\u00a0or email Mary Toth at mtoth(at)howardcountymd.gov.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, September 17, 7:00pm at The Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way in Columbia, MD<br \/>\nThursday, October 15, 7:00pm at the Roger Carter Community Center, 3000 Milltowne Drive in Ellicott City, MD<br \/>\nThursday, October 29, 7:00pm at the Howard County Library System Central Branch, 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, MD<br \/>\nDirected, produced and written by Yoruba Richen, \u201cThe New Black\u201d tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community. 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