Common Ground
The Sentence: Rudy Valdez
A virtual screening and live conversation with Valdez and Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper
12 p.m. Eastern / 9 a.m. Pacific
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Filmmaker Rudy Valdez joins Rail Editor-at-Large Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper for a conversation on his film The Sentence. We conclude with a reading of poems by Amiri Baraka.
In this talk
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Register to receive a link to join our live conversation with Rudy Valdez and Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper at 12pm ET, as well as a link and password that will grant access to the film throughout the day on Thursday, January 6.
Rudy Valdez
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Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper
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The Rail has a tradition of ending our conversations with a poetry reading, and we’re fortunate to have Elizabeth Lothian reading.
Elizabeth Lothian
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❤️ 🌈 We'd like to thank the The Terra Foundation for American Art for making these daily conversations possible, and for their support of our growing archive.