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Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

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Saturday, September 29, 2012
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

The North Carolina Humanities Council has awarded North Carolina State University¿s African American Cultural Center and the Africana Studies Program a grant to present a film and humanities discussion of the documentary, Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door (2011). This project is made possible by funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.The program is scheduled for September 29th, at 5:00PM at the Hayti Heritage Center and will feature the author, Sam Greenlee, as well as Dr. Joseph Jordan, Dir. Sonja Stone Center, Dr. Charlene Register (UNC), Dr. Yvonne Welbon (Bennett College), Dante James, Asst. Director of the African American Cultural Center, and Dr. Sheila smith McKoy the director of the African American cultural center.The screening and discussion is the first event organized by Southern Black Film & Media Consortium (SBFMC). The SBFMC welcomes individuals, organizations, and institutions who are interested and/or engaged in the study, craft, production, critique, and distribution of film and media focused on African, African-American and African diaspora cultures and experience.