The Dade County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has provided service to the Miami-Dade County community for 40 years. We are committed to the ideals and principles envisioned by our 22 founders and align our projects and programs with the sorority’s national Five Point Programmatic Thrusts of Economic Development, Physical and Mental Health Awareness, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement as well as Political Awareness and Involvement. The Dade County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Arts & Letters Committee presents DCAC Friday Night At the Movies, featuring "When Liberty Burns", an in-depth analysis on the 42nd Anniversary of the life and untimely death of Arthur Lee McDuffie at the hands of Miami-Dade police.
Please join us on May 7, 2021, at 7pm for the viewing on Eventive, and immediately following, a discussion on Zoom. There is no cost, however, donations are much appreciated to benefit our scholarship and community program and can be made at the Dade County Alumnae Chapter PayPal link:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7CFJWLPVQ8UHA
While this SFPoC sponsored film screening is free for your viewing pleasure, if you value SFPoC community offerings, want to see more innovative programming like this, and are able to donate - please do so now to help cover our streaming and licensing costs: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mspociSouth Florida People of Color (SFPoC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit racial healing organization dedicated to disrupting racism and bigotry by providing creative programs for open dialogue and personal interaction across the racial, ethnic and cultural divides. These encounters break down biases and stereotypes and help participants build empathetic relationships which is the powerhouse of disrupting racism on a personal level and eventually a systemic level.
On December 17th, 1979, after failing to stop for a traffic light, police officers gave chase. After realizing he could not escape, McDuffie surrendered. He was beaten until he lost consciousness. That beating by multiple officers caused his death.
Acquittal of the offending officers, charged in the murder sparked a civil disturbance in Miami’s urban core. The “McDuffie Riots” ultimately changed Miami-Dade County and became a symbol of the city’s struggle to contend with race relations and it’s sordid history during the Jim Crow era.
The documentary engages family members and friends of Arthur McDuffie, lead detectives, eye witnesses, historians and contemporary community activists in interviews and it chronicles McDuffie’s life and his rich relationships with his family and his community. When Liberty Burns also examines the context in which Miami developed during this country’s Jim Crow era and traces the dynamics of race relations in the City while also managing increasingly diverse ethnic populations, growth and change.
- Year2020
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDudley Alexis
- Executive ProducerFemi Folami Browne
The Dade County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, has provided service to the Miami-Dade County community for 40 years. We are committed to the ideals and principles envisioned by our 22 founders and align our projects and programs with the sorority’s national Five Point Programmatic Thrusts of Economic Development, Physical and Mental Health Awareness, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement as well as Political Awareness and Involvement. The Dade County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Arts & Letters Committee presents DCAC Friday Night At the Movies, featuring "When Liberty Burns", an in-depth analysis on the 42nd Anniversary of the life and untimely death of Arthur Lee McDuffie at the hands of Miami-Dade police.
Please join us on May 7, 2021, at 7pm for the viewing on Eventive, and immediately following, a discussion on Zoom. There is no cost, however, donations are much appreciated to benefit our scholarship and community program and can be made at the Dade County Alumnae Chapter PayPal link:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7CFJWLPVQ8UHA
While this SFPoC sponsored film screening is free for your viewing pleasure, if you value SFPoC community offerings, want to see more innovative programming like this, and are able to donate - please do so now to help cover our streaming and licensing costs: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mspociSouth Florida People of Color (SFPoC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit racial healing organization dedicated to disrupting racism and bigotry by providing creative programs for open dialogue and personal interaction across the racial, ethnic and cultural divides. These encounters break down biases and stereotypes and help participants build empathetic relationships which is the powerhouse of disrupting racism on a personal level and eventually a systemic level.
On December 17th, 1979, after failing to stop for a traffic light, police officers gave chase. After realizing he could not escape, McDuffie surrendered. He was beaten until he lost consciousness. That beating by multiple officers caused his death.
Acquittal of the offending officers, charged in the murder sparked a civil disturbance in Miami’s urban core. The “McDuffie Riots” ultimately changed Miami-Dade County and became a symbol of the city’s struggle to contend with race relations and it’s sordid history during the Jim Crow era.
The documentary engages family members and friends of Arthur McDuffie, lead detectives, eye witnesses, historians and contemporary community activists in interviews and it chronicles McDuffie’s life and his rich relationships with his family and his community. When Liberty Burns also examines the context in which Miami developed during this country’s Jim Crow era and traces the dynamics of race relations in the City while also managing increasingly diverse ethnic populations, growth and change.
- Year2020
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDudley Alexis
- Executive ProducerFemi Folami Browne