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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to join us for a screening of Racist Roots\, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy\, racial terror lynching\, and North Carolina’s death penalty. Following the film\, hear from Ed Chapman\, who was exonerated in 2008 after spending nearly 14 years wrongfully convicted on North Carolina’s death row. This conversation will be moderated by NCCADP’s executive director\, Noel Nickle\, and will include time for Q&A. \nSponsored by the UNC Wrongful Convictions Club and Carolina Justice Initiative\, this event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. \nRacist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/unc-racist-roots-2026/
LOCATION:Murray Hall at UNC\, Murray Hall\, Room G202\, 121 South Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots\, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy\, racial terror lynching\, and North Carolina’s death penalty. \nFollowing the film\, you will hear from Ed Chapman\, who was exonerated in 2008 after spending nearly 14 years wrongfully convicted on North Carolina’s death row. \nThis conversation will be moderated by NCCADP’s executive director\, Noel Nickle\, and will include time for Q&A. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRacist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/duke-2026-racist-roots/
LOCATION:East Duke Building\, Room 204 B\, 1304 Campus Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27708
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T154500
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening & Panel Conversation
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots\, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy\, racial terror lynching\, and North Carolina’s death penalty. \nFollowing the film\, you will hear from two people directly impacted by homicide and the death penalty: \n\nNiconda Garcia\, founder of Change the Rubric\nJean Parks\, a psychologist and longtime death penalty abolitionist.\n\nThis conversation will be moderated by NCCADP’s executive director\, Noel Nickle\, and will include time for Q&A. \nWhere: Ransom Fellowship Hall\, Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church\, 101 Chapel Lane\, Swannanoa\, NC 28778 \nWhen: Sunday\, February 15\, 3:45-5:15 (with a simple chili support to follow) \nThis event is hosted by Swannanoa Valley Friends Meeting and sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain and Spiritual Life at Warren Wilson College. It is free and open to the public. Kindly RSVP by February 12 to assist with meal planning. \nRacist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-swannanoa/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church\, 101 Chapel Lane\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening
DESCRIPTION:You’re warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots\, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy\, racial terror lynching\, and North Carolina’s death penalty. Following the film\, hear from Noel Nickle\, NCCADP’s Executive Director\, and Alfred Rivera\, an exoneree from North Carolina’s death row. \nThis event is hosted by Elon University and is free and open to the public. \nRacist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-elon/
LOCATION:Elon University Turner Theatre\, Dwight C. Schar Hall\, School of Communications\, 123 N. Williamson Avenue\, Elon\, NC\, 27244
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T131500
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:You’re warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots\, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy\, racial terror lynching\, and North Carolina’s death penalty. Following the film\, hear from Noel Nickle\, NCCADP’s Executive Director\, and Ed Chapman\, an exoneree from North Carolina’s death row. \nThis event is hosted by Crosspointe Church and is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Registration kindly requested. \nRacist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-crosspointe-church/
LOCATION:Crosspointe Church\, 6911 Carpenter Fire Station Road\, Cary\, NC\, 27519
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday\, June 23rd at 3:30 pm at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte\, NC for The Racist Roots of NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching\, and racism. Panelists include Henderson Hill\, a death penalty attorney who has represented clients that were executed by the state of NC and Alfred Rivera\, an NC death row exoneree. The evening will conclude with a call to action to write Gov. Cooper asking him to commute all death sentences.\n\n\nThis event is presented by the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty in partnership with  The Dignity and Decarceration Project at Myers Park Baptist Church. Racist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-myers-park-baptist-church-in-charlotte/
LOCATION:Myers Park Baptist Church\, 1900 Queens Rd.\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T203000
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CREATED:20240415T214904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T144530Z
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at Omni Cinemas in Fayetteville
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, May 23rd at 6:30 pm at Omni Cinemas in Fayetteville\, NC for The Racist Roots of NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching\, and racism. Nick Courmon will perform spoken word poetry\, and will moderate a panel discussion following the film. Panelists include Andre Smith\, who lost his son to homicide\, and Jerome Bell\, who serves on the Board of Directors for Fayetteville PACT. The evening will conclude with a call to action to write Gov. Cooper asking him to commute all death sentences.\n\n\nThis event is presented by the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty in partnership with Fayetteville PACT and VoteRiders. Racist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-and-panel-in-fayetteville/
LOCATION:Omni Cinemas\, 3729 Sycamore Dairy Rd.\, Fayetteville\, North Carolina
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T193000
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion at Central United Methodist Church in Asheville
DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday\, May 8th at 5:30pm at Central United Methodist Church in Asheville\, NC for The Racist Roots of the NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching\, and racism. Following the film Jean Parks\, who lost her sister to homicide\, will offer comments and respond to Q& A. NCCADP Community Engagement Coordinator Nick Courmon will also perform spoken word poetry. The evening will be moderated by North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty director Noel Nickle and will conclude with a call to action to write Gov. Cooper asking him to commute all death sentences. Doors will open at 5pm for refreshments!\n\n\nParking is available on Church Street and in lots behind the church on Buncombe Street\n\n\nThis event is presented by the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty in partnership with Central United Methodist Church (CUMC) Church and Society Committee. Racist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-central-united-methodist-church-in-asheville/
LOCATION:Central United Methodist Church\, 27 Church St\, Asheville\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T173000
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion at App State University
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday\, April 14th from 4-5:30 pm at the Plemmons Student Union (Room 226- Linville Falls) on the campus of Appalachian State University for The Racist Roots of the NC’s death penalty and the Commutation Campaign to end it! Racist Roots is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching\, and racism. Following the film Lynda Simmons\, who lost her son to homicide\, will offer comments and respond to Q& A. The afternoon will be moderated by North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty director Noel Nickle and will conclude with a call to action to write Gov. Cooper asking him to commute all death sentences.\n \nThis event is presented by the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty in partnership with Appalachian State Master of Social Work students and the Criminal Justice Club. Racist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation. 
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-app-state-university/
LOCATION:Plemmons Student Union room 226- Linville Falls\, 263 Locust St\, Boone\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T140000
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion at UNC School of Social Work
DESCRIPTION:We are very excited to be hosting a Racist Roots screening and panel discussion at the UNC School of Social Work on Tuesday\, March 26th from 12:30 to 2pm! “Racist Roots” is a powerful 25-minute film that reveals the North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching\, and racism. Following the film there will be a panel discussion and Q&A. Panelists will include NCCADP Executive Director Noel Nickle and NCCADP Lived Experience Coordinator and NC death row exoneree Alfred Rivera. The event will also include a call to action to write a postcard to Gov. Cooper calling on him to commute all NC death sentences. This is a free event and all are welcome!
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-unc-school-of-social-work/
LOCATION:Tate Turner Kuralt Building\, UNC School of Social Work\, 325 Pittsboro St\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20240318T140138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T172346Z
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SUMMARY:Online Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion with App State MSW Students
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to announce that we will be partnering with App State MSW students to hold an online Racist Roots film screening and panel discussion next Wednesday\, March 20th from 6 to 7:30pm!\n\n\nIt has been a few months since we have hosted an online Racist Roots screening\, so if you have not yet seen the documentary yet and would like to\, next Wednesday evening would be the ideal place!\n\n\nLynda Simmons\, who lost her son to homicide\, will offer comments and respond to the Q&A session\, and the evening will be moderated by NCCADP Executive Director Noel Nickle.\n\n\nRegister now at bit.ly/RacistRootsAppState!\n\n\n#NoMoreDeathRow #ncdeathrow #endthedeathpenalty #northcarolinadeathpenalty #ncpol #ncgov
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/online-racist-roots-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-with-app-state-msw-students/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T200000
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening in collaboration with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library
DESCRIPTION:Racist Roots is a 25-minute film created by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation which educates and brings awareness to the public about the injustices of the death penalty in North Carolina. The film explores the history of the death penalty in North Carolina and it’s entanglement with slavery\, lynching and racism\, and shares the stories and voices of advocates\, artists\, exonerees\, and people on North Carolina’s death row. \nDoors will open at 5:45pm for refreshments. A discussion will follow the film screening focusing on alternative forms to conventional criminal justice responses including restorative justice practices and the statewide gubernatorial campaign to commute all death sentences. Panelists will include Alfred Rivera\, a former death row exoneree and NCCADP’s Lived Experience Coordinator\, and Henderson Hill\, counsel for the ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project. Participants will have an opportunity to write postcards to Governor Cooper. \nThis program is in partnership with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-film-screening-in-collaboration-with-charlotte-mecklenburg-library/
LOCATION:Charlotte Mecklenburg Library\, 301 E WT Harris Blvd.\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28262
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T203000
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots: A conversation about NC's death penalty and a Jewish response
DESCRIPTION:The evening will use the powerful film Racist Roots as a context for panel discussion followed by Q&A. Panelists will include Julia Millar\, an anti-death penalty organizer guided by her Jewish values; Alfred Rivera\, a Muslim who spent 2 years on NC’s death row before he was exonerated\, and Frank Goldsmith\, a former civil rights and capital defense attorney and leader in the Asheville Jewish community. Noel Nickle\, NCCADP’s Executive Director will moderate the panel. \nIn addition to NCCADP\, co-hosts for the event include: Congregation Beth Israel\, Congregation Beth HaTephila\, Carolina Jews for Justice\, and the Center for Death Penalty Litigation\, who created the Racist Roots film project. This is a free event open to anyone to attend. However you are asked to register here so we can plan accordingly for snacks. You are also strongly encouraged to watch the film in advance which can be found here.  \n  \n 
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-and-panel-discussion-2/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 229 Murdock Ave.\, Asheville\, 28804\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T210000
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots: Building an Interfaith Movement to Topple NC’s Death Penalty
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online screening of the powerful film “Racist Roots” followed by a panel discussion focused on an interfaith response to the film and the importance of building a religious/ spiritually diverse and inclusive death penalty abolition movement. Panelists will include Rev. Jennifer Copeland\, Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches; Julia Millar\, a Jewish anti-death penalty organizer; Alfred Rivera\, a Muslim NC death row exoneree; and Andre Smith\, a Buddhist homicide survivor family member. Noel Nickle\, NCCADP’s Executive Director\, will moderate the panel. You don’t want to miss this conversation! Register for the Zoom link here. NCCADP is grateful to our co-hosts: the Center for Death Penalty Litigation\, who created the Racist Roots film project\, and the North Carolina Council of Churches.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/building-an-interfaith-movement-to-topple-ncs-death-penalty/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230624T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230624T170000
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Film Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us to watch “Racist Roots\,” a powerful 30-minute film that demonstrates the deep entanglement with white supremacy and racial terror lynching to today’s death penalty in North Carolina. After the film\, Noel Nickle\, Executive Director of the NC Coalition of Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP)\, will moderate a panel discussion ending with Q&A. Panelists will include Alfred Rivera\, an exoneree from NC death row; and Pastor Dewey Williams\, former chaplain on NC’s death row\, and author of “Finding Joy on Death Row: Unexpected Lessons from Lives We Discarded.”   We hope you will join us to become more “proximate” to the work to end this cruel practice in NC.  At this event\, there will also be an opportunity to sign a letter from “People of Faith” asking Gov. Cooper to commute the sentences of people on North Carolina’s death row. Hosts for this event\, which is free and open to the community\, include: Eno Friends Meeting\, Orange Cooperative Parish\, Mt. Bright Missionary Baptist & St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church.  Racist Roots is a project of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation. 
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-and-film-discussion/
LOCATION:Eno House\, 903 Eno St.\, Hillsborough\, NC\, 27278\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T194500
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SUMMARY:'Racist Roots' Screening & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This event is hosted by the Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center. Panelists will include exoneree Alfred Rivera\, death penalty attorney Henderson Hill\, and historian Prof. Gregory Mixon. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Rodney Sadler\, Jr. Dessert\, coffee and tea will be served. The event is free and open to the community.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Queens University\, Greenhoot Recital Hall in the Gambrell Center\, 2319 Wellesley Ave.\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28274\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T140000
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SUMMARY:UNC-Wilmington Racist Roots Screening
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to be screening the film Racist Roots on the campus of UNC Wilmington on Wednesday\, March 15th\, 2-3:30 pm. Find more details in the flyer and please share with your contacts in the New Hanover County area. Thanks to the School of Social Work for hosting this event in honor of National Social Work Month! And stay tuned for another screening in the Wilmington community in late April.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/unc-wilmington-racist-roots-screening/
LOCATION:UNCW
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20230217T170518Z
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening at UNC Asheville
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a screening of Racist Roots on the campus of UNC-Asheville in the Mullen & James Humanities Hall. This powerful short film traces the modern North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching and racism. Based on an online project of The Center for Death Penalty\, the film includes the stories and voices of people on NC’s death row\, as well as artists\, historians and advocates. NCCADP is pleased to partner with the UNC-A Department of Sociology and Anthropology and several student organizations for this event. The film will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the NCCADP team: death row exoneree Alfred Rivera\, community organizer Nick Courmon\, and director Noel Nickle. Nick will also share spoken word. This event is free and open to the community. PAL credit is available for UNC-A students.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-at-unc-asheville/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221115T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20221003T200128Z
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SUMMARY:CDPL Presents: The Public Launch of Racist Roots (Durham\, NC)
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Death Penalty Litigation will host the public launch of Racist Roots\, a powerful short film that reveals the North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching and racism — and inspires people to join the movement to transform the criminal legal system. This 25-minute film traces the history of the death penalty and includes the stories and voices of advocates\, artists\, exonerees\, and people on North Carolina’s death row. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion including new NCCADP staff member Alfred Rivera\, an innocent man who was sentenced to death in North Carolina; Rep. Vernetta Alston\, a capital defense attorney turned state legislator; and Akili Brown\, the film’s director. The discussion will be moderated by CDPL founder Henderson Hill\, who is a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project. All who attend will learn how to get involved in the ongoing work to make the death penalty history. \nThis event is free\, but registration is requested.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/cdpl-presents-the-public-launch-of-racist-roots-durham-nc/
LOCATION:Carolina Theatre\, 309 W. Morgan St.\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221113T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20221031T135119Z
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at Good Shepherd United Church of Christ in Cary\, NC
DESCRIPTION:NCCADP will host a screening and conversation/ discussion with three Raleigh faith communities on Sunday\, November 13th\, at 4 pm with dinner to follow. Racist Roots is a film based on The Center for Death Penalty Litigation’s online project\, RacistRoots.org. This powerful 25-minute film explores the NC death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching and racism — and inspires people to join the movement to transform our state’s criminal legal system. It includes the voices of advocates\, artists and directly impacted people. Noel Nickle\, director of NCCADP\, will facilitate the conversation\, and Andre Smith will share his personal story as a father who lost his son to homicide and his work to transform our criminal legal system. This event is open to the Good Shepherd UCC\, Cary First Christian Church\, and Covenant Christian Church congregations. However\, if you would like to request a similar event for your faith community (either in person or by zoom) please email Noel at noel@nccadp.org.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-good-shepherd-united-church-of-christ-in-cary-nc/
LOCATION:Good Shepherd United Church of Christ\, 1050 NW Maynard Rd\, Cary\, NC\, 27513\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20221031T134510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221031T134510Z
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening and Panel Discussion at NC Central University
DESCRIPTION:NCCADP will partner with the North Carolina Central University Social Work Department to present the newly released film Racist Roots\, a project of The Center for Death Penalty Litigation. Racist Roots is a powerful short film that reveals the North Carolina death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching and racism – and  inspires people to join the movement to transform the criminal legal system. Panelists include Noel Nickle\, director of NCCADP\, Lynda Simmons\, who lost her son to homicide and is a restorative justice advocate\, and Will Elmore\, co-founder of Wounded Hearts. The evening will also include spoken word by poet and NCCADP Community Engagement Coordinator Nick Courmon. Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society is hosting the event. It is free\, open to the public\, and no registration is required.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-and-panel-discussion-at-nc-central-university/
LOCATION:NCCU Nursing Auditorium Room 1110\, 1402 S Alston St\, Durham\, NC\, 27707\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221022T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20220927T175039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T151523Z
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening (Winston Salem\, NC)
DESCRIPTION:NCCADP will partner with local organizers in Winston Salem for a Racist Roots screening at The Community Mosque of Winston Salem (1419 Waughtown St). In addition to focusing on the systemic racism of the death penalty\, this event will shine a light on the power of the Forsyth County district attorney\, who is up for election in November. Early voting begins October 20th\, and the outcome of this DA race could dramatically impact the use of the death penalty in NC. Panelists will include Imam Khalid Griggs\, exoneree and NCCADP new team member Alfred Rivera\, andd Phoebe Zerwick\, author of Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt. Our own Nick Courmon will offer spoken word. We are especially grateful for the invitation to host this event at the Community Mosque\, a faith community deeply engaged in intersectional justice work and the former spiritual home of Darryl Hunt. \n 
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-winston-salem-nc/
LOCATION:Community Mosque of Winston Salem\, 1419 Waughtown St\, Winston Salem\, NC\, 27107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20220728T150844Z
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening: Chelsea Theater\, Chapel Hill
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the anniversary of NC’s last execution for a very special in-person screening of Racist Roots\, a 25-minute film that exposes the modern death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching & white supremacy. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with James Williams\, the former chief public defender for Orange & Chatham counties; UNC-CH Professor Seth Kotch\, whose book\, Lethal State\, chronicles the history of the NC death penalty; and Dawn Blagrove\, executive director of Emancipate NC. Spoken word artist Nick Courmon will also debut his new piece\, “Poison Fruit.” \nEvent is free\, but registration is required. \nFor those unable to attend in person at the Chelsea Theater\, go this link  for the livestream on our Facebook page. There is no registration required o attend online.  This livestream will include the program and panel discussion portions of the event. The livestream will go dark during the screening of the film. You can watch the film from the Center for Death Penalty Litigation’s YouTube page here. The link will be provided in the comments during the livestream as well. \nWe regret we won’t have the capacity to take Q&A or respond to comments from the livestream. We encourage you to participate in a future online Racist Roots discussion to engage with others about the film. Sign up for our emails to learn about online community screenings or visit racistroots.org/film to schedule a screening for your community group. \n  \n 
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-chelsea-theater-chapel-hill/
LOCATION:Chelsea Theater\, 1129 Weaver Dairy Road\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:16th Anniversary Commemoration,Racist Roots Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T120135
CREATED:20220720T160300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220802T141333Z
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SUMMARY:Racist Roots Screening: University of North Carolina Asheville
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn August\, North Carolina will mark sixteen years since its last execution\, yet the death penalty remains on the books. To honor this anniversary\, the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is presenting the Asheville premiere of RACIST ROOTS\, a powerful 25-minute film that exposes the death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery\, lynching and racism. The film features several stories of Black men\, including an Asheville man\, who were unjustly convicted and sentenced to death. The film and a panel discussion to follow will highlight the diverse voices that are central to the movement to end North Carolina’s death penalty. The panel will include activist and capital defense attorney Henderson Hill\, psychologist Jean Parks\, who lost her sister to murder\, and NCCADP executive director Noel Nickle. \nThe presentation at the Reuter Center on the campus of UNC Asheville is free and open to the public.
URL:https://nccadp.org/event/racist-roots-screening-university-of-north-carolina-asheville/
LOCATION:Reuter Center\, UNC-Asheville\, 2500 University Heights\, Asheville\, NC\, 28804\, United States
CATEGORIES:16th Anniversary Commemoration,Racist Roots Screenings
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