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The Notre Dame High School community will be engaging in meaningful conversations about race, identity and community in America through a Black History Month film series.  Please join us for evenings filled with thought-provoking dialogue centered around films.   

13th on Tuesday, February 14, 2017

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. Rated TV-MA (imdb.com)

This viewing will be hosted by Ms. Amanda Williams, social studies teacher, beginning at 5:30pm

More Than a Month on Tuesday, February 23, 2017

An African-American filmmaker attempts to end black history month with the argument that black history should not be contained within one month. He conducts innumerable interviews, conducts an experiment, and throughout the film ponders the question. At the end of the journey, he realizes that the question is really a part of a broader discussion about the empowerment of a people through education. (imdb.com)

“This is our America.  This American story is ours, all of ours.  Our multicultural, multiethnic tapestry is the truth of our existence, and that truth must be represented in our collective history.  The story of history informs us of who we were, how we tell that story conveys who we are.”

Shukree Hassan Tilghman, Writer, Director and Producer, More Than A month

This viewing will be hosted by Ms. Eran DeSilva, social studies teacher, beginning at 5:30pm

Race on Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy. Rated PG-13 (imdb.com)

This viewing will be hosted by Mr. Jim Floyd, social studies teacher, beginning at 5:30pm

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