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Gook
MCC Theater
In 1992, two Korean-American brothers and director running a shoe store in South Central Los Angeles share a friendship with an 11-year-old black girl who likes hanging out with them. As news of the verdict in the beating case filters down during the day, their livelihood is upended when riots break out and everything they've built in the community is threatened by violence and looting. 94 min.
A Musical Experience of Detroit Soul Rock Ifé Mora
MCC Theater
Ifé Mora, a Detroit Native, weaves her African American and Mexican roots for creating a gritty mix, guitar-driven sonic vision of blending Rock, Blues, Soul and Bluegrass genres. Ife is a Singer and Musician who reimagines the origins and future of Black American rock. As one of the founding bands of the AfroPunk movement in New York City, Ifé Mora has Punk Rock in her roots, and has remained in the forefront of women of color creating and performing Rock and Roll.
This concert is presented with The UC Consortium for Black Studies in California.
$5 for UCSB students and youth under 12; $15 for general admission.
Purchase tickets here: https://goo.gl/qMy56J
Laughing out Faith: Comedic Redemption and Love Cona Marshall
MCC Lounge
What is the function of comedy in religion? As we laugh at vines and YouTube clips, might they tell us more about humanities' conditions? This talk introduces comedic redemption as an ethic within Black women's comedy that juxtaposes “comedic relief” and nuances laughter as the counter balance of tears to a liberative ethic that names and situates humanity in the midst of the absurd. Dr. Cona Marshall is a Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Lebanon Valley College.
Crown Heights
MCC Theater
“Lakeith Stanfield delivers a breakout performance in “Crown Heights,” a dramatized true story of miscarried justice that he anchors with restrained stillness and sensitivity.” - Washington Post
In the spring of 1980, a teenager is gunned down in the streets of Flatbush, Brooklyn. The police pressure a child witness to identify a suspect. As a result, Colin Warner, an 18-year-old kid from nearby Crown Heights, is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Colin's childhood friend Carl 'KC' King devotes his life to fighting for Colin's freedom. He works on appeals, takes loans for lawyer fees and becomes a legal courier to learn the court system. This incredible true story is adapted from the acclaimed This American Life segment by writer/director Matt Ruskin, with Lakeith Stanfield playing Colin Warner and Nnamdi Asomugha as Carl King. 94 min.
