A film examining race relations will air Monday, April 20, at Bone Student Center's Braden Auditorium, followed by an opportunity to dialogue with the star.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. showing of Dear White People, is a satirical comedy-drama starring actress Tessa Thompson that follows the lives of four Black students and their experiences regarding race relations at a predominately White Ivy League college. Things boil over when an all-white staff of a humor magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.
Moviegoers can enter to win the opportunity to meet Tessa Thompson on April 21 for “A Talk About Race Through the Arts.” The forum, which also starts at 7 p.m. in the Braden Auditorium, will address how race, diversity, and inclusion are illustrated through the arts. Thompson was also featured in the film Selma and For Colored Girls and played ‘Jackie Cook’ on the CW’s crime show Veronica Mars.
Her performance in Dear White People landed her a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor, as well as a the 46th Annual NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.
The events are sponsored by the ISU Dean of Students Office and ISU’s American Democracy Project.