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K-STATE WOMEN'S STUDIES TO PRESENT WOMEN OF COLOR 1xbet online sports betting SCREENINGS
MANHATTAN -- The 1xbet online sports betting program at Kansas State University is sponsoring screenings of films about women of color in March and April.
The three 1xbet online sports betting screenings are free and open to the public. A brief 1xbet online sports betting discussion, about led by faculty members from the women's studies program, will follow each screening. All films will be shown in 001 Leasure Hall.
The 1xbet online sports betting series seeks to foster a dialogue among students, faculty, staff and the public on the experiences, histories, and issues concerning women of color. The films also provide a starting point for discussion about and by women of color in the United States and globally, according to Valerie Carroll, a women's studies instructor.
The 1xbet online sports betting schedule is:
* 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 27: "The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter." This documentary 1xbet online sports betting is about the American women who went to work during World War II to do men's jobs. The screening also is a part of K-State's observance of Women's History Month.
* 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 3: "My American Girls: A Dominican Story." This 1xbet online sports betting captures the joys and struggles over a year in the lives of the Ortiz family, first-generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Directed by Aaron Matthews, the 1xbet online sports betting captures the rewards and costs of pursing the American dream. From hard-working parents who imagine retiring to their rural homeland, to fast-tracking, American-born daughters caught between their parents' values and their own.
* 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 24: "The Songs Are Free: Bernice Johnson Reagon and African-American Music." In the 1xbet online sports betting , Reagon, founder of the musical group Sweet Honey in the Rock and curator of the Community Life Division of the Smithsonian Institution, discusses with Bill Moyers how black music has shaped the African-American experience and identity. Musical performances and archival footage of Reagon and noted Civil Rights leaders are included in this documentary.
