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In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, racism and discrimination meant that few occupations were open to Black people in New Haven and elsewhere in Connecticut. Although a small number of formally educated Black men became doctors, lawyers, educators, and other professionals, the majority worked as barbers, porters, waiters, and laborers. Black women worked outside the home as well, often as cooks, laundresses, seamstresses, or household staff.

The Yale University and Greater New Haven communities are invited to attend this year’s MLK Commemoration that honors the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are pleased to announce that the commemoration will feature Ruby Bridges.

Branches of the New Haven Free Public Library and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Haven, in collaboration with Yale University’s MLK planning committee/community volunteers, will host a “Ruby Bridges Storytime” citywide read for young students and families at various locations throughout January (January 9 - January 23). Below you’ll find the list of participating locations, dates, times, addresses and contact information. (NOTE: In the case of inclement weather, please directly contact the location before traveling to the event.)

Locations:

Please join the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy for a panel discussing hot topics in organ donation.

Speakers will include:

Alexandra Glazier, President & Chief Executive Officer, New England Donor Services (NEDS)
Dr. David Mulligan, Professor of Surgery (Transplant), Yale School of Medicine
LaVarne Burton, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Kidney Fund (AKF)
Renee Landers, Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Health and Biomedical Law Concentration and Master of Science in Law: Life Sciences program

The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023, DCP, 105 mins)

An Auschwitz commandant and his wife—portrayed by Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller—drift through banal domesticity in their bucolic compound bordering the camp. Loosely based on the novel by Martin Amis, Glazer’s latest has been called “a deeply chilling and precisely engineered nightmare” (Barry Hertz) and “a masterpiece whose every gorgeously framed shot aims to stun you into silence” (Manuel Betancourt). In German, Polish, and Yiddish with English subtitles. DCP courtesy A24.