In this episode of Intersectionality in the American South, host Dr. Katie Acosta talks with award-winning filmmaker Michèle Stephenson at Georgia State’s Auburn Avenue Research Center. Michèle Stephenson shares her documentary film True North, which spotlights the 1968–69 Black Liberation Movement in Canada and the student occupation which occurred in what is now Concordia University. True North offers firsthand accounts and rare archival footage of Black student activism in a way that connects liberation movements in Canada and the United States. Michèle Stephenson shares Canada's history with several important themes in the documentary, including surveillance, deportations, and Canada’s denial of its own racism. She shares that the film intentionally centers Black women’s role in the movement because their voices had previously been silence. In all, True North builds an archive for future generations.

Learn More about the True North documentary and about Michèle Stpehenson's other films by visiting Rada Studio.

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In this episode of Intersectionality in the American South, host Dr. Katie Acosta talks with Jamil Jude, artistic director of Atlanta’s True Colors Theatre Company, about how a football injury in college unexpectedly led to his lifelong passion for theater. Jude reflects on the power of Black theater spaces that cater to a predominantly Black audience and the possibilities for socially relevant theater to move people toward empathy and action. Jude speaks candidly about the sacrifices the industry requires and the rewards of parenting within it. Above all, he relies on the power of community, rest and stillness to remain grounded in hard times.

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In this episode of Intersectionality in the American South, host Dr. Katie Acosta chats with Keith Arthur Bolden, an Actor and Associate Professor at Spelman College, about how representation and community shaped his path into theater and film. Hear his thoughts on becoming an actor, balancing family and finding his way.

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