There will be a free screening of "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks" at UPAC in Kingston, New York tonight at 7 p.m. The film takes a deeper dive into the groundbreaking actions spearheaded by Rosa Parks throughout the course of the civil rights movement. Acclaimed director Yoruba Richen will participate in an in-person Q&A following the screening and she joins us this morning.
Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on multiple outlets including Netflix, MSNBC, FX, HBO, Frontline, The Atlantic and Field of Vision.
Her recent films are the Emmy nominated "How It Feels to Be Free" which premiered on PBS’s American Masters and the Peabody and Emmy nominated "The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show" which is streaming on Peacock.