Democrats Abroad Madrid is proud to announce a screening of I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, 2016). The documentary captures the insights, observations, and journey of James Baldwin from the 50s through the 70s as a US citizen and Black American expat. Novelist, essayist, playwright, and activist, Baldwin was personal friends with the key figures of the Civil Rights movement. He had first-hand knowledge of the toll the work took on their lives, as well as White America’s violent struggle with the possibility of Black equality.

Based on his unfinished manuscript, Remember This House, the documentary reflects on the lives and deaths of Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Malcolm X, beautifully woven together with Baldwin ́s astute observations on Whiteness, Hollywood, and the myth of innocence. The film captures the essence of his passionate, clear-eyed, and confrontational approach. While often making White Americans nervous, it was from love he wanted to force them to confront the roots of their racial animus. His vision for collective healing from White Supremacy required finding the courage for all of us to face our darkness and name our pain.

• Nicole Angela Pearson will introduce the film and lead a post-viewing discussion.
• This event in English is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and advanced registration is recommended.

Nicole Angela Pearson studied African American Studies & Philosophy at Howard University. She is a Berlin-based theater artist, writer, and activist of African descent. Her work centers on the reverberations of trans-Atlantic enslavement across space and time. She focuses on liberatory, intersectional practices and intergenerational healing. She uses theater to ignite the imagination of historically marginalized groups, such as LGBTIQIA+ youth, incarcerated adults, and racialized communities, facilitating transformative experiences that nurture community and inspire action. Many know Nicole from her 13 years in Madrid as a teacher, actor, and playwright, as well as for the many events she organized with DA including a Tribute to Maya Angelou at the Casa de América in 2014. Her latest theater piece: hand, breast, heart follows an unexpected family connection to Berlin during the Cold War to explore how we can heal past colonial practices of exploitation and extraction that have morphed into present-day militarism.