Film Screening: Gumbo Coalition

Join La Casa and the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center for a screening of Gumbo Coalition, a documentary that follows two visionary Civil Rights leaders, Marc Morial and Janet Murguía, as they work to empower African American and Latino American communities through three turbulent years in America. Directed by two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple, the film takes us on an intimate — and sometimes humorous — journey into their lives, homes and the family histories that motivate their mission to achieve a more just and equitable country. At a dramatic crossroads in American history these leaders face some of their biggest challenges: the global pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. The film is co-produced by Ray Nowosielski, a Bloomington resident and NAACP Image Award nominee. Q&A with Ray and other guests will follow.