Join the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's Ella Baker Initiative and THIRTEEN for a virtual screening of two short films from American Masters- UNLADYLIKE 2020, profiling Mary Church Terrell (1863- 1954) educator, suffragist, civil rights Activist and co-founder of the NAACP and Charlotta Spears Bass (1888-1969) newspaper editor, civil rights crusader and first African American woman Vice Presidential candidate. UNLADYLIKE 2020 is a documentary series profiling diverse and little-known American women from the turn of the 20th century, and contemporary women who follow in their footsteps. Following the screening, enjoy a panel discussion featuring Sandra Rattley, Executive Producer, Director & Writer; Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors; Dr. Treva Lindsey, Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University and Maya Scriven, Student, Artist and former Schomburg Teen Curator. Panel will be moderated by Jenna Flanagan, host of MetroFocus on THIRTEEN.

Presented in partnership with THIRTEEN. The Schomburg Center's Ella Baker Initiative is generously supported by Pivotal Ventures.

* A previous version of this text featured Nupol Kiazolu, Activist/Organizer and Miss Liberia USA who unfortunately will no longer be able to join us.

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Images from UNLADYLIKE2020 of Mary Church Terell (Left,1863- 1954) Educator, Suffragist, Civil Rights Activist & Co-Founder of the NAACP and Charlotta Spears Bass (Right,1888-1969) Newspaper Editor, Civil Rights Crusader & First African American Woman Vice Presidential Candidate.

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