Before Things Fell Apart Film Screening

Thu Jan 29 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

RU-N Express Newark | Newark

Clement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience
Publisher/HostClement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience
Before Things Fell Apart Film Screening
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The event will host a guest speaker and filmmaker
from The University of Pennsylvania and will be free and open to the public.
About this Event

The 2026 Marion Thompson Wright lecture series program will commence with a January film screening and Discussion of Before Things Fell Apart with scholar and filmmaker Dr. Tukufu Zuberi.

This documentary is inspired by oral histories recounted by traditional griots and history books written on the African continent.

Listen to the words of the African Historians from the 17th century and the griots from the 21st century tell the history of West Africa.

The event will be free and open to the public. 2nd floor of Express Newark

Door open 5:45pm



It will include catering.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

RU-N Express Newark, 54 Halsey Street,, Newark, United States

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