“American Denial” film about racism at YWCA Tucson

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Am,ericandenialSponsored by YWCA Tucson & Az Public Media. Free screening but RSVP requested at info@ywcatucson.org or call 520-884-7810. Film & facilitated Community Discussion afterwards in Frances McClelland Leadership Center.

“In the wake of recent events that have sparked a national dialogue on race dynamics, American Denial explores the impact of unconscious biases around race and class, using Gunnar Myrdal’s 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism.”

YWCA Tucson is at 525 N. Bonita Ave., west of the I-10.

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3 thoughts on ““American Denial” film about racism at YWCA Tucson”

  1. One of the things that is most disturbing about this Blog-site is that a larger percentage of you seem to genuinely believe there has been no progress in race relations in seventy years. If my observation is true, and you can’t see any differences between what happened in this film and what is happening today, then there is something seriously wrong going on. Tremendous progress has been made and it will continue to improve unless people drag it backwards by reliving the past.

    • Many of the participants in the wrap up session did believe that tremendous progress had been made, but that Black Americans were still facing many problems with single families, drugs, over representation in prisons, lower wages. Many of the Black educators interviewed in the film pointed out the disparities. I believe this film will be shown on PBS/Independent Lens on Monday night so try to view it then.

  2. Large turnout of people to this premier showing of this film, mostly about a Swedish researcher Gunnar Myrdal who wrote a 1944 paper entitled “An American Dilemma” about the U.S. “Negro problem” based on exclusion, racism, unequal distribution of resources, & discrimination against Blacks 70 years ago. The movie discussed unconscious bias, public vs. private belief systems and that 75% of Americans today deny that racism exists. Particularly disturbing was footage of white and black elem. school kids, asking them about dolls being “good” or “bad” and most kids picking the white doll as good, even the black children. Stay tuned for further dialogues on racism/diversity this Spring. The Center for Community Dialogue facilitated group discussions after the film’s showing.

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