The Little will screen Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (Stanley Nelson, U.S. 2017, 85 min.) followed by a panel discussion with Nate Brown and others, moderated by Simeon Bannister as part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up series.

A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for more than 150 years. For the first time ever, their story is told.

[source: Little Theatre calendar, 2018-Jan-22]