“This two-part documentary follows Jack Johnson's journey from his beginnings as the son of former slaves, to his entry into the brutal world of professional boxing. Despite the odds, Johnson was able to batter his way up through the ranks, and in 1908 he became the first African-American to earn the title Heavyweight Champion of the World.” -PBS

(Shown in two two-hour segments)

Passing Down Faith through the Generations
Co-sponsor: ISAAC (Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy and Action in the Community) This panel of local religious leaders will explore how religious faith and traditions are passed from one generation to the next.  Discussion will spring from James McBride’s descriptions of his mother’s religious background and his own beliefs and traditions.  How did his mother, raised as an Orthodox Jew, raise James to be a believing, practicing Christian?

MODERATOR:  Linda MacDonald, pastor, North Presbyterian Church, and past president of ISAAC

All events free and open to the public.