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• The African Roots of Cuba's Music
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• Brazil: The Story of Slavery
• Descendants of Slaves : Ancestral Land
• Italy : Breaking the Slave Trade
• Rodney’s Journey: Making the ark of return
• Selma Q & A - with director Ava DuVernay
• World premiere screening of the film "Queen Nanny - Legendary Maroon Chieftainess," a film by Roy T. Anderson - opening remarks and discussion

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