January 7, 2020,
6 – 7:30 pm,
New Lots Library, 665 New Lots Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11207 map/directions
A film by Julie Dash about Gullah culture in 1902 South Carolina. At the dawn of the 20th century, a family in the Gullah community of coastal South Carolina — former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions — suffers a generational split. Young Haagar (Kaycee Moore) wants to move to the mainland away from tradition-bound matriarch Nana (Cora Lee Day). Former prostitute Yellow Mary (Barbara-O) gets a cold shoulder when she returns to the island with her female lover, especially from her sister Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce).
For more information contact the New Lots Avenue Library at 718-649-0311 or ENY Restoration LDC at 718-676-5920.
Green Basket Ceremony