VOICES: Premier Screening at BRCC

Hello Colleagues and Partners,

This is a star-studded event featuring Soledad O’Brien, Lamman Rucker (Greenleaf), Film Director Willie Burton, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and others begins at 1:00 pm, Thursday, April 22. The event will be held in the Magnolia Theater on the main campus of Baton Rouge Community College.

As a ReCAST Coalition member, our partner BRCC, has extended this invitation to each of you. Please respond via text to 318-599-4613 regarding your attendance.

See the flyer for additional event details.

We look forward to seeing each of you there!

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