Events › Roxbury: A Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Director Daniel C. Weidknecht

Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University; Boston Public Library; Friends of the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library; and the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival present a screening of Roxbury.

The documentary Roxbury is an intimate exploration of a community’s struggle to rise above discriminatory housing policies such as redlining and restrictive covenants and the resulting legacy of race-based income equality. The film highlights the voices of a vibrant community of color located in the heart of Boston and portrays its residents’ efforts to claim agency in a shared vision of a better future that reflects a larger struggle facing communities across the country. 

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Daniel C. Weidknecht, film director of Roxbury ; Leslie Reid, Chief of Investment Programs; Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp.; Kelly Viera, director of Investigations and Outreach, Housing Discrimination Testing Program, Suffolk University Law School; and Leonard Egerton, owner, Frugal Bookstore. The Rev. Willie Bodrick II, J.D., Senior Pastor at Twelfth Baptist Church and President/CEO of The American City Coalition, TACC will serve as the afternoon’s moderator.

The film, a collaboration among Suffolk University’s Communication, Journalism & Media Department and Law School programs is made possible by an education and outreach grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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