‘Film Screen with a Dean’ to focus on racial injustice

A screening and discussion of “Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem” is scheduled for 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. The film provides historical context and examines America’s history of racist oppression in the criminal justice system.

This event is part of the “Film Screen with a Dean” series and is sponsored by Atkins Library and the Levine Museum of the New South, as part of its “What Is It Going to Take?” series.

“Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem” was produced by Brave New Films and directed by Robert Greenwald. The documentary was inspired by Alexandra Natapoff’s book, “Punishment without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal.”

The screening and discussion are free and open to the public; registration is required.