Tonight February 25 at 7PM Race in America 2021: "BURDEN" Film Screening and Discussion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Join the Princeton Club of NY Black History month virtual event tonight, February 25 at 7PM. We'll be watching a short film called BURDEN -- "Activism through Storytelling" brought to you by Nathan Hale Williams, Richard Pelzer II, Princeton alumna and Founder of Diversity Decoder, Linda Dunbar and Host and Princeton alumna Wendy Gerber, International Consulting Group Founder. 

WATCH THE "BURDEN" TRAILER HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ17HVxx0Dw&feature=youtu.be

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Race in America 2021: "BURDEN" Film Screening and Discussion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

with Nathan Hale Williams, Richard E. Pelzer II, and Linda Dunbar

Thursday, February 25 | 7:00PM Virtual Program | Hosted by Wendy Gerber

Join us for a screening of the compelling film BURDEN followed by a fireside chat with the forces behind “Activism through Storytelling,” Nathan Hale Williams and Richard E. Pelzer II, and Diversity Decoder CEO & Founder Linda Dunbar in discussion with Wendy Gerber. 

We’ll take a close look at what it’s like to be well-educated, successful, and Black in America through BURDEN, a 20-minute film that follows the life of a Black American family man and financial advisor, Bennett Lewis. 

Written and Directed by Nathan, with Richard as Executive Producer, the film was inspired by the high-publicized incidents of everyday injustice in recent years, particularly the occurrence at Starbucks when two young men were arrested for asking to use the bathroom while waiting for a business contact to arrive. The film is designed to give viewers of color the opportunity to experience validation and to allow white viewers to experience a life they may live adjacent to but never really thought about. The director himself has personally experienced many of the microaggressions depicted in the film. Linda has been working to make the film available to corporate and non-profit audiences through diversity courses.

During Black History Month, this program is a chance to view an award-winning film and reflect upon and discuss anti-Black racism in a meaningful and compelling way.

This program is sponsored by the Princeton Club of New York and co-sponsored by Princeton Association of NYC, Princeton Arts Alumni, Princeton Club of Southern California, Princeton in Hollywood, Association of Latino Alumni of Princeton, Association of Black Princeton Alumni, and Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton.

Nathan Hale Williams is President & CEO of iN-Hale Entertainment LLC. His lastest film, BURDEN, chronicles the micro and macroagressions faced by men of color in America. Other films include 90 Days, a short feature film about the impact of HIV on one woman’s life and the documentary, IT CAN BE DONE: Ending Homelessness in America. 

A classically trained dancer, Nathan continued to perform and study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from which he receiving a BA. He also graduated from George Washington University Law School where he was the president of the Student Bar Association, a Dean’s Fellow and the recipient of the GW Law Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership. 

Nathan lives in Los Angeles and is a board member of the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival and a founding board member of Emil Wilbekin’s Native Son. 

 Richard E. Pelzer II, CEO of MEGA Personalities, the business development management firm based in New York City that he founded in 1994. He is also Founder, Harlem2020. A graduate of Kent State University in Ohio, with a BA in Art History and Business Management, Pelzer's strong leadership skills and creative vision assist clients with national and international business opportunities in the fashion, beauty, and entertainment industries.

His latest venture is Executive Producer of the films BURDEN, 90 DAYS, & It Can Be Done: Ending Homelessness in America, all written by Nathan Hale Williams. #Harlem2020 #BuyHarlem

Linda Dunbar is CEO & Founder of Diversity Decoder, a corporate communications-HR partnership whose mission is to help companies and non-profits get DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) right with a focus on mindset, strategy & implementation, and communications. Leveraging her strategic, creative, and Fortune 500 leadership skills, she helps clients engage stakeholders internally and externally in good times and bad and has a keen mastery of what works – and what does not.

Linda graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a BA in East Asian Studies. She earned a Master of Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School, co-administered by Tufts and Harvard Universities.

Wendy Gerber is CEO of the International Consulting Group, a global strategy, branding and marketing consulting firm driving business growth for many of the world's leading corporations with a triple bottom line approach focused on Sustainability and Social Impact. Wendy is also Chief Strategy Officer for Siegelvision, a brand and communications agency that develops compelling brand identity strategies for purpose-driven organizations. She is a graduate of Princeton University, NYU Law School, and also studied at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83731042261?pwd=NjlKdUxuL3NDVTRNSmFJcFdNWkJ6Zz09

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