Black Earth, Bright Futures

​This screening, presented by the Black Hive and Climate Justice Alliance in collaboration with Tishman Environment and Design Center at the New School, will feature three powerful films that explore the intersections of climate justice, community resilience, and the urgent need for transformative change:

• ​Grasping at the Roots (dir. Keenan Lacy-Rhodes + Leah Derray, Climate Justice Alliance)
  This documentary is a love letter to the black climate justice movement featuring Climate Justice Alliance member organizations and communities in their own words.

• ​Black Soil Rising: A Family Fight for Land and Justice (dir. Raya Salter, Energy Justice Law and Policy Center)
  This 13 minutes short is set in Conecuh County, Alabama — the state’s largest oil field. The film introduces a fight to defend Black land passed down since enslavement. Framing land loss as both a story of reparations and climate justice, it exposes the environmental injustice of oil and gas extraction across the Gulf South.

• ​Exposing the Unspoken (dir. Rev Michael Malcolm, People's Justice Council)
  This film sheds light on the devastating impacts Southern Company has had on frontline communities in Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama exposing environmental injustice and amplifying the voices of those too often left unheard.

​Together, these films shine a light on community-led solutions, untold histories, and bold visions for a just future. Following the screenings, we will hold space for dialogue and reflection with filmmakers, scholars, and community leaders featured in the film.

​This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome — students, faculty, organizers, neighbors, and anyone committed to imagining a more just and sustainable future.