![]() ![]() ![]() I had been doing a presentation on the history of anti-Black racism in America for a number of years, but I had no idea of making it into a film. ![]() Jeffery Robinson: I was very surprised when I heard from Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler. And we reached out to Jeff to ask him if it was something he might consider letting us work on with him. Emily and I started talking about what it might look like to film the best version of Jeff’s talk, to make something we could share with others. I was too shy to approach Jeff after the seminar, but I couldn’t get it out of my head. It was impossible to look at the world, and my place in it, in the same way after that experience. There was so much I didn’t know - no one had ever shown me the invisible line of systematic anti-Black racism and white supremacy that threads through our entire history as a nation. It was something that we talked about with our parents from a very young age. Emily and I were raised in a family that was committed to anti-racism. I thought I knew everything I needed to know on the subject, which looking back on it now, is a bit embarrassing. To tell you the truth, I didn’t expect much from it. Sarah Kunstler: In May of 2017, I went to a legal seminar called “Recognizing and Confronting Bias,” at which Jeffery Robinson was a featured speaker. Risa Sarachan: What led to this collaboration between the three of you? ![]()
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