FHJC HOSTS SCREENING OF NEWSDAY’S TESTING THE DIVIDE DOCUMENTARY
SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION MONDAY JANUARY 27 AT HUNTER COLLEGE
The FAIR HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER (FHJC) will host a free SCREENING OF
THE NEWSDAY DOCUMENTARY _TESTING THE DIVIDE_ at the LANG RECITAL HALL
AT HUNTER COLLEGE. The DOCUMENTARY IS PART OF NEWSDAY’s
groundbreaking story LONG ISLAND DIVIDED, the most exhaustive report
on housing discrimination ever undertaken by a media outlet.
Three years in the making, the forty-minute film follows the Newsday
team as they set out to discover what role real estate agents might
play in keeping Long Island one of America’s most segregated areas.
With guidance from the FHJC, pairs of undercover testers of different
races and ethnicities are equipped with hidden video cameras and sent
to meet with agents and brokers to record their interactions. The
video evidence of disparate treatment is striking, as are the
testers’ reactions when viewing each other’s taped interactions
with the same agent. The film also examines Long Island’s history
of housing laws and policies, the devastating generational harms of
housing discrimination, and includes commentary by fair housing
experts.
There will be a DISCUSSION AND Q&A session following the SCREENING
FEATURING PANELISTS WHO ARE PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN THE FILM,
including Project Editor ARTHUR BROWNE, Long Island Deputy Editor and
Investigative Reporter KEITH HERBERT, Undercover Tester LENORA SMITH,
and FHJC Executive Director FRED FREIBERG.
The event promises to be an evening of thoughtful reflection and
engaging conversation. The event is free and open to the public, but
reservations are encouraged.
Lang Recital Hall is located in Manhattan at 695 Park Ave, near East
69th Street.
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