Mon., Feb. 4 at 10pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 | From the south to Brooklyn to China, meet the people who reproduce, consume and reclaim racially-charged Black Memorabilia.
At the intersection of international commerce, racial identity, and historical narrative, Black Memorabilia explores the meaning of these objects and questions their continued production.
The film visits a Chinese factory that manufactures reproductions of racist black memorabilia and a flea market in Raleigh, North Carolina, where vendors and consumers gather to buy, sell and trade a variety of racist, confederate and KKK collectibles. From there the film travels to Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, NY, where African American artist Alexandria uses racial minstrel show tropes to strip them of their power.
About Independent Lens
Independent Lens is an Emmy® Award-winning weekly series airing on WKAR PBS Monday nights at 10:00 PM. The acclaimed series, with Lois Vossen as executive producer, features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Presented by ITVS, the series is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding from PBS, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts