For its July 1 meeting, the MLMP First Thursday film group will consider the powerful and disturbing documentary, “Always in Season.”

From the film’s website: "ALWAYS IN SEASON explores the lingering impact of more than a century of lynching African Americans and connects this form of historic racial terrorism to racial violence today. The film centers on the case of Lennon Lacy, an African American teen who was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina, on August 29, 2014. Despite inconsistencies in the case, local officials quickly ruled Lennon’s death a suicide, but his mother, Claudia, believes Lennon was lynched. Claudia moves from paralyzing grief to leading the fight for justice for her son. 

"As the film unfolds, Lennon’s case, and the suspicions surrounding it, intersect with stories of other communities seeking justice and reconciliation. A few hundred miles away in Monroe, Georgia, a diverse group of reenactors, including the adult daughter of a former Ku Klux Klan leader, annually

dramatize a 1946 quadruple lynching to ensure the victims are never forgotten and encourage the community to come forward with information that might bring the perpetrators to justice. As the terrorism of the past bleeds into the present, the film asks: what will it take for Americans to begin building a national movement for racial justice and reconciliation?"

We are honored that our panel for the evening’s discussion includes three members of the Maryland Lynching Truth & Reconciliation Commission: Chair David Fakunle, Ph.D., Vice Chair Charles Chavis, Ph. D. and Carl Snowden.

The program is free but you must register. Upon signing up, you will be provided with a link to stream the film for free. For more information, and to register, click here: