The Department of American and Canadian Studies present a screening of the 2013 film ‘Fruitvale Station’, directed by Ryan Coogler and depicts the death of Oscar Grant, who was killed in 2009 by a police officer. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Hannah-Rose Murray, PhD student in the Department of American and Canadian Studies.

Admission free, register your place online at fruitvalestationscreening.eventbrite.co.uk

Part of Black History Month 2015. You can keep up to date on events news, comment and profiles on our Black History Month blog, which we will update throughout October.

Image: ‘Oscar Grant Mural’ from Thomas Hawk on Flickr, cropped to fit poster.