From the Plantation to the Present: Help Us Complete our Family Film, “Where I Got My Name”

As Black History Month comes to a close, I’m reaching out with an opportunity to not only reflect on history but to actively support its preservation. My family and I are working on a documentary film, Where I Got My Name: A Story of Struggle and Self-Discovery, chronicling our journey to Mississippi and Louisiana to uncover the history of our ancestors who were enslaved on the Lenoir and Darensbourg plantations. We can't finish our film, Where I got My Name, without your help and we would be deeply grateful if you could donate to support the completion of our film.

VIDEO: Jesse Hagopian’s Democracy Now! Interview on Trump’s Education Orders & the Fight to #TeachTruth

I had the honor of joining Democracy Now! to talk about Trump’s executive orders to abolish the Department of Education and defund schools that teach honestly about race and gender—and why this moment demands urgent resistance.