3.5.2025

San Francisco State University's School of Cinema and Department of Mathematics are hosting a screening of Journeys of Black Mathematicians, Part I (Forging Resilience) and Part II (Creating Pathways) on March 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the August Coppola Theater, Fine Arts 101. A discussion with filmmaker George Csicsery, SF State Cinema alumnus, will follow each film. Admission is free.

2.21.2025

The Department of Mathematics with the MATH Club and Actuarial Science Club at Morgan State University will screen Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience, the first of two documentary films in a series, on February 21 in the Student Center Theater, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore. Refreshments and information at 5 p.m. The screening begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion. Free and open to the public. Please register to attend.

2.19.2025

The Claremont Center for Mathematical Sciences Colloquium Series will host a screening of Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways, Part II of the documentary series, at Pomona College's Rose Hills Theater on February 19. The event opens with a reception at 3:30 p.m. with the film screening at 4:15 p.m. A discussion following the screening will feature Pomona mathematics alumni and faculty Tesfa Asmara '24, Onetta Brooks '74, Prof. Edray Goins and Mike Dairyko '17. Prof. Talithia Williams of Harvey Mudd College will serve as moderator.

2.11.2025

The UCLA Math Department will present Journeys of Black Mathematicians, Creating Pathways, on February 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Department of Mathematics, Room 6620, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles. Prof. Wilfrid Gangbo, who appears in the film, will share his unique story and journey to mathematics. Admission is free.

2.7.2025

A screening and panel discussion of Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways is planned on February 7, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Arizona State University, Tempe. The student event will open with a breakfast reception and coffee break, followed by the screening and panel discussion featuring director George Csicsery; film participants Sylvia Bozeman, Johnny Houston, Emille Davie Lawrence and Dawn Lott; and moderator Donatella Danielli. Event hosts include the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and SoMSS Charter Initiatives Committee. Find event details and a link to register here.

2.5.2025

The Loyola Marymount University Seaver College of Science and Engineering's Math Department is hosting a free public screening of Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways on February 5, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m., in FEA 120. A panel discussion and reception will follow. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

2.2.2025

Both films in the Journeys of Black Mathematicians series, Forging Resilience & Creating Pathways, will be broadcast on public television in the US via APT starting in February 2025. Check APTonline or the Journeys of Black Mathematicians airdates page to find out where to watch in your area.

1.11.2025

The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) and the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM) have invited JMM 2025 registrants and the public to join them in Seattle on January 11, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., for the world premiere of the second of two documentary films produced by Zala Films as part of the Journeys of Black Mathematicians documentary series. Creating Pathways follows Forging Resilience, the first film in the series, and introduces new characters, highlighting the lives of Black pioneers in mathematics from the 20th century. The film focuses on the stories of mathematicians who attended predominantly White institutions, and surveys a range of attitudes around identity and scholars' achievements in a variety of fields.

12.12.2024

Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience was nominated for a Buzzie Award at the 2024 World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, held in Marrakech, Morocco, in the Most Innovative Factual Program category.

11.24.2024

Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience screens at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation Film Festival Mathematics - Computer Science on November 24 at the Karlstorkino Heidelberg in Germany at 7:30 p.m. (1:30 pm EST, 10:30 a.m. PST). Our film is one of eight documentaries selected that "throw a spotlight either on the life and work of outstanding scientists or on social discourse surrounding current issues rooted in mathematics and computer science." A Q&A will follow featuring film participants.

10.22.2024

Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience has been selected to screen at the 27th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) as part of its UNAFF in Schools program: 4:20pm at the Eastside College Preparatory School's Eastside Theater, 1041 Myrtle Street, East Palo Alto, California. FREE for students and teachers. See the full festival schedule (pdf).

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