Blaxploitation Film Fest Kickoff

7601 South Staples Street,Corpus Christi TX 78413

17 January, 2022

Description

Join us for One Bad Motherfundraiser! In the 1970s, in the shadows of the Black Civil Rights Movement, a genre of film – commonly referred to as Blaxploitation – rose in popularity throughout the United States. For the first time, feature films starred Black-majority casts and were guided by the vision of Black directors and script writers. The Corpus Christi chapter of the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE-CC) looks forward to celebrating five of the most popular Blaxploitation films beginning on MLK Day, January 17, 2022, at 4 p.m., and every Saturday at 5 p.m. during Black History Month in February. All films will be screened at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Join us to mix and mingle at 3 pm with Shaft immediately following starting at 4 pm. Tickets for the January kick-off screening of “Shaft” are $25 and include an appetizer, drink and popcorn for each guest. Seating is limited for this event. Tickets are available for purchase on Eventbrite or in person by contacting [email protected] or calling 361-695-6661. The Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) is a statewide, 501c (3) voluntary educational association that represents all levels of higher education and serves as a voice for minority faculty, staff, students and administrators in order to ensure a better educational system for all. TABPHE provides an avenue for professional development opportunities that enrich higher education personnel and improve the quality of their professional growth. TABPHE’s vision is to ensure that the higher educational system in the state of Texas provides equitable opportunities and advancement for Black personnel while fostering a positive environment for minority students to successfully matriculate. Some of the services that our chapter serves are: act as an advocate for minority students; award scholarships to undergraduate students; assist students and community by holding workshops on current issues affecting the family; the formation of "The Village" Mentoring program (a recruitment and retention program); holds observances of historical and ethnic holidays otherwise unavailable to students; holds joint conferences with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (overseer of colleges and universities).