BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: TOM BRADLEY AND THE POLITICS OF RACE tells the story of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, the first African American mayor elected in a major American city with an overwhelmingly white majority. His extraordinary multi-racial coalition redefined Los Angeles, transformed the national dialogue on race and set the foundation for elections of minority candidates nationwide, including President Barack Obama.
We will be hosting two screenings of this documentary about this key figure in our city’s history, two of which featuring Q&A’s:
Q&A participants in Pasadena, August 11 at 7:30pm:
- Lyn Goldfarb, Producer, Director, Writer
- Alison Sotomayor, Producer, Research Director, Writer
- Robert Farrell, City Councilmember, 8th district from 1974-1991; Deputy to Councilmember Billy Mills (who represented South L.A.) during the Watts Riot.
- Lorraine Bradley, Tom Bradley’s eldest daughter
- Christopher Jimenez y West, Film Advisor, Assistant Professor, History, Pasadena City College
Q&A participants at the Town Center 5 in Encino, August 13 at 7:30pm:
- Lyn Goldfarb, Producer, Director, Writer
- Alison Sotomayor, Producer, Research Director, Writer
- Robert Farrell, City Councilmember, 8th district from 1974-1991; Deputy to Councilmember Billy Mills, who represented South L.A., during the Watts Riot.
- Lorraine Bradley, Tom Bradley’s eldest daughter
Wind love to see it!