Malcolm X his own story – as it really happened.

EastSide Arts Alliance and Malcolm X Grassroots Movement present...FINAL FRIDAYS FILMS of Resistance and Solidarity – in the Spirit of Bandung Malcolm Xhis own story – as it really happened.Friday April 27, 2012 @ 7pmEastSide Cultural Center2277 International Blvd, Oaklanddelicious healthy refreshments, community discussionwheelchair accessible, FREE event Malcolm X, the 1972 documentary directed by Arnold Perl, was conceived in 1969, four years after the human rights activist's assassination. Initially intended as a drama, in the end, producer Marvin Worth and Perl created an in-depth documentary film. Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's widow, served as a consultant to the filmmakers. Final Fridays Films of Resistance and Solidarity, a free monthly community event produced by EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA), is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and screens on the last Friday of every month. ESAA is dedicated to uniting art with activism to work for community empowerment and cultural development, and to build bridges between the disenfran-chised, racially and ethnically divided communities that reside in Oakland, CA.FREE COMMUNITY EVENT