Wattstax in Harlem...

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Friday, Sept. 19b,1217:30 pm Wattstaxb,121Dir. Mel Stuart, 1973. 98 mins. Filmmaker to attend.b,121Featuring incendiary performances by Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions, the Bar-Kays, and other greats of soul, R&B, and gospel--plus biting humor from a then and little-known Richard Pryor--Wattstax is more than a concert film. It also captures a heady moment in mid-1970's, "black-is-beautiful"1African-American culture, when Los Angeles' black community came together just seven years after the Watts riots to celebrate its survival and renewed hope in its future.b,121 b,121b,121b,121Saturday, Sept. 20b,1217:30 pm Wattstaxb,121Dir. Mel Stuart, 1973. 98 mins.b,121Featuring incendiary performances by Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions, the Bar-Kays, and other greats of soul, R&B, and gospel--plus biting humor from a then and little-known Richard Pryor--Wattstax is more than a concert film. It also captures a heady moment in mid-1970's, "black-is-beautiful"1African-American culture, when Los Angeles' black community came together just seven years after the Watts riots to celebrate its survival and renewed hope in its future.b,121 b,121b,121b,121Sunday, Sept. 21b,1217:30 pm Wattstaxb,121Dir. Mel Stuart, 1973. 98 mins.b,121Featuring incendiary performances by Isaac Hayes, Albert King, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions, the Bar-Kays, and other greats of soul, R&B, and gospel--plus biting humor from a then and little-known Richard Pryor--Wattstax is more than a concert film. It also captures a heady moment in mid-1970's, "black-is-beautiful"1African-American culture, when Los Angeles' black community came together just seven years after the Watts riots to celebrate its survival and renewed hope in its future.