Enjoy an evening of reflection and advocacy with a special film screening of Kemba, based on the true story of panelist member Kemba Smith Pradia. Following the screening, Pradia, Dean Glenda Thornton (College of Law) and members of the FSU NAACP, the Innocence Project of Florida and FSU Counseling and Psychological Services will lead a discussion on the criminal justice system. This event is sponsored by the College of Communication & Information and the Department of Student Engagement.

About the movie: Kemba is based on the true story of Kemba Smith, a college student who falls for Khalif, a man who turns out to be a drug kingpin. As he becomes abusive, Kemba is unknowingly drawn into his criminal world. Despite never doing or handling drugs herself, Kemba is sentenced to a lengthy prison term for her boyfriend's crimes, caught in the government's "war on drugs." With the support of her parents, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Black civic organizations and lawmakers, Kemba fights for clemency and freedom.

This event focuses on the Third Principle of Nonviolence: Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.

Doors: 4 p.m. Film: 5 p.m.  |  Askew Student Life Cinema