Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Q&A with Westchester Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins

Interweaving lectures, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, criminal defense/civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America. Robinson asks all of us to examine who we are, where we come from, and who we want to be. The documentary interweaves historical and present-day archival footage, Robinson’s personal story, and vérité interview footage capturing Robinson’s meetings with Black changemakers and eyewitnesses to history. From a hanging tree in Charleston, South Carolina and a walking tour of the origins of slavery in colonial New York, to the site of a 1947 lynching in rural Alabama, the film brings history to life, exploring the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.

Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with Westchester Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins. Ken Jenkins currently serves as Westchester Deputy County Executive, a post to which he was appointed to at the beginning of County Executive George Latimer’s term in 2018. Ken’s many years of public and community involvement include service on the boards of many distinguished community groups and organizations, such as the Greyston Foundation, the United Way, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Community Advisory Committee, Westchester County Crime stoppers and the Community Planning Council of Yonkers. He was President for over five years of the Yonkers Branch of the NAACP. He also has served as President of the Yonkers Community Action Program.