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"Jewel's Catch One" Jives to Legacy of Black Disco in Los Angeles from The Takeaway

"Jewel's Catch One" Jives to Legacy of Black Disco in Los Angeles from The Takeaway

Released Thursday, 27th June 2019
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"Jewel's Catch One" Jives to Legacy of Black Disco in Los Angeles from The Takeaway

"Jewel's Catch One" Jives to Legacy of Black Disco in Los Angeles from The Takeaway

"Jewel's Catch One" Jives to Legacy of Black Disco in Los Angeles from The Takeaway

"Jewel's Catch One" Jives to Legacy of Black Disco in Los Angeles from The Takeaway

Thursday, 27th June 2019
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"Jewel's Catch One," a new documentary from C. Fitz, explores the legacy of America's oldest black-owned disco club, as well as the life of businesswoman and activist Jewel Thais-Williams. For four decades, Jewel provided safe spaces in Los Angeles for the black, L.G.B.T.Q., and AIDS-impacted communities. The club closed in 2015. The film was recently acquired by Ava DuVernay's grassroots distribution company, ARRAY.

Thais-Williams and Fitz join the program to discuss the film and what Jewel's nightclub meant for Los Angeles's marginalized communities at the height of the AIDS crisis.

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