Blakkklansman movie presented at Hood College by the Black Student Union

By Martha Berkheimer
News Editor
On Friday, Jan. 18, to kick off the school’s celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Hood College Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a screening for the movie Blackkklansman, directed by Spike Lee.

Based on a true story, Blackkklansman follows the work of a detective  named Ron Stallworth, who is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).

After working being confined to mundane tasks such as working in the  reference department of the police force and the narcotics department,
Stallworth is determined to work on a case with more substance. After partnering with another undercover detective, Stallworth embarks on a mission to infiltrate to Ku Klux Klan, determined to break down the extremist hate group that had been dominating the area.

Blackkklansman is a powerful commentary that reflects upon how the United States has views racism in the past, touching on the subjects of
Blakkklansman movie presented at Hood College by the Black Student Union racism and police brutality that has breaking out in the news as of recent years.

Blackkklansman is based in the 1970s, but the themes depicted in the movie are still extremely relevant in today’s society, highlighting the same issues that are being fought against by the Black Lives Matter movement in recent
years.

Watching this movie so close to Martin Luther King day makes the experience especially moving, reminding viewers that the country still
has a lot of work to do in regards to race relations.