January 23, 2015
“ The film ‘SELMA’ represents a powerful moment in our nation's history. It is critical that our teens appreciate the significance of this moment and its extraordinary impact on the advancement of civil rights.” - E. Robbie Robinson, After School Matters Vice Chair and Managing Director at BDT & Company
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After School Matters Provides 10,000 Chicago Teens Free Admission to See “Selma” over Dr. MLK Weekend
After School Matters (ASM), a nonprofit organization that provides out-of-school programming opportunities for Chicago’s youth, in partnership with a coalition of Chicago business and civic leaders, provided 10,000 teens with free admission to see the major motion picture “Selma”, on Jan .19, in honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Selma” depicts Dr. King’s organized voting rights movement in Selma, Al. which led to the legislative drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.