Martin Luther King Day screening event: 'Selma'

Celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day with a special screening of Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated 2014 film “Selma,” starring David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey. This stirring historical drama focuses on the months in 1965, when King helped organize peaceful protest marches from Selma to Montgomery to demand voting rights for Black Americans. The film earned a best picture nomination, and musicians John Legend and Common won the Oscar for best original song for “Glory.”

This screening is in collaboration with the Mesa-East Valley Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, which includes a parade that begins at 11 a.m. in Downtown Mesa. For more information, visit mesaevmlk.org.