Beyond Boundaries

THE INQUISITOR (Angela Lynn Tucker, 2025).

Barbara Jordan’s political life was a series of firsts: she was Texas’s first Black state senator, the first southern Black woman to join Congress, the first Black American and the first woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention… the list goes on.   To call her a trailblazer is too light an emphasis on the path this extraordinary woman blazed.  Known for her oratory brilliance and unwavering principles Jordan’s voice helped shape 1970s politics.

Trailer : https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-inquisitor/

Beyond Boundaries Screening & Discussion Series is a distinctive program at Buffalo State that has been running since 2014.  This annual, six-part film series is organized around categories of diversity including, but not limited to race, gender, class, sexuality, and abilities, with an emphasis on intersectionality.  It creates an opportunity for open dialogue on social justice issues among college students, staff, faculty and members of the greater Western New York community. 

Beyond Boundaries is sponsored by the Office of Equity and Campus Diversity, the Communication Department, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.  All screenings are held in Burchfield Penney Art Center and are free and open to the public.

The series is curated by Professors Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles