North Town

North Town A small segregated commuity in Mesa, Arizona, known as NorthTown

Synopsis

Mesa, Arizona is the home of the Mesa Mormon Temple, Chicago Cubs Spring Training Camp, thriving Citrus Groves, and at one time Mesa was part Cotton capital of Arizona and World Wide, which, was celebrated each year with the King of Kotton Karnival Parade. However, unknown is the black community living in a small pocket area of Mesa from 1920’s through the late 1980’s and what is now kno

wn as the Washington Park Neighborhood. During this documentary we will examine this small community and visit with some of the residents past and present to discover their experiences and connection to the national Civil Rights Movement, professional sports, politics, churches, and racism in Mesa, Arizona and America.

I hope to see you all at the film festival where I will be screening North Town and Raglin Tales.   https://www.scottsda...
01/28/2026

I hope to see you all at the film festival where I will be screening North Town and Raglin Tales. https://www.scottsdalebahai.org/events/black-history-month-film-festival?fbclid=IwY2xjawPmNQJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeTf4JKMSsbipFLO8X9E34WRSSZ5EO-x_6YLHTzEeyKZuNCW6rclGmrC-5mD4_aem_2DesGBO-pz8q2wT-Evj3Zg

You’re invited to the 4th Annual Black History Month Film Festival at the Scottsdale Bahá’í Center! Come celebrate Black history as American history through powerful films and shared conversation.  See the flyer for details and register below. Register Here

North Town Documentary will be screening at the Mesa International Film Festival at ASU Sidney Poitier Film University L...
11/29/2022

North Town Documentary will be screening at the Mesa International Film Festival at ASU Sidney Poitier Film University Location: 50 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201 Saturday December 3, 2022 In the Superstition Block 4-6:10pm followed by a Q &A. Session. Come on out and see North Town on the big screen.

I am proud to say the my  North  Town Documentary will be screening at ASU Sidney Poitier Film University  Location: 50 ...
11/25/2022

I am proud to say the my North Town Documentary will be screening at ASU Sidney Poitier Film University Location: 50 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201 Saturday December 3, 2022 In The Superstition Block 4-6:10pm followed by a Q &A. Session. Come on out and see North Town on the big screen.

I am proud to say North Town is an official selection of the Mesa International Film Festival 2022. Come on out and be p...
11/23/2022

I am proud to say North Town is an official selection of the Mesa International Film Festival 2022. Come on out and be part of the festival at the MIX Center. I will announce the day and time slot shortly.

http://mesainternationalfilmfestival.com/venues-2/

Come on out!!!!!
02/05/2019

Come on out!!!!!

I am happy  to announce North Town was awarded Exceptional Merit from the 2016 Docs Without Borders Film Festival.
10/10/2016

I am happy to announce North Town was awarded Exceptional Merit from the 2016 Docs Without Borders Film Festival.

01/14/2016
Be sure and come out the the screening of North Town at the Phoenix Library Feb 6, 2016 10am to 12pm. check out this C-S...
01/14/2016

Be sure and come out the the screening of North Town at the Phoenix Library Feb 6, 2016 10am to 12pm. check out this C-SPAN video about North Town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsaT6NsNiFM

Visit the Alston House Built in the 1920's, it was the home and office of Dr. Lucius Alston, the first African-American doctor to practice in Mesa. During an...

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