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Garden State Equality joins the Racial Justice Project in presenting Barry Jenkins’ Academy Award winning Moonlight, being screened 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Church, located at 503 Asbury Ave.

Tapped by the New York Times as the Best Film of the 21st Century, Moonlight is the first film with an all-black cast, the first LGBT film, and the second lowest-grossing film domestically to win the Best Picture nod. It garnered eight Oscar nominations, winning Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The coming of age drama follows the main character Chiron from his youth and adolescence to early adult life, unveiling physical and emotional abuse as he battles with with sexuality and identity.

The Racial Justice Project series includes an introduction by Garden State Equality Executive Director Christian Fuscarino and guest speaker Bryan Epps.

Epps, an activist, tactician and writer, most recently served as the executive director at the Shabazz Center, a memorial at the site of Malcolm X’s assassination. He has developed logistics for political campaigns and grassroots movements, including Black Lives Matter, and has created public policy, serving in the administrations of mayors Cory Booker and Michael Bloomberg.

The Newark native was part of a team that founded HMI:NJ, an after-school program for LGBTQ youth, and as Executive Director of the Newark Pride Alliance, developed safe spaces for queer folk. His writing can be found in Mic News, HuffPost, Cassius, and AfroPunk.

To register for the free event, click here.

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