Mary Jones Parrish Reading Room for History Literacy
Recognizing the need for true and accurate history as vital to authentic democracy, we are establishing a program for history literacy in the name of Mary Jones Parrish, the first chronicler of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. This organization has been represented for two successive years at the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent by its founder, Anneliese Bruner, and will be building out programs to support its mission.
Currently, we are seeking funding support for the marketing of a new screenplay written by Anneliese to tell the story of Mary Parrish and her brave reporting in the massacre's aftermath. Some may not realize the peril this brave woman faced as she compassionately collected oral histories of massacre survivors, some of whom would only speak to her if they could remain anonymous, at the lowest point of their lives. She herself, along with her young daughter, had survived a life-alterting ordeal, and she found comfort in recording the words of others so that their stories could not be buried and forgotten.
Last year, we attended the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, and were invited this year to pitch the screenplay to potential producers who are seeking book-to-film projects to bring forward. This screenplay qualifies for the genre, and we still hope to be able to go -- with your help. The link below will allow you to support this project!
My new Ko-Fi link for supporters who want to contribute to the Cannes Project as we fundraise to attend the Film Festival to pitch our newly completed screenplay to producers seeking book-to-film projects: https://ko-fi.com/anneliesebruner
More to come!