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DESCRIPTION:This year’s National Day of Racial Healing at Hope College will
  feature “T-Rex\,” a documentary film about Claressa "T-Rex" Shields from F
 lint\, who at age 17 became the first woman in history to win the gold meda
 l in the 2012 Olympic boxing\, on Wednesday\, March 26\, at 6:30 p.m. in th
 e Knickerbocker Theatre.\n\nThe public is invited.  Admission is free.\n\n“
 T-Rex” is an intimate coming-of-age story about a new kind of American hero
 ine. For the first time ever\, women’s boxing is included in the 2012 Olymp
 ics. Fighting for gold from the U.S. is Claressa “T-Rex” Shields\, who at j
 ust 17 is by far the youngest competitor. From the streets of Flint\, Clare
 ssa is undefeated and utterly confident. Her fierceness extends beyond the 
 ring. She protects her family at any cost\, even when their instability and
  addictions threaten to derail her dream. Claressa does have one stable for
 ce in her life. Coach Jason Crutchfield has trained her since she was just 
 a scrawny 11-year-old hanging out at his gym. Jason always wanted a champio
 n\, he just never thought it’d be a girl. Her relationships with her coach 
 and her family grow tense as she gets closer to her dream. But Claressa is 
 fierce and determined. She desperately wants to take her family to a better
 \, safer place\, and winning a gold medal could be her only chance. But eve
 n at the pinnacle of success\, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that no
 t all dreams are created equal\, and the real fight has only just begun.\n\
 n“T-Rex\,” which premiered at SXSW and aired on PBS’s “Independent Lens\,” 
 has toured around the country\, including the Capital City Black Film Festi
 val.  A preview is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omGJ7NG5P4
 o\n\nA panel discussion will follow the screening\, and will include the fi
 lm producer\, Sue Jaye Johnson\, and coach Jason Crutchfield.\n\nThe “T-Rex
 ” film was turned into a narrative film by Amazon MGM Studios that opened i
 n theaters across the country on Christmas Day. The film is called “The Fir
 e Inside\,” starring Brian Tyree Henry and Ryan Destiny\, written by Barry 
 Jenkins and directed by Rachel Morrison. For more information please visit:
  https://www.mgm.com/movies/the-fire-inside\n\nSue “Jaye” Johnson is an awa
 rd-winning journalist who began documenting women boxers after her own expe
 rience in the ring. She traveled to tournaments where women were competing 
 to be the first to box in the Olympic Games. It was 2011 when she met Clare
 ssa Shields\, who at only 16 was competing as an adult for the first time. 
  Johnson began interviewing and documenting Claressa’s life in Flint and he
 r journey to the London Olympics\, bringing Claressa’s story to the attenti
 on of millions of listeners and viewers through her stories on National Pub
 lic Radio and The New York Times. She partnered with filmmakers Drea Cooper
  and Zackary Canepari to create “T-Rex.”\n\nCoach Jason Crutchfield\, a nat
 ive of Flint\, began his boxing career as an amateur\, competing in local a
 nd national tournaments. His success in the ring led to multiple state and 
 national championships. After retiring as a fighter\, Crutchfield turned to
  coaching. For more than 30 years\, he has been a volunteer coach at Bersto
 n Field House\, a youth athletic center in the heart of Flint. He trained C
 laressa Shields from the time she was 11 and guided her to two Olympic gold
  medals.\n\nNational Day of Racial Healing falls annually on the Tuesday fo
 llowing Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  The event at Hope\, along with an NDOR
 H Racial Healing Circle\, is sponsored by the college’s Office of Culture a
 nd Inclusive Excellence\; Truth\, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) 
 Campus Center\; Center for Diversity and Inclusion\; the Black Student Unio
 n\; Women of Color United\; and GROW Advocacy Council.\n\nTo inquire about 
 accessibility or if you need accommodations to fully participate in the eve
 nt\, please email accommodations@hope.edu.  Updates related to events are p
 osted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nTh
 e Knickerbocker Theatre is located in downtown Holland at 86 E. 8th St.\, b
 etween College and Columbia Avenues.
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LOCATION:Knickerbocker Theatre
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SUMMARY:T-REX Film - National Day of Racial Healing
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