CNTR’D is a signature event with a home in the Reading Room of the Center for Black Diaspora at DePaul University. The quarterly event centers artistry, innovation, and a revelatory imagination that contributes to the transformative power of culture in Black Studies. Grasping at the Roots is a “love letter to dedicated to the Black Climate Movement.”  We invite an audience to experience an intimate evening to view a new short-film with filmmakers, Leah Derray and Keenan Lacy-Rhodes.