{"id":18800,"date":"2026-11-14T21:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T03:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/?p=18800"},"modified":"2026-11-14T21:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T03:59:26","slug":"aint-no-back-to-a-merry-go-round-documentary-screening-and-mixer-15-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/2026\/11\/14\/aint-no-back-to-a-merry-go-round-documentary-screening-and-mixer-15-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Ain&#8217;t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round<\/i> Documentary Screening and Mixer (15 November 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/robinsonfilmcenter.org\/#\/nljf-aintnoback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/15Nov2026DocumentaryScreening.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1297\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/15Nov2026DocumentaryScreening.png 1297w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/15Nov2026DocumentaryScreening-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/15Nov2026DocumentaryScreening-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/15Nov2026DocumentaryScreening-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/15Nov2026DocumentaryScreening-1200x703.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>A <a href=\"https:\/\/robinsonfilmcenter.org\/#\/nljf-aintnoback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">screening of the documentary\u00a0Ain&#8217;t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round<\/a> will be happening at 2:30 PM on Sunday (15 November 2026) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/robinsonfilmcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robinson Film Center<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/kS2krZgwjTYGm21K9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">617 Texas Street, Shreveport LA\u00a0 71101<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This event is sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishnla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Louisiana Jewish Federation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fpcshreveport.org\/learning-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The University of First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport LA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 1960, five Howard University students sat down on a whites-only carousel at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glen_Echo,_Maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glen Echo<\/a> Amusement Park.<\/p>\n<p>When the surrounding white community joined them in protest, an unprecedented collaboration was born.<\/p>\n<p>The picket lines drew national attention, unexpected opposition, and a media storm.<\/p>\n<p>Organizing together led to lifelong bonds, mentorship from union leaders, ten <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Riders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freedom Riders<\/a> (including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stokely_Carmichael\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stokely Carmichael<\/a>), and even a Supreme Court case.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring never-before-seen footage and immersive storytelling, four living protesters revisit the cost and power of answering the call to activism.\u2060<\/p>\n<p>There will be a community partnership exchange at 2:30 PM and the screening will begin at 3:00 PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screening of the documentary\u00a0Ain&#8217;t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round will be happening at 2:30 PM on Sunday (15 November 2026) at the Robinson Film Center (617 Texas Street, Shreveport LA\u00a0 71101). This event is sponsored by the North Louisiana Jewish Federation and The University of First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport LA. In the summer of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/2026\/11\/14\/aint-no-back-to-a-merry-go-round-documentary-screening-and-mixer-15-november-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;<i>Ain&#8217;t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round<\/i> Documentary Screening and Mixer (15 November 2026)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,4,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication","category-events","category-social-justice"],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18800"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18808,"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18800\/revisions\/18808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}