Screening: ‘Kemba’ // LBJ School of Public Affairs

Kemba, an MPI Original and BET Original Film, will screen on December 3 at 5:00 p.m. at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, Texas.

Starring Nesta Cooper (Apple TV’s See), the feature film tells the story of how Kemba’s life was derailed when she fell in love with a man involved in drug trafficking. Despite never participating in his criminal activities, Kemba was sentenced to 24.5 years in prison—an outrageous sentence that exposed the deep flaws of mandatory minimum laws. Her story brings to light the disproportionate impact these laws have on nonviolent offenders, especially in marginalized communities.

This grassroots screening will be held at the Bass Lecture Hall and will feature a Q&A with Kemba Smith Pradia, the film’s subject and executive producer.

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