Phil Allen discusses the enduring impact of racial tragedy through the lens of the extreme injustice his family experienced in 1953 when his grandfather, Nathanial Allen, was murdered. He will discuss the themes in his documentary and book, entitled Open Wounds. His works illuminate a transformative experience of listening and learning as he looks, laments, and ultimately leads his family and society forward toward a just and reconciled future. It is an essential part of our national reckoning with racism and injustice. The racial tragedy of the murder of his grandfather is not just something an individual, family, or community gets over and forgets. He states, “The tragic racial injustice that my family experienced in 1953 will forever be etched in our collective hearts and minds.” Phil Allen will discuss the hope and the resiliency also passed on from generation to generation. He believes healing and redemption is only available through truth.