Past Programs/Events

For information on upcoming programs and screenings of the film Invisible Warriors, visit the Invisible Warriors website.

“Invisible Warriors” Panel Discussion with Film Director Gregory S. Cooke

Join Professor Gregory S. Cooke, director and producer of Invisible Warriors: African American Women in WWII on Tuesday, February 10 at 7pm ET for an engaging virtual conversation about the Black Rosies, National Black Women’s Labor Day and the recent release of the Invisible Warriors documentary on streaming services. Moderated by Basil and Becky Educational Foundation Program Manager Krysta Jones, this discussion will highlight how we can all play a role in preserving the legacy of the Black Rosies and the importance of education through film.

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WHEN: February 10, 2026, 7pm-8pm
WHERE: ONLINE

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Invisible Warriors: Black Women Leading Conversation Series

Voices in Valor and Vision

Join us on November 6 at 7pm EST for the next webinar in our Invisible Warriors: Black Women Leading conversation series. Voices in Valor and Vision will highlight Black women’s role in the military and how we have served our nation.

WHEN: November 6 at 7pm
WHERE: ONLINE EVENT

“Rosie” to speak in Lancaster, PA

“Susan Taylor King, 101, of Baltimore, will tell about her life, and her experiences as an original “Rosie the Riveter” in an aircraft plant during World War II, in a talk Monday, Sept 29, 2025, in Lancaster. She’ll address the World War II Oral History Group at the Heritage Hotel in Lancaster.”

Susan was featured in the critically acclaimed film Invisible Warriors: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II.

For more details about the event visit Lancaster Online.

Invisible Warriors: Black Women Leading Conversation Series

IF WE DON’T TELL OUR STORY, WHO WILL?

Please join the Basil and Becky Educational Foundation (BBEEF) for the first webinar in our “Invisible Warriors: Black Women Leading” series. This virtual webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 3 at 7pm EST and will feature top national voices in the labor movement and in African American studies.

Tune in to this powerful conversation on how Black women built our nation and the fight to tell our story.

INVISIBLE WARRIORS: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II

VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING AND Q&A SESSION

SPONSORED BY THE DIVERSITY COMMISSION & ANKENY, NEWTON, WEST, AND CARROLL STUDENT ACTIVITIES COUNCILS

INVISIBLE WARRIORS: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II
VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING AND Q&A SESSION

WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2022, from 12:00PM–2:00PM

Documentary ‘Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II, followed by Q&A with filmmaker and historian Gregory S. Cooke

Documentary ‘Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II, followed by Q&A with filmmaker and historian Gregory S. Cooke

The program will include an introduction by a real-life “Rosie,” a female defense industry worker during the war, and a viewing of the documentary Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II, produced by Professor Gregory S. Cooke. Professor Cooke is a recently retired Assistant Adjunct Professor for Drexel University and the Community College of Philadelphia. The program will also include a virtual question and answer (Q&A) session with Professor Cooke following the screening. This event is free.

Mon, March 28, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
Missouri Valley College – Eckilson-Mabee Theatre, 500 East College Street (Marshall, MO)

Virtual Film Screening and Discussion: Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

Virtual Film Screening and Discussion: Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

In recognition of Women’s History Month, join the Florida Historic Capitol Museum and Florida Humanities for a virtual screening of the documentary Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II.

Hear the wartime memories of African American women who were recruited to serve in US war production and government positions in the 1940s as 20 million women stepped forward to build the “arsenal of democracy.” Known as “Black Rosies,” their first-hand accounts detail battles against racism at home, Nazism abroad, and sexism everywhere. A conversation with film director Professor Gregory Cooke, moderated by Dr. Ashley Robertson Preston from Howard University, will follow the screening. More information on the event.

March 15, 2022
6:00 p.m. (via Zoom)

Film Screening and Conversation with Morgan State’s own African American Rosie the Riveter

MSU Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies presents:
Film Screening and Conversation with Morgan State’s own African American Rosie the Riveter

Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

March 10, 2022, 5:30pm via Zoom

The Invisible Warriors

National Council of Negro Women, Inc Manhattan Section presents:
Celebrate Black History Month with a discussion on involvement in African-American Women in WWII

Join us for an evening of conversation in honor of Black History Month with Professor Gregory S.Cook, educator and filmmaker of “Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II,” highlighting the Black Rosies of WWII.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 7-8:30pm

LIVE EVENT! Dutch Government Honors 600,000 African American “Rosie the Riveters”

Celebrating Our Greatest Generation

INVISIBLE WARRIORS African American Women in World War II

Saturday, December 11, 2021, 1:00 PM at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Wash DC

LIVE EVENT! DUTCH GOVERNMENT HONORS 600,000 AFRICAN AMERICAN “ROSIE THE RIVETERS”

Screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II.

Guests and speakers include Andre Haspels, Dutch Ambassador, and Dr. Johnnetta Cole, President, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). Registrations required. Covid19 Protocols will be observed.

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