BEST BET / BLACK HISTORY MONTH

MONDAY, FEB. 23

During February, we’ll tell you about the fun, educational and/or entertaining events tied to Black History Month, with a best bet pick every day.

Locals featured in 1999 film

Picnic dinners and blankets welcome at a free screening of “Selma, Lord, Selma.” The 1999 TV movie’s cast boasts many Atlantans, including Afemo and Elizabeth Omilami and Margo Moorer, along with the late Yolanda King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The film is set in 1965 Alabama, where a young girl inspired by an MLK speech joins the march from Selma to Montgomery. 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Free. Redan-Trotti Library, 1569 Wellborn Road, Redan. 770-482-3821, www.dekalblibrary.org/branches/redan-trotti.html.