After School Matters, a nonprofit organization that provides out-of-school programming opportunities for Chicago teens, in partnership with a coalition of Chicago business and civic leaders, has announced they will provide free admission for up to 10,000 Chicago high school teens to see the film “SELMA” at participating theaters. The group hopes these teens — who are participating in After School Matters programs — will benefit from viewing the historical importance and message of justice and equality portrayed in the film.

The After School Matters Board of Directors, chaired by Ariel Investments President Mellody Hobson, is spearheading this effort to give After School Matters teens — the majority of whom are minorities with 87 percent living at or below poverty — the opportunity to see the film at no cost. After School Matters teens or parents who have questions about the ticketing process should contact the organization by email at reception@afterschoolmatters.org or by phone at 312.742.4182. The participating Chicagoland theaters are: