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When two diaspora filmmakers land in Kenya with cameras, scripts, and a week-long creative itinerary, it’s tempting to call it a film tour. However, what’s unfolding is a development larger than screenings. Celestina Aleobua and Ella Chikezie are in the country for a tightly packed visit that includes festival screenings, a documentary shoot, a new […]
Sometime in 2018, Republican legislators began focusing on fairness in youth sports. This began when a trans high-school student won a track-and-field championship in Connecticut, prompting an Idaho legislator to draft a bill barring trans girls from athletic teams. Legislative Efforts and Legal Challenges The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” passed in Idaho in 2020 […]
Forty years have passed since “The Color Purple” premiered in theaters on December 18, 1985. The film, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey, was an adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel, which explores the hardships and heartbreaks faced by the protagonist, Celie, as she chronicles her life in rural Georgia through a series […]
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