race
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Racist, Pro-Trump Zoombombers Invade Rep’s Virtual Meeting With Newtown Residents
Racist infiltrators disrupted a virtual town hall organised by the re-election campaign of Rep. Jahana Hayes, the first Black woman to represent Connecticut in Congress, on Monday.
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Lovecraft Country’s Wunmi Mosaku and Abbey Lee Discuss the Intricacies of Ruby and Christina
Lovecraft Country is an ensemble show about multiple members of the interconnected Freeman, Baptiste, and Braithwaite families, which made it important for certain characters to be expanded upon from their counterparts in the books. In particular, Wunmi Mosaku’s Ruby and Abbey Lee’s Christina have been given more fascinating arcs in the larger story of magic,…
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Giancarlo Esposito on What It’s Like to Play a Person of Colour Among Star Wars’ Fascist Villains
When we first met the Empire in Star Wars’ original trilogy, their fascist roots in the real world iconography of forces like the Nazis were immediately apparent: not just in their stark uniforms and the dehumanising armour of the Stormtroopers, but in the whiteness of their officers. But when we see Star Wars’ villainous Empires…
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Anthony Mackie Rightfully Calls Marvel Out for Its Lack of Diversity Behind the Camera
becoming Captain America in Marvel’s comics, but it’s also something that Mackie himself has taken to heart when thinking about what it means to be a lead actor on a project.