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Steve McQueen: my hidden shame
By Decca Aitkenhead Steve McQueen has known about slavery for as long as he can remember. To the son of West Indian parents, slavery’s history is the story of his very existence: “So there is a weight on your chest, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Years a Slave, Academy Award nominee, Arts and Culture, film, movie, Steve McQueen
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Descendants of ’12 Years a Slave’ subject, Solomon Northup, release video
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Tagged 12 Years a Slave, ancestry, descendants, entertainment, family, Solomon Northrup
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12 Years a Slave and the roots of America’s shameful past
By Andrew Anthony Directed by the British artist and film-maker Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave has gained almost universal critical praise. In his review for the New Yorker, David Denby echoed the consensus opinion when he described it as … Continue reading
Black Women and the Body Police
By Ayana Byrd When “12 Years a Slave” was released in October, Time magazine wanted to go that extra step. Instead of a review or a 300-word treatise on how this was the hardest and the best film they had … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Years a Slave, Black people, Black Women, Body Image, Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, Solomon Northup, time
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It’s time to take the white savior out of slavery narratives
By Daniel Jose’ Older In December of 1836, black abolitionist David Ruggles boarded a Portuguese slave ship in the New York harbor, freed its captives and had the white captain arrested. Tensions still ran high in the city from two … Continue reading →