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Logan Browning stars in the Netflix original series "Dear White People.” PHOTO COURTESY NETFLIX

REVIEW: “Dear White People” discusses race relations in another Netflix original hit

Jon Ollom April 30, 2017

From the creative mind of Justin Simien comes the Netflix original series “Dear White People,” a unique, satirical television show about race relations among young people in modern America. Comedies...

“Dear White People,” released in October, highlights race relations on college campuses. PHOTO BY ASHLEY NGUYEN/COURTESY OF ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

Activist organizations want film to start conversation on race

Alex Creed January 29, 2015

With the high-profile deaths of unarmed black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner during the summer of 2014, discussions about race seem to be featured in media everywhere — from CNN to Twitter feeds. Boston...

Director Justin Simien talks with actress Tessa Thompson on the set of "Dear White People." PHOTO COURTESY OF ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

INTERVIEW: Director Justin Simien “bobs and weaves” around perceptions in “Dear White People”

Brooke Jackson-Glidden October 24, 2014

Justin Simien, the director of “Dear White People,” given a limited released Oct. 17, really wants you to know he’s made a movie. More importantly, he wants you to think. “I was really inspired...

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