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Siana Bangura, a young Black Poet and journalist from London says she was subjected to a barrage of racist insults and had a jar of honey thrown at her. Reportedly, Siana, a young, black poet described being slapped and racially abused by a white male while on her way to a Liverpool performance. The incident took place […]
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Beasts of No Nation, the intense story of a child soldier in an unnamed West African country, promises to be a bold and emotional ride. Beasts of No Nation is the first original feature for Netflix. The online movie streaming company will begin streaming it on Oct. 16. Directed by Cary Fukunaga, the movie follows
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Author Marlon James is the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s. Receiving the award for A Brief History of Seven Killings, Marlon James said a huge part of the novel had been inspired
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