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@The Movies with PopPop: I Am Not Your Negro

James Baldwin, one of the mid-20th centuries best writers and speakers – some might insist on an “arguably” in there, but I’ll take my chances! – is often overlooked or at least under appreciated as an interpreter and prophet of … Continue reading

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@The Movies with PopPop: Chi-Raq

We saw Chi-Raq, Spike Lee’s most recent “joint” a couple of weeks ago. I’ve delayed trying to write about it as I’m still not sure I can get it right! We’ll see… I think Chi-Raq is Spike’s strongest movie to … Continue reading

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