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  • 10 Thoughts About "The Birth Of A Nation"

    [***If you’ve read any articles about this movie, there are no spoilers. Also, Nat Turner dies at the end. That is also not a spoiler.***] Last night, I saw The Birth Of A Nation (BOAN), the story of slave revot leader Nat Turner, helmed in every part by Nate Parker of Peak Fuckboy fame. For…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Nate Parker Is Ready to Move On From His Past and Wants the Focus on Nat Turner

    The Birth of a Nation is set for release Oct. 7, and despite its impressive, history-making reputation, it’s the film’s director and lead actor Nate Parker’s past rape allegations that have dominated the most recent headlines rather than the very important story of preacher-turned-freedom fighter Nat Turner. “This is a film about freedom … resistance,” Parker exclusively…

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    Danielle Young

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  • What Would Nat Turner Do?

    When I was 9 years old, my closest friend was a swaggering, wayward, foul-mouthed Puerto Rican who counterbalanced those attributes by also being smart, precocious and charming. He was the coolest kid in my building, and it flattered my fragile ego that he chose me, a sports-obsessed bookworm, to be his sidekick. For a few…

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    The Root Staff

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