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Humanity
The atrocity in Orlando, Florida has brought forth a question that frequently arises each time evil rears its ugly head. I’ve addressed it in some of my fiction and poetry, but I’m writing it straight out in case it may … Continue reading
ROOTS Review
ROOTS isn’t a film one watches for enjoyment or entertainment, but for enlightenment and perspective. This was true for the original and doubly so for the remake, which is much more graphic and intense. Some have argued, perhaps too … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, ancestors, birth, Civil war, Confederate, death, family, Kunte Kinte, LeVar Burton, life, Mark Wolper, Middle passage, revolutionary war, Roots, saga, slavery, Union
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Roots Reboot: Controversy and Consciousness
“No more slave movies!” That was one declaration among the commentary I’ve seen in response to the Roots remake announcement. I’ve also come across comments calling for a protest of A&E and its sister networks (History, and Lifetime) which … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Years a Slave, America, David L. Wolper, Director Steve McQueen, education, fact, fiction, History Channel, LeVar Burton, Malachi Kirby, Original, Remake, Roots, slavery
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Banned Books Week Highlight: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Medical advancements are often a derivative of the suffering of others. And often, society reaps the benefits without knowing the names or histories of those who made it possible for us to treat and avoid certain medical conditions. A … Continue reading
Banned Books Week Highlight: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four is set in a province in Oceania in a time of endless war where widespread government surveillance is commonplace. Society is ruled under a political system known as Ingsoc, or English Socialism enforced by the elite Inner … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, control, George Orwell, government, hate, humanity, oppression, propaganda, rebellion, Sci-fi, society, surveillance, war
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Banned Books Week Highlight: The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov was defiant to say the least. He wrote The Master and Margarita between 1928 and 1940, during the anti-religious campaign in the Soviet Union. It wasn’t published until 1967, twenty-seven years after Bulgakov’s death, and was censored even … Continue reading
Banned Books Week Highlight: Fahrenheit 451
In a world where speed, noise and the latest in technology and entertainment supersedes compassion for one’s fellow man, how is it possible to preserve the essence of what makes us human? How much of life do we truly … Continue reading
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Tagged apathy, banned books, censorship, control, Fireman, futuristic, Montag, Ray Bradbury, Science fiction, technology
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Banned Books Week
The written word wields remarkable power. It can shape and sway the minds of readers. So, it’s no surprise that every so often comes a time when the powers that be deems a work of literature too taboo for the … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Banned, books, censorship, challenged, freedom, literature, power, readers, society, week
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