11 February, 2017

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HBO, Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore: Insecure Michael D. Coogan, Pheme Perkins, Carol A. Newsom and Marc Zvi Brettler: The New Oxford Annotated Bible

“If every economic issue is framed as a struggle between a hard-working white middle class and undeserving minorities then workers of all shades will be left fighting for scraps while the wealthy withdraw further into their private enclaves.”
–President Obama

5 February, 2017

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BBC, Written By Peter Berry, Directed By Iain B. MacDonald: The Last Enemy Zakes Mda: The Heart of Redness

“History cannot be deleted like web pages.”
–Angela Davis at the Women’s March in D.C.

28 January, 2017

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NBC, Dan Fogelman, Kay Oyegun, Donald Todd, Aurin Squire: This is Us Patrick Hamilton: Gaslight

“This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.”
–Donald Trump, at his inauguration

1 January, 2017

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Sade: Diamond Life Han Kang: The Vegetarian

“The worst thing for a writer is to remember that words are silence. The best thing is to remember silence has its song.”
–Tsitsi Dangarembga

25 December, 2016

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Sade: Love Deluxe Jane Mayer: Dark Money

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” –Mahatma Gandhi

18 December, 2016

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Sade: Lovers Rock Cathy O'Neil: Weapons of Math Destruction

“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
Paulo Coelho