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From the Editor

Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunites with Mike Leigh 28 Years Later for Hard Truths

by Murtada Elfadl

From the Editor

Letter from the Editor

by Heidi Saman

A color image from the movie, The Young Wife, with Kiersey Clemeons. A young woman stands next to a man who holds his face to hers. His eyes are closed and her eyes are open, staring at the camera.

Bride on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

by Hanna Phifer

The Southern and the Sacred

by Jasmin Hernandez

The Godmother of Black Independent Cinema

by Louis Massiah Zoë Greggs

Finding Hope in the World Anew

by J Wortham

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