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Every now and then there are films that manage to tell the kind of stories this world needs more of. Queen & Slim is one of those films.

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And I struggle with whether I can forgive
with whether he deserves my forgiveness after choosing to not be in my life for 21 years.

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“I’m not that tired. Besides, I’m talking to you.”

“So I’m your shot of caffeine?” she teased. She froze when she realized how flirty that sounded. In fact, the whole conversation had a playful undertone. She wasn’t sure how she felt about it.

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This story is not about me, it’s about the fascinating humans I’ve met all around the world. So let the journey through their lives begin.

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This post. This photograph. You. Me. I hope we can tape this together. I hope we can connect.

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Among young ethnic minorities, hip-hop is perhaps the most popular medium for challenging the twin burdens of entrenched injustice and pervasive privilege.

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Like communication, storytelling is about flow.

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To more accurately describe it, I’d have to say it’s been like a shotgun of positivity aimed at my face.

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I hadn’t been on the job for very long, a month maybe, and yet it was all I could think about, operating the big crane.

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She’s an excellent storyteller. Seriously. She understands which narration styles work, and which don’t, better than anyone I know. That’s what makes her so dangerous.