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Black is beautiful, which is to say
that the Black body is beautiful, that Black hair must be guarded, Black skin must be guarded. Our noses must be protected. And we must never submit
our original self... SHAHIDI: Our one of one. DAVIS:
...to defiling and plunder. "If you're Black,
you were born in jail." SHAHIDI:
And I felt the truth of this. I felt the truth of this
in the blocks I had to avoid. DAVIS: In the times of day
when I must not be caught walking home from school. In my lack of control
over my body
that the Black body is beautiful, that Black hair must be guarded, Black skin must be guarded. Our noses must be protected. And we must never submit
our original self... SHAHIDI: Our one of one. DAVIS:
...to defiling and plunder. "If you're Black,
you were born in jail." SHAHIDI:
And I felt the truth of this. I felt the truth of this
in the blocks I had to avoid. DAVIS: In the times of day
when I must not be caught walking home from school. In my lack of control
over my body
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Black is beautiful,
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which is to say
that the Black body
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is beautiful,
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that Black hair must be guarded,
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Black skin must be guarded.
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Our noses must be protected.
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And we must never submit
our original self...
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SHAHIDI: Our one of one.
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DAVIS:
...to defiling and plunder.
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"If you're Black,
you were born in jail."
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SHAHIDI:
And I felt the truth of this.
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I felt the truth of this
in the blocks I had to avoid.
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DAVIS: In the times of day
when I must not be caught
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walking home from school.
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In my lack of control
over my body.
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Movie Summary
The special will include powerful readings from Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, it will also incorporate documentary footage from the actors' home life, archival footage, and animation.
