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"Origin" is based on the book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson. It features a star-studded cast including Aunjanue Ellis as Wilkerson, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga and Blair Underwood. "Origin" premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2023, the film is set to be released by Neon later in 2023

Books to TV: Successful Literary Adaptations on the Small Screen
Get ready for the highly anticipated TV series adaptation of 'The Other Black Girl,' inspired by Zakiya Dalila Harris' bestselling novel. Premiering on September 13th on Hulu, this captivating show delves into corporate intrigue, racial tensions, and the quest for truth.

Tracing Generational Trauma in 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing is Ghanaian American author Yaa Gyasi's first historical fiction novel, which was published in 2016. With each chapter of the novel following a different descendant of an Asante woman named Maame, starting with her two daughters, who are half-sisters, separated by circumstance.
Black and Female: Reflections on Race, Gender
IN ADDITION FROM BEING A POWERFUL AND ELOQUENT TESTIMONY THAT PROPERLY EXPLORES THE LEGACIES OF IMPERIALISM ON THE AUTHOR'S LIFE, BLACK & FEMALE IS ALSO AN ESSAY ON THE HISTORY OF ZIMBABWE - FORMERLY KNOWN AS RHODESIA.
Book Review: 'The Other Black Girl' – Navigating Microaggressions in the Publishing Industry
Nella Rogers, a young Black woman working at a publishing company in New York City. As one of the few Black employees in a predominantly white workplace, she is often forced to navigate a minefield of microaggressions, stereotypes, and unspoken expectations.
Angela Y. Davis's 'Freedom Is a Constant Struggle': Connecting Global Movements Against Oppression
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.