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Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
Intimate archival footage and striking animation collide to create a profound, meditative space for examining the Black experience in America. This staged reading transforms a seminal text into a visceral, moving dialogue between history and the present moment.
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Kamilah Forbes
Cast
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Bassett, Alicia Garza, Jharrel Jerome, Janet Mock, Joe Morton, Wendell Pierce, Phylicia Rashād, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Kendrick Sampson
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7.9/10
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Director
Kamilah Forbes
Cast
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Bassett, Alicia Garza, Jharrel Jerome, Janet Mock, Joe Morton, Wendell Pierce, Phylicia Rashād, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Kendrick Sampson
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