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Race Theorist

bell hooks

Cornell West

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (intersectionality)

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Mary Frances Berry

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Reviews

https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a27245243/being-mary-jane-finale-film-review/

https://www.theroot.com/we-need-to-talk-about-being-mary-jane-1797808150

https://jezebel.com/why-im-already-breaking-up-with-being-mary-jane-1497463330

https://www.essence.com/love/being-mary-jane-love-interests-recap/

https://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-bets-being-mary-jane-1201000867/

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Historical Moments

2014 Darren Wilson not charged in Mike Brown’s Murder

2015 Same Sex marriage legalized in all 50 states 

2016 Trump elected 

2016 Pulse shooting

2018 Parkland shooting 

2019 Singer R. Kelly charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for incidents dating back as far as the year 1998.

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Historical Social Movements

2013 Black Lives Matter 

2017 Me too movement (start 2006 Tarana Burke) 

2013 Black Girl Magic 

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Being Mary Jane

2013-2019 

created by Mara Brock Akil 

Heavily black cast 

supporting latina character 

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Mary Jane Paul

Real name Pauletta Patterson 

Lives in Atlanta, Georgia 

Family oriented 

Successful News Anchor 

Bachelorette 

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Man, I wanna live in that dang bathroom!

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Gimme that economic recovery, ya’ll!

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Mary is not having any more “who is voting now” stories. Everybody knows nobody under 40 votes.

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Well, it wouldn’t hurt to have ONE news show like that, right?

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I think her hair looks cool! Should be a drummer.

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Get that iPad app going, girl!

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Mark is a real pro! Must be hard doing this news on that kind of day.

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“For what?” Why, for the crime of being black, of course.

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This junk is all too real. Sigh.

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Not a good time for a party Sheldon. Also, what happened to dinner?!

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Haha I just can’t.