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Elliot Page, “Pageboy.”
LeVar Burton and the State of Banned Books. Watch.
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Percival Everett, “Dr. No.”
Lydia Millet, “Dinosaurs.”
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau.” Watch.
Keith Corbin, “California Soul.” Watch.
Jennifer Grey, “Out of the Corner.”
Ibram X. Kendi,”How to Raise an Antiracist.”
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Rodrigo Garcia, “A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes”. Watch.
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