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No./1 Black Lives Matter: what happens next?

LAST YEAR’S ACCLAIMED romantic drama , which dealt head-on with police brutality and racism, has taken on profound relevance in the wake of worldwide protests following the killing of unarmed African American George Floyd. Its searing and thoughtful take on race and intersectionality is typical of its screenwriter Lena Waithe; since she first emerged a decade ago, she’s been both a groundbreaking writer (as well as , she won an Emmy for her work on comedy-drama ) and in-demand actor (with roles in and ). caught up with her to

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