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TV REVIEW: Dear White People – Volume 3

The third volume of Dear White People sees Sam (Logan Brown) returning to campus disillusioned after her meeting with Rikki Carter. And she’s not the only one. Lionel (DeRon Horton) is writing fiction under a pen name and exploring the LGBTQ scene on campus with D’Unte (Griffin Matthews), Troy (Brandon P. Bell) is immersed in Pastiche and Reggie (Marque Richardson) is reforming his life around his new mentor. As the group try to come to terms with their evolving identities and relationships with each other, things are as complex as ever.

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TV REVIEW: Dear White People – Volume 2

Season 2 of Dear White People picks up after the dramatic conclusion of season one. Sam (Logan Browning) and Gabe (John Patrick Amedori) are apart and at war, Troy (Brandon P. Bell) has ruined the future political career his father dreamed of for him and Reggie (Marque Richardson) is struggling with the trauma of being held at gunpoint. Meanwhile Sam and Lionel (DeRon Horton) are chasing down a mysterious Secret Society while Sam is plagued by a Right Wing troll.

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Film Friday #273

Testament of Youth (2014)

This cinematic interpretation of Vera Brittain’s (Alicia Vikander) memoir spanning WWI looks at coming of age in one of the most turbulent times in modern history and what it meant for a generation of young British people. Vera comes from a privileged family where her parents’ greatest wish is for her to marry well. She on the other hand dreams of attending Oxford University but the outbreak of war leads her to follow what she feels is her duty and become a nurse. Read more…