Raoul Peck

filmmaker and political activist

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Raoul Peck is a Haitian filmmaker of both documentary and feature films, and a political activist.

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Writer and activist James Baldwin died in 1987, but as is clear in the Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro , his words do not feel dated at all.

Raoul Peck: I Am Not Your Negro

Writer and activist James Baldwin died in 1987, but as is clear in the Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro , his words do not feel dated at all.

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Writer James Baldwin was a leader during the civil rights era and a darling of the white liberal elite. He’s the subject of a new documentary called “I Am Not Your Negro.”

James Baldwin at center of 'I Am Not Your Negro'

Writer James Baldwin was a leader during the civil rights era and a darling of the white liberal elite. He’s the subject of a new documentary called “I Am Not Your Negro.”

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