Nicole London: Self
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Nicole London : He took his farming experience. his experiences as a Pullman Porter, and he kind of translated that onto the written page. Then, he kind of took the means to kind of self publish, as well, self publish, self distribute these books.
Patrick McGilligan : Then, he goes all these neighbors, who's he's helped, he goes to the local bankers, and he'd say, "You give me a little money, you sign this, I sell some books, I give you some money back." They all invest in his life story! He turns his first book into what we guess is some kind of bestseller.
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Nicole London : 'Within Our Gates' was a film that kind of tried to celebrate black Americans - especially the black middle class. That, I think, really kind of turned the narrative of 'The Birth of a Nation' on its head.
Amma Asante : The idea that we could be good, bad, mad, angry, we could be all kinds of things. Its a direct response to the framing of African Americans in 'The Birth of a Nation'. Its a direct answer which is: that's not who we are, this is who we are.
