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“To me, entertainment is really the new plantation. It's the new sugar, the new cotton, that black people work for somebody else to be richer than them.”

Quote by Haile Gerima

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Haile Gerima, born on March 4, 1946, is an accomplished Ethiopian filmmaker whose works are renowned for their profound social criticism and unique interpretation of African culture. more

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