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“Everybody knows this legend in kind of African-American lore. There's always somebody in your neighborhood named Orangejello or Lemonjello. And that's spelled - Orangejello is spelled O-R-A-N-G-E-J-E-L-L-O.”

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Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and comedian. He is known for his work on 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Key & Peele,' and later transitioned to film, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on 'Get Out'. more

“Since we were renamed, and now it feels like 80 percent of the African-American population has the name Washington or Jefferson or some president or slave owner's name. And, I almost wonder is this, like, is this part of a way of taking back the principle of naming your - I might be going too far into this - but naming your kids something of your choice?”

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Author:Jordan Peele

“My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel.”

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Author:Chinua Achebe

“Just to clarify the division of labor on the show, I write the show and Alan [Poul] does everything else.”

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Author:Aaron Sorkin

“I think the reason I went into theater, ultimately, was because that was one of multicultural groups. Because you identify with other people that share similar passions to you, so it didn't matter how much melanin was in their skin.”

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Author:Keegan-Michael Key