It's really challenging that idea of who is a hero, who has made contributions to society, but then also not historicizing it, so we're really putting it in the present because that's what modern media is so much about... (Blair Imani)

It's really challenging that idea of who is a hero, who has made contributions to society, but then also not historicizing it, so we're really putting it in the present because that's what modern media is so much about...

Blair Imani

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