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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: this franchise hates humans

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When I was young, my mom’s friend’s kids came over to watch DreamWorks’ 1998 classic The Prince of Egypt. Less than 10 minutes in, they tearily demanded we turn it off. It wasn’t the violence against the enslaved people that was getting to them. When they watched those people’s backs cut up by whips, they weren’t … Read more

In 1939, Former Slaves Rented Their Home to a Chinese Family; Here’s What Happened 80 Years Later

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“Without them, we would not have the education and everything else,” said Lloyd Dong Jr, an 81-year-old American Chinese man living in California, US. Almost 90 years ago, in 1939, the Dong family were denied accommodation from estate agents and landlords due to racially restrictive housing laws that prioritised renting out and selling properties to … Read more