Dear White People Movie Analysis

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The movie “Dear White People” is a story told from both sides. The movie is good about showing both sides of the story and getting good actors to betray the characters. The movie takes place in an Ivy League College, The story is told through a group of sophomore black and white. In the movie the African Americans struggle against issues themselves. In the movie they competed against each other for head of the house and the person that won was a female name Sam. Sam is an on campus African American activist. Sam juggles being bi-racial, head of the dorm, and running a radio broadcast called Dear White People. During her show she talking about all of the issues that she feels like they should be expressed and brought to the light.
Sam is

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