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Justin Simien

Arts & Life
Since the beginning, "Dear White People" has followed a group of students of color as they navigate the struggles of being a minority at an Ivy League university. While institutional inequalities facing the group were highlighted in previous seasons, season three focuses more on each character’s personal journey of self-realization. (Photo: LARA SOLANKI/Netflix)

‘Dear White People’ gets more personal, succeeds in third season

Ani Tonoyan
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Sept. 18, 2019
Tessa Thompson and Justin Simien on the set of Dear White People. Photo by Ashley Nguyen, courtesy of Roadside Attractions.

The five best Arts & Life film stories of 2014

Arts and Life Editors
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Jan. 8, 2015
Tessa Thompson and Justin Simien on the set of Dear White People. Photo by Ashley Nguyen, courtesy of Roadside Attractions.

Writer-director Justin Simien talks “Dear White People,” his filmmaking process, and the performance of identity

Alexandra Heeney
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Oct. 24, 2014
The Stanford Daily

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