"Queen & Slim" Is Very, Very Black, Says Lena Waithe

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The writer of "Queen & Slim," Lena Waithe shared with ESSENCE that she and Melina Matsoukas took no notes from anyone who wasn't Black while creating the masterpiece. Here's why "Queen & Slim" is for us, by us.
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