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...is worth seeing no matter who you are. For viewers like me, however, it engenders the reality that, no matter how hard anyone tries to whitewash history, our stories will forever continue to be told in full, by us and for us.

...powerful Netflix documentary on the legacy of slavery.

The past can’t be changed but what’s happening right now, can certainly be rectified and made into a better place for everyone.

...equally fascinating as it is riveting.

In Brown’s must-watch filling of a historical gap, a blow against white-led Black erasure, “Descendent,” explains to audiences how storytelling can be a revolutionary act.

...this insightful documentary shares the spirited allegiance of one African American community's activism to preserve its historic cultural heritage.