Natashia Deon on THE PERISHING
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Los Angeles Times - The Ultimate Outsider
In 19 30 segregated la, that it meant something? So that's where she starts. She's the ultimate outsider. But she finds this family. And not only does she find a family, in a community, in a school, she's got a teacher who's willing to help,. which leads her to her job as the first black reporter for the los angeles times. You know, one of the characters talks about how death is pasically the best way to see how a person really was. Like you can really tell the heart of a nation or society by the way people die. I wanted to explore that in different ways, but also be able to tell the story of elia
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