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Especially last year, I was thinking a lot about the duality of the Black experience in America.

At once, its a place of this great hope, which I think Juneteenth represents in one way.

On the other side, its incredibly difficult and theres a lot of pain.

And they kind of walk hand-in-hand.

They become either saints or theyre vilified.

The right function of it is to make you uncomfortable.

Horrors just better in a room full of people that are just freaking out.

We cant wait to freak out in theaters on August 27, whenCandymanpremieres.

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