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New ‘Uncle Tom’ Film Seeks to Foster Open Debate, Says Executive Producer Larry Elder

Talk show host and bestselling author Larry Elder at his home in Los Angeles on June 17, 2020. Elder is the executive producer of the new film "Uncle Tom." Hau Nguyen/The Epoch Times
Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
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“Why can’t we have a healthy discussion in the black community without dissenting views being denounced as coming from an Uncle Tom?”

This is the question posed by the new “Uncle Tom” documentary, said talk show host Larry Elder in an interview with The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” program.

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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