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‘Star Wars’ and the Fear of a Black Planet

DIVERSITY

Some fans have voiced their displeasure at the diversity of the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it serves as a cultural corrective to the original, overwhelmingly white Star Wars.

Like most Star Wars geeks, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the December release of The Force Awakens. I’ve been a major Star Wars fan since I was a kid with an R2-D2 trash can in his bedroom, eating C-3PO’s cereal.

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