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Freedom of Speech, but Watch What You Say: Donald Lacy’s New Film Challenges American Censorship
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Oakland playwright, comedian, actor and community activist Donald Lacy about his new film, Free Speech Costs Plenty. The film opens the 24th Oakland International Film Festival on September 9 at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater. Lacy said the project was inspired by Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, an event that sent shockwaves through the comedy world. If a wealthy, established white comedian could face punishment for political jokes, Black comedians wondered what might happen to artists with fewer protections. “I started writing the script about a…
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