{"id":155206,"date":"2021-08-20T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=155206"},"modified":"2021-08-20T11:05:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:05:36","slug":"rewind-with-ellen-ep-29-respect-movie-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/rewind-with-ellen-ep-29-respect-movie-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewind with Ellen ep. 29 \u2014 &#8216;RESPECT&#8217; Movie Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLqdrDZ_E-w-qu5NYT19UjjdwW3QnEoyK3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rewind with Ellen<\/a>\u2018 hosts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ellenthagreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ellen J. 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