Society of Magical Negroes’ title was meant to make people squirm, for their own good

Aren (Justice Smith), the Black protagonist of American Society of Magical Negroes, stands with a solemn look on his face in an entirely black, undefined space
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Director Kobi Libii explains how ‘white discomfort’ shaped the story, and why that title is so important

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