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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1977

Page

13

Roots tale drifts into slave dialogue and power shifts

A fragment from Alex Haley’s Roots depicts Mason Lea pressuring Chicken George under slavery’s gaze. The dialogue exposes coercive control, sexual exploitation, and the dynamics of white masters and Black bondsmen in a troubled plantation setting, hinting at brutal enforcement and complex loyalties.

Sekka Gains Bilal Role in Mohammad Film

AP reports Sekka, a Gambian born actor, was chosen to voice Bilal in Mohammad Messenger of God after a boyhood call to prayer on Mactarthy Island. The piece notes his reverent approach, Ali's praise, and the film's production challenges including desert shoots, financing shuffles from Morocco to Libya, and multilingual dialogue work.

Hollywood Jabany Sekka Mactarthy Island Gam Iva Hun Joly Sekka Bilal Mohammad Messenger of God Sekka Mecca Medina Muhammed Ali Dinetor Moustapha Akkad Akkad Actus Johnny Moustapha Akkad Marrakech Morocco Anthony Quinn Rene Pappas Michael Angera Quinn Cantern Libya Sekke Dakar Gambia Marseilles England Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts London Minetor Johnson Khartoum Sidney Poitier Poitier

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