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People are up and arms about Quvenzhané Wallis  playing the lead role in forthcoming film “Annie,” originally played by a White girl. But Jeff Johnson doesn’t understand when there have been plenty of White actors who’ve played roles of Black characters. Listen to 3 Things You Should Know in the audio player to hear five Black roles played by White actors and why we should all support this film.

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