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Director of photography on Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, John Akomfrah’s documentary Seven Songs for Malcolm X and Spike Lee’s Crooklyn, Arthur Jafa has crafted an oeuvre that also encompasses music, philosophy and science-fiction art. He had a wide-ranging conversation with Black Film Bulletin co-founder June Givanni in London in February 1993, excerpts from which are reproduced here.
A man wants to rehome his stepdaughter, saying she is vindictive and manipulative, but doesn't see anything wrong with treating her like an unwanted pet. His situation points to the importance of fostering positive relationships with stepchildren to create a healthy blended family.
A woman has faced emotional abuse from her stepdaughter over the years. After distancing herself due to past conflicts, her stepdaughter reached out to "bury the hatchet" by asking the woman to become her unpaid nanny for her expected baby.
A Reddit mom faced backlash for breaking a generations-long family tradition by giving their family heirloom necklace to her stepdaughter instead of her biological daughter, leading to a heated debate about the significance of blood ties and the consequences of her decision.
A woman asked Reddit's AITA community if she was in the wrong for asking her stepdaughter to wake up 20 minutes earlier to make breakfast so that she could get more sleep. But not too many Redditors were happy with the mother.