Queen & Slim Director Melina Matsoukas Wants Justice For Atatiana Jefferson
"[Jefferson] was killed in her own bedroom, which is meant to be a safe haven for a person," Matsoukas continued,"she was murdered by someone meant to protect and to serve her. She was murdered because she was black."
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