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Issues of Our Time is a new section of JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies devoted to a prompt and timely analysis of pressing issues of national or international concern by scholars, activists, and intellectuals. The inaugural issue focuses on the film, The Help, which was based on best-selling book, "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. The film was directed by Stockett's friend, Tate Taylor. The film stars Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and others. The production companies for the film include DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Imagenation and 1492 Pictures. The film is distributed by Touchstone Pictures.