Barack and I believe that everyone has a story worth telling—and Descendant is a story that demands to be told. It chronicles one of the most painful eras in our history, when the last known ship from Africa, the Clotilda, arrived with enslaved Africans to the U.S. Earlier this summer, we had the chance to join the talented director and producers who put this film together—Margaret Brown, Essie Chambers, Kyle Martin, and our good friend Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Descendant is a documentary that not only educates, but inspires all those who watch. I can’t wait for you to watch it on Netflix and learn this part of our history, with the hopes you share this film with others, too.