In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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In this edition of GVN Talking Comics, we have a conversation with John Dolmayan. Besides being the drummer for the rock group "System of a Down," he is also the writer of a new comic book series called "Dead Samurai," along with artist Ryan Benjamin. The series is set to be released on October 9th by Wake Entertainment.
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