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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We head back in time to discuss the biggest pop culture moments and news from the year 2000!
Mac kicks off the episode with the year's superlatives, before Gu breaks out the tiermaker and the gruesome twosome decide what is truly important from the year 2000!
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Mac kicks off the episode with the year's superlatives, before Gu breaks out the tiermaker and the gruesome twosome decide what is truly important from the year 2000!
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