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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Hey Bullet Takers! The next installment of "Madea Month" will be out this weekend! Crazy, right?! Anyway, if you just NEED a Leroy and Roman fix, here is another phone call between the fellas. Enjoy! PS The story Leroy tells is 100% TRUE...except maybe for the very end...maybe.
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