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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Hosts: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Marcus Dohring
TK-14057), Todd Felton (TB-10078) & Joe Mignano (SL/TI-12743 )
Post-Production: Joe Mignano, SL/TI-12743
Co-hosts bring you up to speed on all the 501st Legion activities at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 taking place May 26th-29th.
Bash Tickets
Starlight Children’s Foundation
– donation link
– Star Wars themed hospital gowns
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