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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What Did I Miss E01 – We have to go back!
What Did I Miss is a podcast where we go back to revisit the old & older media that made us! Rewatching classics from the 60’s through the 2010’s. In Episode 1 the hosts DMFilly & Taylor curate a list of shows & movies they each respectively love and the other hasn’t seen. They’ll trade back and forth every week revisiting the list as they catch up on all the media they missed. Hit them up and let them know what you want them to watch next or what you think they’ve both missed!
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