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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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0:00 SEGMENT 1: Siya Oum on the Kickstarter for NEO WONDERLAND, her favorite comics growing up, and being inspired by The Matrix/Blade Runner/Ghost in the Shell.
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22:29 SEGMENT 2: Chef Liz of Tenacious Eats on her Stranger Things Snow Ball event on Thursday, November 6th, at Work & Leisure on Locust
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41:57 SEGMENT 3: James & Oliver Phelps on the newest season of “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” on Food Network
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53:22 James and Producer Joey V. review “Bugonia”
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