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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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After a number of nasty headlines regarding the Miss Universe Pageant, Amy and T.J. decided to record this episode while watching tonight’s pageant. This week, the latest scandal to hit the Miss Universe organization happened after two judges resigned, one of them claiming the pageant is rigged. This comes on the heels of a tragic fall by Miss Jamaica during an evening gown competition and a pageant director stepping down earlier this month after calling Miss Mexico dumb during a livestream.
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