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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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**BONUS EPISODE**
In today's special episode, Olympic Hijinx, and Scarlett Johanson -vs. Disney...The Black Widow goes up against the Mouse!
We look at some Disney/Marvel films "By the Numbers" and note that Scarlett Johanson has some impressive Box Office cred.
Will the fight brought to the Black Widows door wind up bitting the Mouse in the butt when it gets the Feds to re-examine the 1948 Supreme Court case, United States -vs. Paramount? Anti-Trust anyone?
So grab some popcorn, the courts in session.
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