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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Toniiight, it's a summer refresh, as Sam, Mike, & Jeff clock in for Office Space, including an interview with one of its stars! Ajay Naidu also played Ahmed on MacGyver, S1:E17 "To Be a Man," and the guys talk to him at length about that experience.
Plus, Roberta, the sassy southern AI robot, makes her return! If you could just listen to this episode, that'd be grrrrreat.
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