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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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The Mr. Rewatch project has had the privilege of being a show strictly about entertainment. We send you a political message today to acknowledge that for most people, politics is not something that can be separated from other parts of their daily life. We dedicate these 8:46 minutes of silence to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, and the countless other victims of racism and police violence over the past centuries. To help our American friends, we will match donations to Black-supporting organizations until we have spent $1000 CAD. Send us the receipt on Twitter at @mr_rewatch. We have also made donations in our home country and encourage others to do the same. In Canada, you can find a list of organizations to donate to here: https://indie88.com/7-places-you-can-donate-to-in-support-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/. Thank you.
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