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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Join us as we recap an episode of this TV Classic! Requested by Libby. There's talk of royal inbreeding, why we are so angry with Sidney Sheldon and plenty of hate for Full House. There is also mentions of Betty White and...Seinfeld! Oh, and lots of CAKE!
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