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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Erich, Teresa, and Steve are joined by author John Jackson Miller to discuss the event that starwars.com apparently spoiled for iTunes users everywhere. Darth Maul is dead…long live Darth Maul. The Chosen One is mentioned, and we all loved it. Loved it so much we talked about it for about an hour. Head over to geekoutonline.com to check out the books that John Jackson Miller talked about and purchase them through amazon as well as see a new video from Stuffedy!
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