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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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This episode: recorded in 2023 (???), edited in May 2025. Between recording and posting this episode, both Rosie and Aym have got married (Rosie beat Aym to this despite getting engaged a full year later). Rosie also can't remember what happens in this episode despite editing it themself, so hopefully it's good!
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