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 ...
…
continue reading
Rise of the Robots: Robot Rivals Season 1- Episode 2
Rise of the Robots: A Battlebots/Robot Wars/Techno-Games/Robotica Podcast
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 484228454 series 2986666
Content provided by Rise of the Robot. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rise of the Robot or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
Rise of the Robots continues their coverage of Robot Rivals as Alan & The Griz discuss the contest between the University of Washington and Purdue as they have just 8 hours to make a tree cutting robot.
314 episodes