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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"Keep it Dark" if you don't want people to know who you are. Lydia, her source from an old news story, wants to skip town because her old gang, the Arañas, is trying to recruit her to come back. Fearing for her life, she asks for Allegra's help. But Allegra wants to use Lydia to expose the dangerous gang, now being led by Sunshine and Dr. Light. But before they can break the story, both women, Chester, and Citizen reporters get trapped in the office with no hope of escape unless Allegra reveals her meta powers. Meanwhile Flash tries to track down a new speedster in town by asking an imprisoned Eobard Thawne some questions. Jay and Josh hide from the power company by turning off all the lights on this week's episode of Scarlet Velocity: A Flash Podcast!
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