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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Collin, Doug, and Whitney are emerging from the Deep Dark Void with a happy little chat about who's gonna kick the bucket in Season 5 of Stranger Things. After they have their Fantasy Death Draft, listeners chime in with their picks before the final tally is revealed. Who's the consensus pick? (Hint: It's not Dustin.) Grab yourself a copy of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's 'On Death & Dying', and join us!
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