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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A chaotic one this week. The Big Flower Fight star Ryan Lanji joins Cian & Charlie with cameos from Dita Garbo and Black Peppa. This week the queens had the sewing machines out, but the only queen who went home is one who fell over in the shower.
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