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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We’re splitting things up in a timely manner to get two episodes to you guys, first up is our almost full-length episode review of ‘Desert Cantos,, in which Steve covers the second episode back this year.
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Running Time: 54:47
Podcast Record Date: March 5, 2009
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