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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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Co-writer Ben Acker joins the podcast. Ben Acker and Ben Blacker were only on the show for one season, but had a great time there. For a brief period, most of the writers were named Ben. Rob and Rich are surprised Lily Dale and the Fox sisters are real.
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