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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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His people made him a leader. The empire made him a renegade. History made him a hero.
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A young Gaul named Vercingetorix says he's going to make a girl he just met his queen while his dad gets killed by his brother, i think...and then...well...there's a druid...and Caesar...and...uh.
Join Jason and Jef as they discuss Maniple Formation, Foreheads and Horse Shit...oh and also SWORDS AND SWORCERY!
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