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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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In this best-of replay from season one of That Scene, Rosie Perez talks to Dan Patrick about the iconic opening dance sequence from Do the Right Thing and her chance encounter with Spike Lee that ended up getting her cast in the film.
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