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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For the fourth time on this show, Jordan and Marc take a look at three different Pepe Le Pew episodes. Little Beau Pepe, from the early era of Pepe's run, and Heaven Scent and Who Scent You from the later days of the studio. Are these particularly memorable selections from the run of this character? The runtime of this episode may allude to the answer.
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