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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Jack plucks up the courage to ask out Barbara, Victor feels a bit unwanted and Winston gets barred from the Clansman. Craig and Bethany relive through all of this and are joined by Paul English, a TV and culture critic who has written glowingly about the show over the years.
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