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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The HOBI Gang is complete again as Blake and Jim are in the studio! The guys catch up on what shows they are watching, Blake and Jim feast on the missed foods from the prior month, favorite old-school arcade games, and we wallow in our worst breakup stories! Plus the gang builds the perfect fast-food 3-course meal, Jeremy Renner is asked to take a pay cut, high school pranks and they list the Top Five Perfect Television Episodes! This episode is sponsored by the Super Cincy Expo.
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