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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It's Myles's birthday, and he heard word that Drew had somehow after all these years never saw a movie that was extremely important to him! So we take a look back to the 90s to a previously unsung but now very sung Disney classic! Does it Stand Out? Will they see Eye to Eye?! Listen and find out!
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