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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Episode 216: We Need A Ruvolution (Season 16 Promo Thoughts!)
The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag Race
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Grab your sixteen tunneled candles and pearl (h*rbor) thongs because The Shade Table is BACK IN SESSION! Fresh off the Sasha Colby Meet & Greet, Kyle is joined by Katie and Calvin Cato to give flowers and camouflaged shade at our latest crop of queens for Season 16 of Drag Race OG. (Spoiler alert: a past multi-visit Shade Table librarian is now a RuGirl!!!) Check out our rundown of the Season 16 Meet the Queens ahead of the NEW season kicking off on January 5th! (music: bensound.com)
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