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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This week, the problems of rich, white people are finally highlighted. Special guest, Samia Abu-Shawish, joins us for a Lifetime original movie featuring actors that can't cry, pregnant knife fights, and a guy with the world's worst pull-out game. We watched 2015's tale of teen pregnancy and how terrible poor people are, Double Daddy.
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