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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Scathing condemnation of the education industrial complex or horny Lifetime movie where a rich old guy likes to get choked by college girls? Join the boys and guest, Samia Abu-Shawish, as they explore the world of crippling student load debt, generational poverty, and rim jobs in this week's movie, Sugar Daddies.
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