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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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On a "very special episode" of Trash in the Can, guest Samia Abu-Shawish and the boys navigate a world where people listen to the radio, where jokes don't to be funny, and where the only thing standing between you and success is cultural appropriation. We watched the Rachel Dolezal of movies, 2019's Loqueesha.
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