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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Tonight, two men died by lethal injection despite last ditch efforts to have their executions stayed. In Missouri, Lance Shockely maintained his innocence until his final hour. And the state of Florida executed its 15th and one of its oldest inmates, 72 year-old Samuel Lee Smithers. Amy and T.J. go over the details in both of these cases and discuss the reason why our country has drastically picked up its execution pace this year.
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