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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49 year old Christa Gail Pike was just 18 when she murdered fellow teenage girl, Colleen Slemmer 30 years ago. If Tennessee follows through on Pike’s scheduled execution date next September, Pike will become the 19th woman in modern U.S. history to pay for her crime with her life. Amy and T.J. explain Pike’s horrific crime, give voice to the case to save her life, and explain just how and why it’s so rare for women to face the death penalty.
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