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, 63 year old Richard Bilodeau was arrested for the 1986 rape and murder of 16 year old Theresa Fusco after DNA from his smoothie straw linked him to the brutal crime. And get this, it was DNA that exonerated 3 men who had already served 17 years for Fusco’s murder. Amy and T.J. talk about the latest developments in this case and emotional reaction from Theresa’s father as well as the cautionary tale this story provides about our justice system.
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