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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A young woman searching for her missing sister in 1930s California is drawn into a dark and dangerous cult. Kelsey James returns to talk about her third book, THE COLONY OF LOST SOULS– another historical thriller that will consume you!
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