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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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Just in time for the preorder deadline for Casey Jones #1 on 8/11/25 (today!) host Brian VanHooker chats with two comic book writers at IDW comics who are launching two upcoming series about two core TMNT characters. Dan Watters is writing the Shredder series, which is hitting shelves in August, while Alex Paknadel is writing the Casey Jones mini-series, which hits shelves in September. Both share how their respective series will bring the charcters back to basics and what new challenges they may face in their stories. Sound engineering by Ian Williams. Follow TURTLE TRACKS PODCAST on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turtle_tracks_podcast/
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