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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Universal Classic Monsters 101: The Mummy's Hand
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We're joined by Amirra Malak, who is an Egyptian American artist, art teacher, and sci-fi fan, to continue our class on Universal Classic Monsters to discuss The Mummy's Hand (1940) and the nuances of Egyptian representation in Western media.
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We're joined by Amirra Malak, who is an Egyptian American artist, art teacher, and sci-fi fan, to continue our class on Universal Classic Monsters to discuss The Mummy's Hand (1940) and the nuances of Egyptian representation in Western media.
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