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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The war in Ukraine has many far-reaching effects but one of the more unexpected has been on couples hoping to have babies through commercial surrogacy. The country used to be the go-to destination in Europe due to its surrogacy laws, but now it's nearby Georgia, where numbers are soaring. Agencies there are recruiting women from across central Asia to meet the rising demand, leading to concerns about exploitation. Recently, Russian forces launched a renewed offensive in the Kharkiv region in an attempt to break through a weakened Ukrainian front line. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Ukraine #Georgia #BBCNews
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The war in Ukraine has many far-reaching effects but one of the more unexpected has been on couples hoping to have babies through commercial surrogacy. The country used to be the go-to destination in Europe due to its surrogacy laws, but now it's nearby Georgia, where numbers are soaring. Agencies there are recruiting women from across central Asia to meet the rising demand, leading to concerns about exploitation. Recently, Russian forces launched a renewed offensive in the Kharkiv region in an attempt to break through a weakened Ukrainian front line. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Ukraine #Georgia #BBCNews
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