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 US Secret Service is at the center of scrutiny after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The rally's security failure has led to calls for the director of the US Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, to resign. The violent incident was the first time a current or former US president has been wounded in an attempted assassination since Ronald Reagan in 1981. Cheatle has said she would not resign from her role. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Trump #US #BBCNews
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The US Secret Service is at the center of scrutiny after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The rally's security failure has led to calls for the director of the US Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, to resign. The violent incident was the first time a current or former US president has been wounded in an attempted assassination since Ronald Reagan in 1981. Cheatle has said she would not resign from her role. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Trump #US #BBCNews
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