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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Simon Rakoff & Darren Frost Episode 59
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Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week stand up comedians Darren Frost and Simon Rakoff hang out with Richard in the living room. In a wide ranging conversation they talk about everything from free speech to what happens when you get death threats and are assaulted on stage. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.
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Welcome to the House of Crouse. This week stand up comedians Darren Frost and Simon Rakoff hang out with Richard in the living room. In a wide ranging conversation they talk about everything from free speech to what happens when you get death threats and are assaulted on stage. It's good stuff so c'mon in and sit a spell.
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