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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Episode 256 - Becca Burgess - Doctor #1 or Nothing
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Becca Burgess has worked in television casting for years, first in Atlanta and now in LA. Conan O’Brien is being sued for joke stealing because jokes are hard, yo. Male rompers - this is a thing we need to make decisions about. Sometimes we wish that our favorite shows would get cancelled, but no, they just keep getting renewed into oblivion. Please do not shake, nor stir, Mr. Moore’s ashes.
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Becca Burgess has worked in television casting for years, first in Atlanta and now in LA. Conan O’Brien is being sued for joke stealing because jokes are hard, yo. Male rompers - this is a thing we need to make decisions about. Sometimes we wish that our favorite shows would get cancelled, but no, they just keep getting renewed into oblivion. Please do not shake, nor stir, Mr. Moore’s ashes.
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