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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It's happened to all of us: you watch a documentary and you want to wow your friends with your new knowledge. Then you try to describe it and you just sound like you're describing some kind of incoherent fever dream? We're here to help! Luke Jensen and Monika Scott are comedians that love watching documentaries ALMOST as much as they love not sounding crazy. What Did You Learn is a discussion about a documentary that is concluded with a 3 sentence description of it that you are welcome to use to WOW your friends at parties. You're welcome.
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It's happened to all of us: you watch a documentary and you want to wow your friends with your new knowledge. Then you try to describe it and you just sound like you're describing some kind of incoherent fever dream? We're here to help! Luke Jensen and Monika Scott are comedians that love watching documentaries ALMOST as much as they love not sounding crazy. What Did You Learn is a discussion about a documentary that is concluded with a 3 sentence description of it that you are welcome to use to WOW your friends at parties. You're welcome.
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