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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A podcast about Movies, Documentaries, Series, Books hosted by Matthew Benjamin. Matthew is a lover of movies and podcasting. As a kid he was always watching movies and shooting his own videos. He loves podcasts and listens to them constantly trying to grow and learn. He wants to share his love for podcasting with you talking about movies, news, series, books, and documentaries!
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A podcast about Movies, Documentaries, Series, Books hosted by Matthew Benjamin. Matthew is a lover of movies and podcasting. As a kid he was always watching movies and shooting his own videos. He loves podcasts and listens to them constantly trying to grow and learn. He wants to share his love for podcasting with you talking about movies, news, series, books, and documentaries!
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