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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1985 — Return to Oz & Follow That Bird: 80s Childhood Trauma
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On the first episode of our 1985 series, Becky, Cam and Alicia take flight with Disney's unofficial Wizard of Oz sequel and the first Sesame Street feature film to be released in theatres.
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On the first episode of our 1985 series, Becky, Cam and Alicia take flight with Disney's unofficial Wizard of Oz sequel and the first Sesame Street feature film to be released in theatres.
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