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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Gracie Allen for President
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In the election of 1940 against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a woman ran for President. Gracie Allen , a radio comedian known for being a ditz ran as a publicity stunt meant to be a short bit. It turned out into quite the event. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hope-sears/message
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In the election of 1940 against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a woman ran for President. Gracie Allen , a radio comedian known for being a ditz ran as a publicity stunt meant to be a short bit. It turned out into quite the event. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hope-sears/message
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