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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Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York has been overturned, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. The New York Court of Appeals said prosecutors in the pivotal #MeToo case called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him. The court said that meant he was unfairly tried for past behaviour, and ordered a new trial. Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison for a separate conviction for rape. He denies the allegations from Ashley Judd. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #HarveyWeinstein #NewYork #BBCNews
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Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York has been overturned, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. The New York Court of Appeals said prosecutors in the pivotal #MeToo case called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him. The court said that meant he was unfairly tried for past behaviour, and ordered a new trial. Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison for a separate conviction for rape. He denies the allegations from Ashley Judd. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #HarveyWeinstein #NewYork #BBCNews
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