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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Authors Clay Morgan and Melissa Tagg tend to gush over classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Age. Listen in to learn about some of the greatest films of all time, what made them so legendary, and even the saucy secrets of Tinseltown in the mid-20th century.
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Authors Clay Morgan and Melissa Tagg tend to gush over classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Age. Listen in to learn about some of the greatest films of all time, what made them so legendary, and even the saucy secrets of Tinseltown in the mid-20th century.
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