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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Following a misadventure aboard a derelict space station, the rebel agents of the Sparkling Spoonbill accidentally released the Taung, an ancient fleet of marauders bent on the destruction of the human race.
Searching for a way to stop them, the heroes travelled to Roon, an ancient Taung colony, and nearly convinced their leader to point his people's fury at the Galactic Empire, before killing him themselves.
Taking responsibility for the murder, Zapp Rowsdower has fulfilled the ancient rite and become the new Taung leader, taking command just as the ancient aliens set their sights on the derelict cities of Kamino....
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Searching for a way to stop them, the heroes travelled to Roon, an ancient Taung colony, and nearly convinced their leader to point his people's fury at the Galactic Empire, before killing him themselves.
Taking responsibility for the murder, Zapp Rowsdower has fulfilled the ancient rite and become the new Taung leader, taking command just as the ancient aliens set their sights on the derelict cities of Kamino....
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Following a misadventure aboard a derelict space station, the rebel agents of the Sparkling Spoonbill accidentally released the Taung, an ancient fleet of marauders bent on the destruction of the human race.
Searching for a way to stop them, the heroes travelled to Roon, an ancient Taung colony, and nearly convinced their leader to point his people's fury at the Galactic Empire, before killing him themselves.
Taking responsibility for the murder, Zapp Rowsdower has fulfilled the ancient rite and become the new Taung leader, taking command just as the ancient aliens set their sights on the derelict cities of Kamino....
…
continue reading
Searching for a way to stop them, the heroes travelled to Roon, an ancient Taung colony, and nearly convinced their leader to point his people's fury at the Galactic Empire, before killing him themselves.
Taking responsibility for the murder, Zapp Rowsdower has fulfilled the ancient rite and become the new Taung leader, taking command just as the ancient aliens set their sights on the derelict cities of Kamino....
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