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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114- Our Favorite Droids
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Somehow we've never had an episode dedicated to droids, so today we try to fix that! We go over our top 5 lists of favorite droids. Someday we hope to dive in a little deeper into a Droid's role in the Star Wars universe, but today we wanted to just have a little fun and talk about our favorite mechanical beings in Star Wars! Follow us on twitter: @grandmofftalkin @jacobcrites @thejazcamille @rilesbowman or email us at: grandmofftalkin@gmail.com
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Somehow we've never had an episode dedicated to droids, so today we try to fix that! We go over our top 5 lists of favorite droids. Someday we hope to dive in a little deeper into a Droid's role in the Star Wars universe, but today we wanted to just have a little fun and talk about our favorite mechanical beings in Star Wars! Follow us on twitter: @grandmofftalkin @jacobcrites @thejazcamille @rilesbowman or email us at: grandmofftalkin@gmail.com
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