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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American Fiction (w/ Glory Edim Well Read Black Girl)
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews American Fiction with Glory Edim, The Well-Read Black Girl
RYJ and Glory Edim discuss being black in the literary space and what it takes to be successful
Glory Edim - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
Follow Glory Edim on IG - @wellreadblackgirl
Find out more about Well-Read Black Girl by checking out Glory’s website here
Available in Theaters
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Keith David and Adam Brody
Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson
For more information about American Fiction check out this link
Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link
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continue reading
RYJ and Glory Edim discuss being black in the literary space and what it takes to be successful
Glory Edim - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
Follow Glory Edim on IG - @wellreadblackgirl
Find out more about Well-Read Black Girl by checking out Glory’s website here
Available in Theaters
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Keith David and Adam Brody
Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson
For more information about American Fiction check out this link
Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link
193 episodes
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Ronald Young Jr. reviews American Fiction with Glory Edim, The Well-Read Black Girl
RYJ and Glory Edim discuss being black in the literary space and what it takes to be successful
Glory Edim - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
Follow Glory Edim on IG - @wellreadblackgirl
Find out more about Well-Read Black Girl by checking out Glory’s website here
Available in Theaters
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Keith David and Adam Brody
Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson
For more information about American Fiction check out this link
Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link
…
continue reading
RYJ and Glory Edim discuss being black in the literary space and what it takes to be successful
Glory Edim - 5 of 5 stars
RYJ - 4.25 of 5 stars
Follow me on IG, Threads,Twitter, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
Follow Glory Edim on IG - @wellreadblackgirl
Find out more about Well-Read Black Girl by checking out Glory’s website here
Available in Theaters
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K Brown, Erika Alexander, John Ortiz, Keith David and Adam Brody
Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson
For more information about American Fiction check out this link
Support Leaving the Theater on Patreon using this link
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