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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She-Ra goes sci-fi and meets the Star Siblings in this week's episode, where Lauren and Eric are joined by staff writer M. Willis for an in-depth discussion of Bow and Glimmer's reconciliation, the power of genre fiction, and also Star Trek. Lots about Star Trek. For anyone interested, I cannot recommend enough that folks watch "Far Beyond the Stars" from Deep Space Nine. It is especially relevant this week. It's on Netflix! Music in the episode: Skunk Anansie: Intellectualize My Blackness
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She-Ra goes sci-fi and meets the Star Siblings in this week's episode, where Lauren and Eric are joined by staff writer M. Willis for an in-depth discussion of Bow and Glimmer's reconciliation, the power of genre fiction, and also Star Trek. Lots about Star Trek. For anyone interested, I cannot recommend enough that folks watch "Far Beyond the Stars" from Deep Space Nine. It is especially relevant this week. It's on Netflix! Music in the episode: Skunk Anansie: Intellectualize My Blackness
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