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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Episode 30: One For The Homies and One For Me featuring @softsadcloud
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Pinko and Barto talk to Callisto (@softsadcloud) about the class struggles and economic stratification of Oakland and their relationship to "Sorry To Bother You." Also: The recuperation of Detroit's character>STBY's relationship with orthodox Marxism>Lenin's Embalmed Dick Additional reading: - From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement by Fred B. Glass - No There There: Race, Class, and Political Community in Oakland by Chris Rhombery - The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland by Robyn C. Spencer Additional Sources: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2018/01/21/united-nations-expert-describes-oakland-and-californias-homeless-crisis-as-cruel https://bostonreview.net/race-literature-culture/robin-d-g-kelley-sorry-not-sorry https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley-oakland https://www.redfin.com/CA/Berkeley/1960-San-Antonio-Ave-94707/home/28697135?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link https://jacobinmag.com/2018/08/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley-interview Intro music: The Coup: Fat Cats and Bigga Fish Fast Facts: Jon Brooks Music - American Jackpot Tension Bed 2 Outro: Star Fucking Hipsters ft. Boots Riley - 9/11 'til Infinity
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Pinko and Barto talk to Callisto (@softsadcloud) about the class struggles and economic stratification of Oakland and their relationship to "Sorry To Bother You." Also: The recuperation of Detroit's character>STBY's relationship with orthodox Marxism>Lenin's Embalmed Dick Additional reading: - From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement by Fred B. Glass - No There There: Race, Class, and Political Community in Oakland by Chris Rhombery - The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland by Robyn C. Spencer Additional Sources: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2018/01/21/united-nations-expert-describes-oakland-and-californias-homeless-crisis-as-cruel https://bostonreview.net/race-literature-culture/robin-d-g-kelley-sorry-not-sorry https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/07/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley-oakland https://www.redfin.com/CA/Berkeley/1960-San-Antonio-Ave-94707/home/28697135?utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link https://jacobinmag.com/2018/08/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley-interview Intro music: The Coup: Fat Cats and Bigga Fish Fast Facts: Jon Brooks Music - American Jackpot Tension Bed 2 Outro: Star Fucking Hipsters ft. Boots Riley - 9/11 'til Infinity
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