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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We are two people who have 'Ken' in our names and our friendship is built off that. We love talking about movies and television. In 2025, we returned, changing the show from Two Degrees of Peri Gilpin to Two Degrees of Ken. We still love Peri Gilpin! New episodes on Thursdays.
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We are two people who have 'Ken' in our names and our friendship is built off that. We love talking about movies and television. In 2025, we returned, changing the show from Two Degrees of Peri Gilpin to Two Degrees of Ken. We still love Peri Gilpin! New episodes on Thursdays.
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