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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Ten Forward 34: Trekkies
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Well, the "Voyager" doc wasn't ready in time for us to cover it at the end of the series, so we went through the shelves and scrounged up "Trekkies", the Denise Crosby–hosted look at "Star Trek" conventions and the fans that attend them! It...certainly has a bias. Also this week: The Match Game, Iowa, and mascots! [cw: brief mention of suicidal ideation] [The Star Trek Adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kC_dCCZV-o]
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Well, the "Voyager" doc wasn't ready in time for us to cover it at the end of the series, so we went through the shelves and scrounged up "Trekkies", the Denise Crosby–hosted look at "Star Trek" conventions and the fans that attend them! It...certainly has a bias. Also this week: The Match Game, Iowa, and mascots! [cw: brief mention of suicidal ideation] [The Star Trek Adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kC_dCCZV-o]
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