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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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is opening in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It’s home to the largest digital camera ever made, with the goal of mapping the entire night sky in more detail than ever before. The BBC's Ione Wells was granted early access to the telescope to see how this potentially world-changing tech works up close for Tech Now. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Space #Universe #BBCNews
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is opening in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It’s home to the largest digital camera ever made, with the goal of mapping the entire night sky in more detail than ever before. The BBC's Ione Wells was granted early access to the telescope to see how this potentially world-changing tech works up close for Tech Now. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Space #Universe #BBCNews
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