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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India has been called “the pharmacy of the world” for its manufacture of high-quality medicines and life-saving vaccines. But hidden within this high-tech industry, dressed as pharmaceutical executives, are drug dealers whose real business is to supply illegal, addictive, dangerous opioids to countries across West Africa. BBC Eye Investigations goes undercover to expose some of the people getting rich from Africa’s opioid crisis. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #India #BBCAfricaEye #BBCNews
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India has been called “the pharmacy of the world” for its manufacture of high-quality medicines and life-saving vaccines. But hidden within this high-tech industry, dressed as pharmaceutical executives, are drug dealers whose real business is to supply illegal, addictive, dangerous opioids to countries across West Africa. BBC Eye Investigations goes undercover to expose some of the people getting rich from Africa’s opioid crisis. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #India #BBCAfricaEye #BBCNews
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