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Studio 2 Extra: Delaware comics tell bold African history
Manuel Godoy turned a comic into a cultural movement. Black Sands is redefining African history without Hollywood and without compromise.
Air Date: March 20, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 16:21Philadelphia film critics weigh in on the Oscars
Ahead of the Oscars, we talk about everything – from the genre-bending vampire flick “Sinners” to the heart-wrenching Norwegian family drama, “Sentimental Value.”
Air Date: March 12, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 51:40Ruth E. Carter is the most-nominated Black woman in Academy Award history.
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