Honoring Pearl Bowser's Contributions to Black Cinema at BAM

Pearl Bowser was an early expert in Black cinema, and helped uncover and shed light on the work of early Black filmmakers. A new retrospective at the Brooklyn Academy of Music seeks to honor her legacy. BAM president Gina Duncan joins us to discuss, The Boom Is Really An Echo: Selections from the Pearl Bowser Media Collection , alongside Pearl's daughter, co-curator Gillian Bowser . The retrospective runs from April 19-21. This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar .