An L.A. nurse turns shotgun wielding vigilante as she goes undercover to take down a network of pimps and drug pushers who victimized her younger sister. Tune in as Chris talks Jack Hill, Pam Grier, & codeswitching as the LSCE screens the 1973 cult classic “Coffy.” Join Us!
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