What's Happening Brother

The comparison of being a Black man and a Veteran today vs. 1971 and before... 

 
It's not about disrespect for the flag, it's about respect for LIFE. Not yours....OURS. According to Huffington Post, "police and law enforcement officials killed at least 223 black Americans in the year after Kaepernick first began to protest." Now that number is way larger before he did this. Think about that. And how many were unarmed and/or non-violent? Think about that. Many people claim removing SYMBOLS are a disrespect to their way of life, yet remain mute about the untold number of Black Americans that were killed. Think about that. So, tell me, #WhatsHappeningBrother

Revitalization

Starting new

Remembering Dwayne McDuffie

In Memory of Dwayne McDuffie, Comic Illustrator and Creator of Static Shock, a teenage African American superhero, I searched my archives to find that I had wrote a piece about him back in 2006. McDuffie was in Wilmington, NC for the Cine Noir film festival to receive the 2006 Cine Noir Trailblazer Award. What follows are my observations and a transcript of the Q and A between McDuffie and the audience.

My Nappy Roots Remix - "Fishbowl" on Indaba Music

Check out my submission in the Nappy Roots Remix Contest - "Fishbowl" on Indaba Music
Voting starts 8/5/2010, so don't forget to vote.

Changing The Game teaser

Changing the Game - Coming to theaters in 2011

“Changing the Game” is a searing universal drama from Philly filmmaker Rel Dowdell that chronicles the life of a young African-American, who spends his childhood on the mean streets of North Philadelphia. Raised by his grandmother, he ends up going to an Ivy League school, shines bright and ends up landing the American dream job on Wall Street. His life takes the most serious of turns when he realizes that Wall Street is a lot like growing up on the mean streets of North Philadelphia.

See the teaser here at Philly First Entertainment

Interview with film director Rel Dowdell

The Actors Lounge interviews film director Rel Dowdell
The last I wrote about Rel Dowdell (on my now defunct website, video2edit.com), he was promoting his new film, "Train Ride." This time around he is working on his next film, "Changing The Game," and it should hit the theaters some time next year. Written and directed by Dowdell, the story is about how our antagonist, Darrell Barnes, finds out that life on the streets and life in the corporate world are very similar, and all too familiar, when his career and his life are threatened by a corporate scandal.
Changing The Game has an all-star ensemble cast that includes:
Tony Todd- Curtis the Diabolical
Irma P. Hall- Grandma Barnes
Angel Lola Luv- Reba Jones
Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones- “Craig Jenkins”
Ronny Cox- Segar Thuns
Charles Napier- Commissioner Gordon
Gano Grills- Obul Metha
Suzzanne Douglas- Mrs. Lewis, Kindergarten School Teacher
Check out this in-depth interview of Rel Dowdel on Tony Langford's The Actor's Lounge.

Xzibit Remix Contest - "Hurt Locker" on Indaba Music

Okay people, it's time. Check out the remix and cast your vote. Warning: Explicit Lyrics. Take some time to check out the other submissions too.