An open letter to Rob Cohen seemingly an advocate for African American in Hollywood - since 1975
Let me be honest Mr. Cohen you can listen to Jazz, and Hip Hop all day it does not mean that you know Black people or what is entertaining to or for them.
My previous post said that it was important to writers - here is the reason why I said it
Kerry Williamson prior to getting his big screen play beak worked as the assistant to the director on Collateral Damage (Arnold Schwarzenegger) you know the Arno
Been missing in action since finishing the Clarion SF & Fantasy Workshop. I'm working on my first novel (yikes!), and I'm trying to edit all the stories I wrote during Clarion this summer. I wanted to say howdy, and take some time next week t
Coursera.org, in addition to many other topics, offers classes in Film and also Music. (They also have a Fantasy / Sci Fi course, I posted about in a thread about free writing courses.)
The classes operate on a schedule, in terms of start date, and a
If you have ever been stumped on how to answer that question in a conversation boy do i have an answer for you. A Perfect opportunity to woo your non Black friends and to let your Black friends know that you are not only smart you well informed.
Okay, if you look at anything long enough or closely (or broadly) enough, it’s reminiscent of something previous. Sometimes this is intentional (like 12 Monkeys being inspired by the short film La jetée), sometimes it’s… NBC’s Revolution (Mondays, 10
Whenever I hear that a movie is “mind-bending!” or some such hype, I am always amazed at how apparently easy it is to bend some people’s minds. Sometimes this is due to the “challenging” nature of the material, but is it challenging because it is wel
If the Late Fifties-Early Sixties was the “Golden Age of Television,” we are now living in TV’s Stained Glass Age, beautiful pictures made of shiny bits and pieces of other things. Watching ABC’s Last Resort (Thursdays, 8:00 pm ET) I saw pieces of Cr
Cleveland, Ohio author and resident, Jeff Jones, and Atlanta, Georgia author and resident, Nick Chiles have published “The Adventures of De’Ante Johnson: The Obsidian Knight”.
The 242-page YA fantasy features De’Ante Johnson, a quiet 16 year old with