Madea's Big Happy Family – Theatrical Release

Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs again. It’s up to Madea, with the help of the equally rambunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan together and make things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of tough love, laughter…and the revelation of a long-buried family secret

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MOOZ-lum: A Movie And A Movement

There are films that we’ll see this weekend just for sheer entertainment value, but Qasim Basir’s “MOOZ-lum,” is more than a film it’s a movement. On the surface it’s a dramatic well-written film about Tariq, a young man struggling with defining religion for himself. He is Muslim and the lessons he’s learned at the hands of his religious teachers, including his father, bring him nothing but pain.

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Waiting for "Superman"

WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN”, which opened nationwide in October to rave reviews, has triggered an intense national debate about the state of public education in the U.S. The film exposes the failings of the American school system as it depicts five intertwined stories of students struggling to get an education. Several initiatives have been launched in support of the film, including a national “Take the Pledge” campaign, which provides a way for non-profits, foundations and corporations to match individual pledge levels with powerful action items aimed at helping both students and public schools.

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Katt Williams "9 Lives" – DVD  

Featuring rare never before released stand-up from early in Katt’s phenomenal career, go behind the scenes to witness the king of comedy’s meteoric rise to fame. This movie shows a star in the making as it traces back to Katt as a young comic then follows his evolution as a performer and his path to fame and fortune. Includes some of Katt’s greatest stand-up comedy, revealing interviews, and an intimate look inside the comic’s life and work. This movie seeks to answer the question on every fan’s mind: will Katt ever do stand-up again?

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NBA’s Baron Davis Nominated For Emmy For “Crips And Bloods” Documentary

Dear Emmy voters, Baron Davis regrets to inform you that he won’t be able to attend the awards ceremony for his documentary film on L.A. gang life.

By then, he’ll be busy with his other passion.

The Los Angeles Clippers point guard will already be at training camp when the Emmy awards for news and documentaries are handed out in New York City next Monday.

From afar, though, he’ll be rooting for the film “Crips and Bloods: Made in America,” which is up for best documentary. Davis served as executive producer, putting up the money and providing entree into a world that he escaped from — largely because of basketball — but hasn’t forgotten.

“This is very prestigious,” Davis said in an interview with The Associated Press. “We’ve really been able to tackle a subject that’s kind of been picked on, but we’ve been able to tackle it and really shed some light on it from both sides of the spectrum. We want to let people formulate their own opinions about what’s going on in this country and in the impoverished communities.”

The 31-year-old Davis longs to be more than just a star athlete. He believes he can be an agent for social change, which is why he decided to form a production company, Verso Entertainment, and pushed to make the film about two of America’s most notorious gangs.

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Just Another Day

Jamie Hector (The Wire, Heroes) is Young Eastie, a struggling rapper who dreams of getting a record deal through the legendary A-Maze (Wood Harris, The Wire, Remember the Titans). But connecting with his hero is going to be tougher than he thinks. Even though A-Maze is at the top of the ladder, his star is falling and hes getting desperate to hang on. Featuring top rap artists Trick Daddy, Lil Scrappy, Ja Rule and Petey Pablo, JUST ANOTHER DAY takes a compelling, true-to-life look at the brutal ups and downs of the cutthroat hip-hop business.. 

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Diary Of A TIRED BLACK MAN  

Diary Of A Tired Black Man is a simple story about the complex relationships between Black Men and Black Women. It follows the life and relationships of a successful black man as he tries to find a happy place to rest his heart.

He is constantly challenged by the anger he finds in the black women he gets involved with. From his wife, whom he divorces, to the other women he tries to date after her nothing but Drama Drama Drama!

So what's a black man to do? He tries dating outside of his race, which brings up a different set of issues for him to deal with.

It's an interesting ride into the reality of black relationships that a lot of people will relate to, and a lot of people will learn from.

The Official "Diary of a Tired Black Man" LogoFilm Credits:

Production Company
Screentime Films, Inc.

Executive Producers
Mohsen Saeedy & Tim Alexander

Written, Produced & Directed
by Tim Alexander

Starring
Jimmy Jean-Louis, Paula Lema,
Natasha M. Dixon, Shavsha Israel & Little Cierra Lockett

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Perfect Combination – DVD

Rick (Christian Keyes, Madea Goes to Jail) has got it allexcept a steady woman. As his 30th birthday approaches, he decides to enlist the help of a matchmaking service called Perfect Combination, launching a hilarious dating journey of one catastrophic date after another. With his luck and the “help” of an over-opinionated group of friends with their own romantic problems, will Rick ever find true love? With an irresistible cast that includes Angell Conwell (Baby Boy), Tiffany Hines (Beyond the Break) and Kareem Grimes (The Shield), Perfect Combination adds up to sexy, laugh-out-loud fun!

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When The Lights Go Out – DVD

There is no bond stronger than the bond of family, but when betrayal and heartbreak strike, those ties are severely tested! When The Lights Go Out tells the story of a family who has lost its way…maybe forever. Only through the power of love, faith and forgiveness can they rediscover what’s truly important and let the light back in! With the talents of Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Steve Harvey Show), Keith Robinson (Dreamgirls), Clifton Powell (Ray) and R&B sensation Lloyd, When The Lights Go Out shines with warmth, humor and song.

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I Will Not Apologize

Writer, actor and comedian Charlie Murphy has been a favorite since he captured the funny bones of America as a regular on the Emmy-nominated "Chappelle's Show." Murphy's breakout role – as himself – in his "True Hollywood Story" about Rick James and Prince ranks among the best sketch comedy performances of all time. Murphy, the brother of fellow comedian Eddie Murphy, will bring his no-holds-barred comedy to his first live performance DVD, "I Will Not Apologize," being released nationwide on February 16 by Image Entertainment.

Throughout his career, Charlie Murphy has done it all. As co-star of Comedy Central's top-rated "Chappelle's Show," writer of the DreamWorks comedy "Norbit" and voice on the critically acclaimed cartoon "The Boondocks," Charlie Murphy has made quite a name for himself. His film credits have spanned the last 20 years, ranging from "Harlem Nights" with Eddie Murphy to "The Perfect Holiday" with Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union. Now, drenched in the same "in-your-face" style of comedy that has made him a fan favorite, Charlie Murphy delivers his debut stand-up performance, "I Will Not Apologize," as only he can…raw and uncut.

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THE HIP HOP PROJECT  

Produced by Queen Latifah and Bruce Willis, The Hip Hop Project is a response to those who describe hip-hop as negative. (Some is, some isn't.) Art Start founder Scott Rosenberg and his partner, Matt Ruskin, spent four years documenting the work of this New York-based program, and the result is a film bursting with positivity. The focus of their attention is rapper/social worker Chris "Kazi" Rolle, who helps a group of at-risk African American teenagers to produce a record. He's assisted by his fiancée, Robin "Kheperah" Kearse, a music industry veteran. From the start, they discourage misogyny and thug posturing, but encourage their charges to rhyme from the heart. Released in conjunction with the movie, the Hip Hop Project CD took years to materialize, because the aspiring rappers were expected to keep up with school work and sometimes had to take time out to deal with family crises. The charismatic Christopher "Cannon" Mapp, for instance, gets involved while his mother is entering the final stages of multiple sclerosis. Kazi, who is in his 20s, has issues of his own. In encouraging these kids to strengthen family bonds, he realizes he needs to set a better example. So, the filmmakers follow Kazi as he returns to the Bahamas to pay his respects to his foster mother. Then, he re-connects with his birth mother, who left him behind when she moved to the States. All the while, he teaches his charges to write, rap, and record an album. Willis and rap mogul Russell Simmons help out along the way. Viewers concerned about language should be advised that there's profanity here, but no negativity. Even Oprah, an outspoken critic of gangsta rap, would approve. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Why Did I Get Married, Too?

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The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay   

Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear, the five witnesses are uncooperative and no one is talking...until now. 2 TURNTABLES AND A MICROPHONE documents the investigation of the unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, RUN- DMC's groundbreaking DJ and producer, deftly revealing the history of hip-hop and mainstream rap along the way. Exclusive, candid interviews with 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Russell Simmons, RUN-DMC and more offer insight into Jam Master Jay's life - including information that could finally help police solve the murder that shook the music world to its core

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‘Operation Small Axe’ trailer

“Operation Small Axe” takes a raw and unflinching look at life under police terrorism in Oakland, drawing parallels with the struggles against oppression in Palestine and South Africa. Through the stories of Oscar Grant and Lovelle Mixon, the film focuses on the occupation of Oakland’s communities of color by militarized and racist police forces.

Oscar Grant was shot in the back and killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle on Jan. 1 of this year. On March 21, Lovelle Mixon was killed by Oakland police after having allegedly shot five OPD officers, killing four.

The film, now debuting to rave reviews around the Bay Area, is directed and produced by 393 Films’ Adimu Madyun, edited by Angela N. Carroll, with camera work by Hooker Boy, Angela N. Carroll, Siraj Fowler and Adimu Madyun. Prisoners of Conscience Committee Minister of Information JR is the executive producer.

Watch this “Operation Small Axe” trailer for a taste of the bitter but little known war waged daily on the streets of Black and Brown Oakland by the police against the people. Now that the judge has ordered the murder trial moved out of Oakland of the cop who killed Oscar Grant in cold blood two hours into the 2009 New Year on a BART platform in front of hundreds of horrified passengers, this film will inform all Californians why justice for Oscar Grant is imperative.

Arrange for “Operation Small Axe” to be shown in your community by contacting Minister of Information JR at blockreportradio@gmail.com or calling the SF Bay View, where JR is associate editor, at (415) 671-0789.

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Katt Williams Pimpadelic (2009)

Katt Williams Pimpadelic (2009)   

But what is never shown is the real Katt. Pimpadelic features Katt performing some of his funniest material in front of a sold-out crowd in Washington D.C. and an extensive rare and never-before-seen interview where Katt talks intimately about his family, career, god, his future and the state of the comedy business. This is a must see for every true Katt fan! Also included is a 15 minute never-before-seen bonus performance unearthed from Katt's personal vault. This DVD is jam packed with funny!

Codeblack Enterprises LLC is the first African American-owned new media & entertainment company. Codeblack Enterprises' reach is all-encompassing, from production and national distribution of feature films to its innovative e-commerce arm. The company's portfolio consists of Codeblack Entertainment and Codeblack Interactive. Codeblack Entertainment is the first African American-owned film studio, engaged in the business of producing, acquiring, marketing and distributing quality content to today's urban consumer across a variety of traditional and digital platforms. The studio, which is both independent and vertically integrated, was created out of the necessity for the positive representation of African Americans in film. Codeblack Interactive focuses on distributing content across digitally interactive platforms, including global distribution to mobile and digital carriers such as Codeblack TV, a broadband on-demand channel, by which viewers can download, stream and deliver Codeblack properties over the internet. The company's home on the Web is http://www.codeblackentertainment.com  

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The Roots: True Reggae Anthology   

The Roots: True Reggae Anthology

The True Reggae Anthology. Lyric DVD Magazine is set to release The Roots: A Lyric DVD Magazine Special Edition. This historic reggae anthology will take you on a mystical and musical journey through the sweet echoes of reggae's past. Trod with us to a time when ska ruled; rocksteady made every one happy; when Studio One rhythms rocked the speaker boxes with a deafening thump; when Toyan and Barry G made you tune in till a morning; hear from the Heptones and the Mighty Diamonds as they discuss the good old days. This Lyric DVD special series is filled with a cast of legends such as Sugar Minott, Don Carlos, Lynn Tait, Nana Mclean, Jimmy Riley, Wailing Souls, The Meditations, Derrick Harriott, Tinga Stewart, Leroy Brown, The Tamlins, Tectracks, Lord Sassafrass Ed Robinson, Anthony Johnson, Dennis AlCapone, Anthony Jonhson, Lee Scratch Perry, Carlton Manning Shoes, Wayne Jarrett, Brigadier Jerry, Sista Carol, Muma Nancy, The Abysinians, Al Campbell, U Roy and many more. Potential future legends like: Pressure Buss Pipe, Natural Black, Spanner Banner, Len Hammond, Warrior King, Alborosie, Peter Morgan, Juleen Carnigie tell you why their music stems from the very roots of the music. All this plus a bonus tribute section on the contributions Bob Marley, Hugh Mundell, Peter Tosh, Jack Ruby, Jacky Mittoo, King Tubby, Clement Sir. Coxsone Dodd, Augusto Pablo, Nicodemus, Rita Marley, Freddy Mckay, Tenor Saw and Garnet Silk had on the growth and strength of the music.

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A Day in the Life 

Beyond brilliant,

A Day in the Life

I got to see a preview of Sticky Fingaz' directorial debut, A Day in the Life, and it's a must see for any fan of hip hop, action, drama, or movies in general. The movie is unique in that the entire length is rapped. Sort of like Romeo and Juliet being done entirely in poetry, not a single word is spoken in this film unless it rhymes. An old lady rings Sticky Fingaz' door to complain? She raps. Everyone. Every second. And it doesn't get old.

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Hollywood actors move closer to strike

AFP: Friday July 11, 2008  

Hollywood's top actors' union appeared closer to strike late Thursday after the studios group said the actors had given no ground in contract talks.

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) accused the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) of making unreasonable demands in talks Thursday on its proposed replacement of the old contract which expired on June 30.

"The refusal of SAG's Hollywood leadership to accept this offer is the latest in a series of actions by SAG leaders that, in our opinion, puts labor peace at risk," AMPTP said in a statement.

SAG "unreasonably expects to obtain more in these negotiations than directors, writers and other actors obtained during their negotiations," the studios said.

The 120,000-strong SAG did not provide any details of its response to the proposed contract after a five-hour meeting, but said its committee members will meet Friday to discuss the AMPTP's response to their demands.

AMPTP called on union leaders to put their offer to SAG members for ratification, saying it "includes more than 250 million dollars in additional compensation, important new media rights and protection for pension and health benefits."

"The last thing we need is a long, hot summer of labor strife that puts even more pressure on a badly struggling economy and deprives audiences of the entertainment they clearly desire in such difficult times," the studios said.

"Any further delay in reaching a reasonable and comprehensive agreement does a disservice to the thousands of working people of our industry who are already being seriously harmed by the ever worsening de facto strike."

Hollywood is currently in limbo after a previous contract between SAG and the AMPTP expired on June 30 with no new deal ready to replace it.

Ill-tempered negotiations between SAG and AMPTP have echoed the build-up to the strike last winter by screenwriters that paralyzed Hollywood for 100 days. It became the US entertainment industry's most damaging dispute for 20 years, costing an estimated two billion dollars.

Echoing that dispute, actors are seeking an improved share of royalty profits from new media and Internet sales.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic Set For Bigscreen

DreamWorks has acquired the life rights to Martin Luther King Jr. and is bringing a biopic on the slain civil rights leader to the big screen, reports Variety.  Steven Spielberg, Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones will produce.

King's estate owns the copyright to all the speeches, books and famous works of the slained civil rights leader. This will be the first film to be authorized by the estate and gives the producers the right to utilize King's intellectual property -- including his famous "I Have a Dream" speech delivered during the 1963 March on Washington.

"We are all honored that the King Estate is giving us the opportunity to tell the story of these defining, historic events," Spielberg. "It is our hope that the creative power of film and the impact of Dr. King's life can combine to present a story of undeniable power that we can all be proud of."

"In trying to tackle such an ambitious project, the question we had to ask ourselves is, 'Why now?' " DreamWorks CEO and co-chairman Stacey Snider said. "The answer lies in MLK's own words: 'All progress is precarious.' With every step forward, new obstacles emerge and we must never forget that his life and his teachings continue to challenge us every day to stand up to hatred and inequality.

King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th, 1968, at the age of 39.

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NEXT DAY AIR

When two bumbling criminals accidentally receive a package of grade-A cocaine, they think they've hit the jackpot. But when they try to cash in on their luck, it triggers a series of events that forever changes the lives of ten people. Smalltime hoods Brody and Guch have seen better days. But when a wacked-out courier accidentally brings them a box containing 10 kilos of high-quality cocaine meant for their next-door neighbors, it sets in motion a chain of events that could cost all of them their lives.

Brody and Guch immediately arrange to sell the coke to Brody's drug dealer cousin and his tightlipped bodyguard. But when the intended recipients of the package, wannabe gangster Jesus and his feisty girlfriend, realize the box hasn't arrived, they set out on a desperate search to find it before ruthless drug kingpin Bodega Diablo notices it's missing. But they're too late. Furious over the loss of his shipment, mob boss Bodega will stop at nothing to get the drugs back. With Brody and Guch's drug deal about to go down, all parties are on a collision course that's almost certain to end in heavy gunfire. And whoever's still standing when the smoke clears could walk away with nearly a million dollars in cash and drugs.

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William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is about to embark on a journey into the dark heart of the American judicial system; the tangled world of renowned Death Row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.

The connection between these two characters is a simple one, and the pretext for this film, as Will explains:

"I was born in London on December 9th 1981. Over 3000 miles away Mumia Abu-Jamal, a Black Panther and radical journalist, was arrested for the murder of a police officer in Philadelphia. He claimed he was innocent but was sentenced to death and has been awaiting execution ever since. Over the years, he has attracted massive international support from organisations like Amnesty International and world leaders like Nelson Mandela amongst others. I'm now 24 years old and in that time Mumia has become the most famous and controversial death row inmate in America".

Despite his situation, and against all odds, Mumia has managed to penetrate the consciousness of people like Will. Through his writings and his web and radio broadcasts from Death Row, he has become known to many as "the Voice of the Voiceless".

"In Prison My Whole Life" takes us to some surprising places and brings us into contact with some of America?s most original minds. Never-seen-before footage and brand new evidence create a prevailing case for reasonable doubt while exploring the socio-political climate of America ? past and present. Angela Davis, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Snoop Dogg, Steve Earle, Amy Goodman and many others take us through a decades-old struggle for equality, fairness and respect that so many Americans strive for to this day.

Mumia?s cause has created a political storm but after the politicians have said their piece, after the court papers have been filed and the protestors have gone home, we are left with a film about a man ? a father, a son, an inspiration and a pariah - who faces his twenty-fifth year on Death Row.

Extraordinary though Mumia?s story is, he is only one of 3,350 people currently on death row in the United States. This film allows him not only to speak to us, but also on behalf of those others who cannot find a voice.

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The Obama Deception is a hard-hitting film that completely destroys the myth that Barack Obama is working for the best interests of the American people.

The Obama phenomenon is a hoax carefully crafted by the captains of the New World Order. He is being pushed as savior in an attempt to con the American people into accepting global slavery.

We have reached a critical juncture in the New World Order's plans. It's not about Left or Right: it's about a One World Government. The international banks plan to loot the people of the United States and turn them into slaves on a Global Plantation.

Covered in this film: who Obama works for, what lies he has told, and his real agenda. If you want to know the facts and cut through all the hype, this is the film for you.

Watch the Obama Deception and learn how:

- Obama is continuing the process of transforming America into something that resembles Nazi Germany, with forced National Service, domestic civilian spies, warrantless wiretaps, the destruction of the Second Amendment, FEMA camps and Martial Law.

- Obama's handlers are openly announcing the creation of a new Bank of the World that will dominate every nation on earth through carbon taxes and military force.

- International bankers purposefully engineered the worldwide financial meltdown to bankrupt the nations of the planet and bring in World Government.

- Obama plans to loot the middle class, destroy pensions and federalize the states so that the population is completely dependent on the Central Government.

- The Elite are using Obama to pacify the public so they can usher in the North American Union by stealth, launch a new Cold War and continue the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The information contained in this film is vital to the future of the Republic and to freedom worldwide. President Barack Obama is only the tool of a larger agenda. Until all are made aware, humanity will remain captive to the masters of the New World Order.

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911 Missing Links - The Definitive Truth About 911.

Officially released on 8/18/2008.
911 MISSING LINKS is the first film to expose the identity of the criminals responsible for 911.

This documentary contains the definitive truth about 911. Created from investigations by agents, analysts and assets of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and Intelligence sectors of the United States Armed Forces who are still Loyal to America. Also utilizing evidence from Foreign Intelligence organizations, local law enforcement agencies and independent investigators, 911 Missing Links goes where no other 911 Documentary has yet dared to go.

You will also learn why even the most popular movies on the subject have failed to address the evidence presented in this film and why different factions of the 911 truth movement constantly bog any real progress down by bickering among themselves because the facts will make it abundantly clear that the so-called 9/11 "Truth" movement has also been infiltrated and is ultimately controlled by the same criminal group who masterminded the attacks.

As they say, 'If you want to control the dissenters, you lead the dissent.'

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Time has finally run out for mankind as the choices made and paths followed throughout history have finally caught up to him.

Since the beginning, man's history has consisted of war and his environment has always been neglected. Our ability to sustain and provide natural and uncontaminated resources to the populous has steadily decreased at an alarming rate. The disruptions of the earth's logical order through the insertion of genetically modified organisms only amplified matters by altering the planets ability to rejuvenate itself.

Man made chemicals flood the planets water and air supply. Everything lies in the present as fate has sided with the people. The only hope left is living life naturally for as the movement grows the struggle continues. A grim future unfolds as the people become aware.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fiat justitia ruat cælum,
By  Anil Batti "AB" 
 

Terror's Advocate

 
Here is a man who transcends all political divisions. And peace is not what he brings; he brings a sword. The majority cannot be allowed to sit back in self-satisifaction.

It must forever be told that complacency and provincialism are all too common diseases of the human soul. Says Vergès, "I cannot tolerate to see a man being humiliated [by a self-righteous lynch mob] - not even an enemy." This is magnanimity speaking. He glorifies subversion. He speaks out in the name of the dregs of the society. He defends the victims of perpetual ostracism.

Every man, no matter what his crime may be, deserves to have his story heard. And if this man cannot tell the story himself, Vergès will tell the story for him. This is the oft-asked question nowadays: "Why do they hate us?"
Everything in this world has a cause, and our enemies have countless legitimate reasons for hating us. Indeed, every society gets the malcontents and criminals it deserves. Vergès wants us to see this. This movie is a punch in the face. It is your face and Vergès' fist.

 Amazon: Terror's Advocate

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American Drug War: The Last White Hope

Understanding the "drug war" is all about understanding profit. Alchohol and tobacco cause problems that folks profit from - drug companies, hospitals, etc. Marijuana on the other hand, which anyone can grow in their backyard, has been shown to be effective in treating a wide range of illnesses that drug companies would like to charge thousands of dollars to treat.

The decriminalization of drugs like pot would cut the profits of large industries by huge amounts. Those industries exert enormous political pressure, hence the drug war.

Don't ever think for an instant the Government has your well-being at heart. It cares only about money, and the drug companies line its pockets, both directly and with tax revenue. That's why there's a drug war. It's a war on competition.

 Amazon: American Drug War: The Last White Hope

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 THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON began as a film portrait of Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party, but half way through the shoot, Hampton was murdered by Chicago policeman. In an infamous moment in Chicago history and politics, over a dozen policeman burst into Hampton s apartment while its occupants were sleeping, killing Hampton and fellow Panther Mark Clark and brutalizing the other occupants. Filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk arrived a few hours later to shoot film footage of the crime scene that was later used to contradict news reports and police testimony. Recently restored and reworked by Gray, THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON is a chilling slice of American history.

Also included is a short film, CICERO MARCH, which chronicled a group who defied Mayor Richard J. Daley s order to march into predominantly white Cicero to protest racism and injustice.

A Grave Injustice, July 18, 2008

This film displays the evil attitudes and destructive power of the Chicago police department in murdering a shining light named Fred Hampton.

"Chairman Fred" as he was known to those who worked and knew him, as displayed in this DVD, is a very committed person in the struggle to uplift his people in his community through education, free clinics, and free breakfast and lunch programs (most of these programs, started by the Black Panther Party was taken over by the Federal Government).

If those in power did not fear what Fred and the others in the BPP was doing, who knows what strides we would have made and achievements obtained earlier instead of later.

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 THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON began as a film portrait of Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party, but half way through the shoot, Hampton was murdered by Chicago policeman. In an infamous moment in Chicago history and politics, over a dozen policeman burst into Hampton s apartment while its occupants were sleeping, killing Hampton and fellow Panther Mark Clark and brutalizing the other occupants. Filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk arrived a few hours later to shoot film footage of the crime scene that was later used to contradict news reports and police testimony. Recently restored and reworked by Gray, THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON is a chilling slice of American history.

Also included is a short film, CICERO MARCH, which chronicled a group who defied Mayor Richard J. Daley s order to march into predominantly white Cicero to protest racism and injustice.

A Grave Injustice, July 18, 2008

By	Adalberto Vaughn-McFarlane "Neteru Amun Ra Pt...

The Murder of Fred Hampton

This film displays the evil attitudes and destructive power of the Chicago police department in murdering a shining light named Fred Hampton.

"Chairman Fred" as he was known to those who worked and knew him, as displayed in this DVD, is a very committed person in the struggle to uplift his people in his community through education, free clinics, and free breakfast and lunch programs (most of these programs, started by the Black Panther Party was taken over by the Federal Government).

If those in power did not fear what Fred and the others in the BPP was doing, who knows what strides we would have made and achievements obtained earlier instead of later.

 Amazon: The Murder of Fred Hampton

 

 

 

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Darfur Diaries: Message From Home

Despite global hand-wringing, accords, agreements, and peace-keeping forces, the Darfur genocide that began in July 2003 continues. Directors Aisha Bain and Jen Marlowe take the viewer on-site to Darfur, and through on-camera interviews with dozens of locals they let the people describe the tragedy in their own words. Their personal anecdotes are heart-breaking and appalling.

The desert landscape, wind-swept and littered with bomb fragments, is stark. Despite its denials, the Sudanese government under president Omar al-Bashir has backed the Janjaweed militias to plunder, pillage, rape women of every age, and liquidate entire villages.

According to the United Nations, 400,000 people have died, and over 2 million have been displaced (many refugees pouring into Chad).

This documentary is only 55 minutes long, but it's a graphic, powerful and informative reminder of how much of the world can ignore the most unimaginable horrors when countries have no self-interest at stake.

Amazon: Darfur Diaries: Message From Home

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  Women of the World Poetry Slam 2008   

Women of the World Poetry Slam 2008

Here are the finals of the first ever all-female international slam held on the planet. This 2008 edition excited audiences in Detroit, Michigan in March. And this finals show is not a disappointment either. This event is going to be a hugely positive influence on the shape of Slam for years to come. Featuring the poetry of Andrea Gibson, Isis, T Miller, Nicole Homer, Sonya Renee, Tara Hardy, Karyna McClynn, Original Woman, Christena B, Amy Madison, D.E.E.P., Ms Wise, Starr and Dee Mathews. All shot in front of a loudly appreciative audience in the sumptuous Fillmore Theater. The poetry slam has never looked so marvelous or sounded so right. Single disc.

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Perhaps a useful blueprint for others in the future.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba became the first country faced with the peak oil crisis. Suddenly a supply of 13 million tons of oil a year dropped to 1 million. The change was seen almost immediately-within weeks. There were power outages, no air conditioning, and no elevators running. People would try to get to work with whatever transportation was available only to discover that there was no electricity at their jobs. The Cuban government had to import 2 million bicycles for transportation. Even construction was very limited because cement production requires high levels of fuel.

However, the biggest and most immediate problem became food scarcity. There was no fuel to transfer food and no electricity to refrigerate it, and the massive use of oil-based fossil fuel for pesticides and farm machinery had disappeared. Within the first few years of this crisis, these constraints, coupled with the continued U.S. blockade on food, resulted with most Cubans losing an average of 20 lbs per person.

With hunger spreading, people were left with no other choice and resorted to growing food wherever they could, and this led to widespread urban gardening. Famine was prevented by converting every open space in the city into gardening. Because they could no longer get access to oil-based pesticides, farmers had to resort to growing food organically.

Farmers also began the practice of crop-mixing to reduce pests, and scientists began making and exporting bio-pesticides. Changes resulted in smaller farms and more privately-owned cooperatives. Decision making became localized with fewer state regulations. Even schools became more decentralized.

Despite the many problems that Cuba continues to face, the Cubans have managed to find a way to use less energy. Today, the average Cuban uses 1/8 the energy of the average American.

Whether you view peak oil as real and inevitable, or as just a `market creation,' I think that you will still find this film interesting and insightful--and perhaps, inspiring.

Find it at Amazon: The Power Of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

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Fantastic docu-drama, 

Amazon:  HIP HOP, REGGAE,DVD, R&B

This is a fantastic "docu-drama" which captures the essence of the life of Stan "Tookie" Williams, executed by the State of California on December 22, 2005. Williams co-founded the notoriously violent Crips street gang in Los Angeles before eventually being sent to death row over the murders of four people in 1979 (a charge he always denied).

The film, starring Jamie Foxx as Williams, focuses on Tookie's death row experience where he begins to take stock of his negative achievements in life. From there, Tookie embarks on an ambitious project of writing children's books aimed at steering youth clear of gangs. By banking on his street credentials as the world's toughest gangster he catches the attention of youth in a way that parents, teachers and police officers cannot and even brings Crips and Bloods together at peace rallies.

This is a well-acted drama that closely follows real-life events in its study of Tookie's transformation. The film also raises serious questions about Tookie's subsequent execution despite his valiant efforts to right his earlier wrongs, his claim to innocence and his multiple nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. If California would execute this man despite his activism (or because of it...), then who can ever claim to have truly achieved redemption?

Amazon:  HIP HOP, REGGAE,DVD, R&B

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No Debate: This Film Is Great!,

`The Great Debaters' offers what great movie viewing is all about. Based on a true story, the film takes us to Wiley, an African-American Methodist college in Texas during the Depression in 1935. Inspiring, harrowing, and uplifting, the film gives proper transcendence especially during a time and place that didn't offer many breaks.

We are first introduced to Professor Polson (Denzel Washington), a tenacious idealist and poet. As professor at Wiley and debate coach, he hardly yields on any of his principles. Inspired by the man who is named for the heinous lynching, Polson tells his debate recruits that it was in Lynch's best interests to keep Black people, "Physically strong, but psychologically weak." It is with this explanation that we understand his zealous approach to his debate team, and why he makes their training so rigorous.

Entering the field are forty-five tryouts, of which, only four will be selected: two representatives and two alternates. Of the three who make it, we get to know Henry Lowe (Nate Parker) a charismatic and bright figurehead who is easily distracted by beautiful women and hard liquor. Joining him are Samantha Booke (Jurnee Smollett), the first young woman to join the debate team, and James Farmer, Jr. (Denzel Whitaker) forever young at age 14, but an ever resourceful scholar and son of a minister, James Farmer, Sr. (Forrest Whitaker). [No real life relations.] As he notices a romance start to blossom between his teammates, his resentment grows. As the one who researches many of the arguments Henry and Samantha provide on the podium, he is put on the sidelines both in terms of the limelight and the love light.

As you might guess, Wiley enjoys a certain amount of success, and the price of success is opposition. Polson spends a great deal of his time and rhetorical talent organizing a sharecroppers' union, much to the chagrin of Sheriff Dozier (John Heard) who won't have unrest in his sleepy Texas town. In one scene the Farmer family is making a trek by car on a rural country road as they pass a poor white farm. The children who seem so mischievous run alongside the car as they pass along, unaccustomed to seeing a "Negro" with an automobile. Perhaps distracted by the nearby children, he runs over a pig, and in a quietly intense exchange between Farmer, Sr. and the owner, is extorted of a month's paycheck. This reminded me of a similar scene in the 1980's movie, `Centennial,' and showed the contrast between a good film with a similar theme and a great one.

In another part, the debate team makes their way by night to their debate destination when they come across a truly horrible sight. What they see through the windshield reveals a mob of white men who don't like having their heinous deeds brought to light. Shaken, they each try to come to cope with their discovery as they often lose focus and courage in the face of Polson's opposition and the violence laid before them.

Always kept in check by their unyielding leader, the debate team holds out for all possible opportunity. Audacious but unflinching, Polson invites Harvard to a debate match. One of the master strokes of the movie is how the debates and their topics match the action that goes on all around them. Show and tell is mixed expertly for a meaningful movie experience.

`The Great Debaters' is a top-echelon movie experience. Although it is reminiscent of movies like Mississippi Burning, To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition), and Akeelah and the Bee it captures a fulfilling true life story in a way that doesn't feel like rehash or contain a wasted scene. (Directed by Denzel Washington and screenplay by Robert Eisele)

 Amazon:  HIP HOP, Books, Reggae & R&B 

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JAMAICAN FEATURE FILM FOR BROADWAY SCREENING

“Made In Jamaica”, a feature film chronicling the development of the island nation’s popular music culture, will enjoy special billing during the 16th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF), which opens at six venues across New York City, from November 28 through December 16, 2008.

Shot by Jerome Laperouz in Jamaica and France, the film explores reggae’s powerful path to worldwide recognition in just 108 minutes.

“Made in Jamaica is a powerful portrait of the leaders of Jamaican music that explore4s how reggae has become a worldwide phenomenon. Reggae is Jamaica’s blues, a music of both desperation and hope,” noted Diarah N’Daw-Spech, Co-Director of the ADFF.

The film traces the story of how a small island nation in the Caribbean with a population of less than three million people, took their human experience and turned it into songs full of emotion that resonate around the world.

Never before has a single feature film presented the leaders of the Reggae music genre with the intensity that ‘Made In Jamaica’ does, according to a festival release. The film features Grammy Award winner Toots Hibbert, Gregory Isaacs, Bunny Wailer, 2006 Grammy Award nominees Third world Band, Shia and Cat Coore, Beres Hammond, sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, Alaine Laughton, Tanya Stephens, Bounty Killer, Blessed, Elephant Man, Lady Saw, Joseph Current, Vybz Kartel, Brick And Lace, Dr. Marshall, Capleton, Koolant and Left Side & Esco, among others.

It will be screened five times over two days exclusively at the Thalia Theatre (Symphony Space), 2537 Broadway @ 95th Street, Manhattan. Show dates and times are Sunday, December 14, at 5:00 pm., and 7:30 pm., and on Tuesday, December 16, at 3:00 pm., 6:00 pm., and 8:30 pm.

The annual festival aims to present films – 90 this year - about the Global Black Experience and to expose a diverse audience to a movement that continues to enhance the cultural scenario of New York City in ways unique to the ADFF.

General information on the festival, including special rates for students and groups, is available on line at; www.nyadff.com, T: 212-678-7438

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Contact: Aubrey L. Campbell / JIS/NY. / T: 212-935-7506

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A Provocative Account of the Rise of Hip Hop's Most Controversial Collective

DVD and Soundtrack CD to Debut November 18th, 2008

DVD Offers Revealing Never-Before-Seen Interviews and Rare Concert Footage; CD Includes Classic Wu-Tang Clan Tracks and Solo Material

Los Angeles, California — The definitive story of one of the most influential rap crews of all time, Wu: The Story of The Wu-Tang Clan comes to DVD on November 18th, 2008 from BET Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.  An authorized account of the spectacular rise of nine young men from obscurity to the pinnacle of recording industry success, Wu: The Story of  The Wu-Tang Clan sheds new light on their story with exclusive archival footage, interviews with the surviving members of the group and a wealth of material not available anywhere else.  A must-have DVD for every hip-hop and rap fan, Wu: The Story of The Wu-Tang Clan will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99 US.

Simultaneously, Loud Records / Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, is set to release the soundtrack companion CD, Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan.  The disc will feature such key Wu-Tang classics as "C.R.E.A.M." and "Protect Your Neck" alongside solo material from Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah, and Cappadonna.  The CD will be available at both physical and digital retail outlets on November 18, 2008.

In 1993, nine young men — Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA, GZA, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Inspectah Deck an Masta Killa -- emerged from the Staten Island projects to form one of the most successful rap groups of all time: The Wu-Tang Clan.  For over a decade, they operated as a fluid alliance of exceptionally talented MCs, establishing themselves as one of the most significant musical collectives of the era, as well as individual artists who challenged convention with thought-provoking lyrics and beats. The Wu-Tang Clan went on to sell more than 20 million albums and become the original global hip hop franchise, lending their talent and name to music, comic books, clothes, online games and more.

The ambition, talent and innovative spirit that drove The Wu-Tang Clan's unique contributions to the hip hop scene also made its members multi-platinum-selling solo artists and record producers, Grammy winners, screenwriters, corporate spokespeople, entrepreneurs and motion picture composers. The group launched the acting careers of Method Man ("The Wire", Garden State, How High) and RZA (American Gangster) and brought attention to the controversial life and tragic death of Ol' Dirty Bastard.  Directed by Gerald Barclay, this awe-inspiring documentary also features industry notables: Bonz Malone, Popa Wu, Bobito Garcia, Ralph McDaniels, Gano Grills and 3rd Rail.

Wu: The Story of The Wu-Tang Clan was named Best Documentary at the 2007 Hip Hop Odyssey Film Festival and was an Official Selection at the London Black Film Festival, the American Black Film Festival, the Pan African Film Festival and the Sao Paulo International Film Festival.  Billboard magazine will host a special screening of Wu: The Story of The Wu-Tang Clan at this year's UrbanWorld Film Festival on September 12.  Additionally, the documentary will have its broadcast premiere on BET on Thursday, November 13, 2008.

About BET Networks

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.  The primary BET channel reaches more than 84 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States , Canada and the Caribbean .  BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, a leading internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news.; BET Digital Networks – BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company;  BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

ABOUT PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.  PPC is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands.  PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Studios, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

ABOUT LEGACY RECORDINGS

The multiple Grammy-winning Legacy Recordings, Sony BMG Music Entertainment's catalog division, produces and maintains the world's foremost catalog of historic reissues, an unparalleled compendium of thousands of digitally remastered archival titles representing virtually every musical genre including popular, rock, jazz, blues, R&B, folk, country, gospel, Broadway musicals, movie soundtracks, ethnic, world music, classical, comedy and more.

A peerless resource encompassing the wealth, breadth, history and diversity of recorded music dating back to the birth of the medium, Legacy Recordings is home to the works of hundreds of musical artists of the 19th, 20th and 21st.

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Sommore: The Queen Stands Alone features the Queen of Comedy on-stage extolling her profane and brassy sense of humor in her signature raw form. All topics are fair game for this comic diva, from hip-hop and the "N" word to relationships and Oprah. Strong and sexy as hell, Sommore brings the house down and will make you shout, "Gimme Sommore!"

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Black Uhuru

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Straight from the Projects is a series about rappers returning to the gritty streets where they grew up. Rappers show you where it all went down in their hoods - from day one. You'll visit the legendary places that inspired the music and you'll understand what the lyrics are all about. No sugar-coating no Hollywood sets no scripts just the real on-the-streets action as it unfolds with one hand-held camera capturing the guns drugs and violence that are part of everyday life. Trick Daddy's music is all about where he grew up: in the pork and beans projects one of the toughest projects in Miami. This is the flip-side of the Big Easy... not Miami Beach not South Beach just the mean streets where poverty drug abuse and violence are epidemic. See his neighborhood uncensored: talking with his pops... lifestyle of thugs... as well as the warmth and love so vital to the neighborhood's survival and its hope for the future. You'll also be hanging out with Trick Daddy going to project parties at the local night-club that inspired his music videos. Seeing the neighborhood through Trick Daddy's eyes following in his footsteps is the only way to know the truth in his music.

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THE HIGHEST PER SCREEN AVERAGE OF THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND ($23k+ per screen)

LOS ANGELES, July 7 /PRNewswire/ --
  Winner - 2008 Sundance Audience Award

  Winner - 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award

Currently in theaters in New York and Los Angeles, expanding to select markets July 11th and July 18, nationally on August 1

Starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck (TV's Drake & Josh), Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Snow Angels), Famke Janssen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams & rapper/actor Method Man

Written and directed by Jonathan Levine

It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness.

Two people, however, are missing out on the excitement. Luke (Josh Peck) is a socially uncomfortable teenage pot dealer with no friends, issues with his parents, and a whopping lack of confidence with girls. He trades weed for sessions with his therapist, Dr. Squires (Sir Ben Kingsley), whose much-younger wife (Famke Janssen) is slipping away from him. Squires, a drug-addled shrink with a hairline retreating to the back of his neck and a state of mind slouching back to adolescence, is an unlikely role model -- but the two of them forge a friendship based on a mutual need: neither one is getting laid.

The intergenerational duo set off on a crawl that takes them all over New York, where they encounter several of Luke's "business associates," including a Phish-following dreadlocked pixie (Mary-Kate Olsen), a New Wave, keyboard-playing one-hit-wonder (Jane Adams), and Luke's supplier (Method Man). Luke has long had an aching crush on Dr. Squires' way-out-of-his-league stepdaughter, Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby from "Juno"), and is stunned at his good luck when she returns his affections. Luke's innocent first love experience with Stephanie becomes a life lesson that sets him on the pathway towards adulthood. And when Squires breaks down, it is up to the younger man to throw the older one a lifeline.

Propelled by an exuberant hip hop score, "The Wackness" captures the spell of 1994 -- a time of pagers, not cell phones; a time when Tupac and Biggie were alive but Kurt Cobain had just died. Funny and moving, "The Wackness" is an offbeat tale of two lost souls stumbling towards maturity.

http://www.thewackness.com/

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An urban love story unfolds against a backdrop of political turmoil.
Set in 1970's Jamaica the story of "Better Mus Come" follows Ricky, a young man from an inner city community fighting against all the odds to escape the prevailing hardships of life in the ghettos of central downtown Kingston.
 
Haunted by the recent tragic death of his devoted young wife and psychologically paralyzed by conflicting feelings of guilt and loyalty, he tries desperatley to navigate his way through the political minefield created by the constant social upheaval that seems to be umbiquitous in his community.
 
After months of incarceration as a suspected political agitator Ricky is released. At his surprise home coming party he meets Kemala. In many ways Kemala and Ricky are opposites but fate nevertheless throws them together and what started with antagonism quickly transforms into burning passion
 
Kemala seems to understand Ricky and it is through her influence that he draws enough strength to be able to face the socio-political forces that confront him daily while trying to find a way out of his unfortunate predicament of desperate poverty, and provide a better life for his son.
 
Ricky tries in earnest to convince a small group of old friends from his community to adopt a more passive approach. To defy the status quo of confrontation, with the understanding that it definitely limits ertswhile avenues of opportunity and leads to the inevitable fatal cul-de-sac. The big question is can Ricky and his friends beat the odds and ensure that Better Mus' Come.?

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"One of Our Sons is Missing": June 19 - 21, 2008, Brooklyn

We All Have Secrets... Some Kill

Provocative and engaging, One of Our Sons is Missing explores the lies we tell ourselves and the truths we hide from others when a Caribbean family is forced to confront dark secrets, prejudices and fear as the threat, and reality, of HIV/AIDS invades their world. It also examines the risks to which young people may be exposed in their relationships, often without being fully aware of the consequences.

When first staged in his native Trinidad, Godfrey Sealy's work was considered at once groundbreaking and scandalous for dealing openly with the issues of sexuality and HIV/AIDS in the English-speaking Caribbean. Unfortunately, after almost two decades, the scandal is its narrative remains painfully contemporary.

Kumble Theatre for the Perfroming Arts
Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus (corner Flatbush Ave Extension & Dekalb Ave)
June 19 - 21

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An In Depth View of How Myths, Stereotypes and Misrepresentations render Black Men Non-Necessities in their Communities and Families... In the most provocative Black film of the year, Janks Morton presents a searing examination of the role that myths, stereotypes and misrepresentations have played in the decimation of modern era black relationships, and how the symbiotic relationship between government, the media and black leadership perpetuates misinformation to further marginalize the role of black men in society. Since the triumphs of the civil rights legislations of the early 1960s havoc and decimation has been wreaked on the Black family with a specific devastation on the Black man. With negative imagery of the media, the failed policy of the great society and modern era black leadership abandoning tenets that historically held the community together, a new form of mental slavery has perpetuated an undeclared civil war in the Black Community...

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Almost Grown showcases Lil JJ's comedy, acting, rapping and dancing talents. Almost Grown also features show stopping performances by teen heartthrob Lil Tre, the precociously talented nNocent, Life and the Almost Grown Dancers.

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Affecting coming-of-age drama focusing on the lives of four life-long friends in their early twenties and the trials and tribulations the young men face as they attempt to find their way in life and love, while striving to make their respective dreams come true. Set brilliantly against the gritty backdrop of the Bronx, New York, a talented multi-cultural cast and fine performances round out this superbly written and directed film.

Source:http://www.thinktankmktg.com/projects/more/217/cross_bronx_cross_bronx_dvd

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May, 2008 – San Francisco, CA - Mastamind Productions LLC. announces that Hip hop filmmaker Kevin Epps' production on Current TV, "Popped in Oakland" has won a Silver Telly Award. "Popped in Oakland" shows the victims of street violence side of the story that's mostly discarded by the nightly news, says Current TV's Roberto C. Grijalva, also co-producer of "Popped in Oakland", 'Epps has done a great job making sure these stories are not ignored. "Popped in Oakland" won the Silver Telly Award in the Cultural category.

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Discounted pre-show ticket deadline: April 15, 2008

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"Dare Not Walk Alone" vividly portrays the heroism of campaigners for equality, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., alongside grim realities of life today on streets where those campaigns were fought, in a place that symbolizes what Sen. Barack Obama has called "the gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of their time."

Hailed by critics as "a powerhouse of a picture... a triumph of outrage and empathy" (Aaron Mesh, Willamette Weekly); "a powerful and important film" (Orlando Weekly); "the grittiest version of civil rights history I've ever seen" (Peter Miller, Co-producer of Ken Burns' Jazz).

The film's young writer and director, Jeremy Dean, used rarely seen archive footage, like Dr. King's arrest in Saint Augustine, Florida, during a campaign of non-violent protest against segregation. Says Dean, "A lot of people who visit Florida don't know about the courageous campaign of civil disobedience coordinated here by Dr. King, the SCLC and the NAACP. Tourists of all races now vacation on beaches where blacks once braved club-wielding whites to swim."

The 1964 campaign culminated in passage of the first civil rights act after the world witnessed a motel owner pouring acid into a swimming pool of black and white bathers. The film illuminates these moving images from the past with present day interviews of the participants, including Ambassador Andrew Young, who was beaten up in Saint Augustine. In the only interview such ever filmed, motel owner James Brock describes his encounter with Dr. King.

To this mix Dean adds the perspective of African Americans living in Saint Augustine today, teenagers who see hip-hop as "the only way out" and kids to whom Dr. King's dream of a "Beloved Country" still seems like only a dream.

The film shows signs of hope, like a 2004 service of reconciliation at a church that banned blacks in 1964, but the film lets viewers draw their own conclusions about how far we've come and where we must go from here.

Coincidentally, Reverend Gibbs eventually stumbles upon a young lady who sparks his interest but presents a challenge to him. The young, lovely, and witty schoolteacher Divine, initially unbeknownst to Reverend Gibbs, is the daughter of Reverend Matthews and she has lost her faith in God due to losing her mother several years back to cancer. Reverend Gibbs tries to win her over while restoring her faith in God and steering clear of her dry humored and overly protective father in the process.

Reverend Matthews' prospects of returning to the church eventually lessen and Reverend Gibbs moves closer to assuming a permanent role as pastor of the church. That is until he meets even stronger opposition in the jealous and scandalous Deacon Wells, who attempts to uncover some elements of Reverend Gibbs' past which may prevent him from winning the seat of permanent pastor of the church and more importantly, a place in the heart of Divine. Divine Intervention is a funny, upbeat spiritual journey about romance, religion, and scandal that will succeed with the ever popular and abundant, urban churchgoing audience and general viewers will embrace it for its warmth, humor and controversy.

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