Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
October 6, 2017
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
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Kam Williams
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
September 15, 2017
“Dayveon” (Unrated) Devin Blackmon plays the titular character in this coming-of-age saga, set in rural Arkansas, about a 13 year-old, African-American orphan who joins a gang in the wake of his big brother’s death
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
September 8, 2017
True to the Game (Unrated) Crime thriller about a small-time drug dealer (Columbus Short) forced to choose between love and money as he tries to escape the ‘hood. Cast includes Vivica A. Fox, Erica Peeples and Nelsan Ellis.
Gil’s Goodwill!
June 22, 2017
The “Book of Black Heroes” Interview
Amirah Vann is Ready for Her Close-Up!
May 18, 2017
Soon thereafter, Amirah began working with The Continuum Company under the direction of Jim Calder.
Make Way for Dulé!
April 26, 2017
Here, Dulé talks about his new movie, Sleight, an action thriller about a street magician who starts dealing drugs to raise his sister after the death of their mom.
Aisha Hinds… The “Underground” and “Shots Fired” Interview with Kam Williams
February 16, 2017
Hinds Finds Tubman a Spiritual Calling!
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
October 13, 2016
Reverential Retrospective Offers Intimate Look at the Life of Late Icon
The ‘Nobody’ Interview… Marc Lamont Matters!
August 17, 2016
Marc Lamont Hill talks about his new book, “Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond.”
The Wizardry of Kimberly
April 28, 2016
Writer/director/author/producer Kimberly Conner is the founder of Predestined Arts & Entertainment. An honors graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Kim has been a finalist in several screenwriting competitions, including the Hollywood Black Film Festival, the Urban Media Makers Film Festival in Atlanta, and the Screenwriting Program at the University of Southern California.
Barbershop: The Next Cut Film Review
April 14, 2016
There’s been a big change at Calvin’s Barbershop since our last visit over a decade ago. The once-sacred male sanctuary has been converted to a unisex salon, and some feisty female employees have brought a new flava to the former man cave, including manager Angie (Regina Hall), flamboyant Draya (Nicki Minaj) and cynical Bree (Margot Bingham).
A Discussion with Justin! The “Rush Hour” Interview with Kam Williams
March 30, 2016
Justin Hires is a very talented actor, comedian, storyteller, dancer, video jockey and writer who will next be seen playing Detective Carter in the CBS-TV action-comedy series “Rush Hour,” based on the buddy films co-starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. The versatile entertainer has been an ensemble cast member on the sketch comedy series “Key & Peele,” and he’s also appeared in the box-office hit 21 Jump Street alongside Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.
Terrence J without Delay! “The Perfect Match” Interview with Kam Williams
March 17, 2016
Terrence Jenkins, aka Terrence J, was born in Queens, New York on April 21, 1982, but raised in Raleigh and Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism at North Carolina A&T University where he also worked as a DJ and was served as Student Body President.
How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul
January 27, 2016
“America’s promise has always rung hollow in the the ears of African-Americans, but today the situation has grown even more dire. From the murders of black youth by the police to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act to the disaster visited upon poor and middle-class black families by the Great Recession, it is clear that black America faces an emergency…
Democracy in Black is Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.’s impassioned response.Part manifesto, part history, part memoir, it argues that we live in a country founded on a ‘value gap’–with white lives valued more than others…
Whether discussing why all Americans have racial habits that reinforce inequality, why black politics based on the civil rights era have reached a dead end, or why only remaking democracy from the ground up can bring real change, Glaude crystallizes the untenable position of black America—-and offers thoughts on a better way forward”
A Discussion with Justin Hires: The “Rush Hour” Interview
January 20, 2016
Justin Hires is a very talented actor, comedian, storyteller, dancer, video jockey and writer who will next be seen playing Detective Carter in the CBS-TV action-comedy series “Rush Hour,” based on the buddy films co-starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan.