“Freedom Summer” Announcement on BroadwayWorld.com

“Freedom Summer” Announcement on BroadwayWorld.com

“Freedom Summer” written by Ricardo Khan, Denise Nicholas and Sibusiso Mamba and directed by Ricardo Khan When the hate and inhumanity of man against man makes it seem sometimes like the bad guys and bullies are winning, don’t fret. For there are...
“CROWN HEIGHTS”

“CROWN HEIGHTS”

This film is written and directed by Matt Ruskin, distributed by Amazon Studios. The production entities are: Iam21 Entertainment, Washington Square Films and Black Maple Films. Lakeith Stanfield stars as Colin Warner, the Trinidadian youth who is falsely accused and...
On Cutting Arts Education

On Cutting Arts Education

ARTS EDUCATION AS A MUST! One of my early pivotal experiences was a family trip to Puerto Rico where a relative was a professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. On the trip, my relative chaperoned me around the island, educating me on the island, the...
“FREEDOM SUMMER” Project Update

“FREEDOM SUMMER” Project Update

Update On Univ. of Missouri Graduate Theatre Department Play Development Project: “FREEDOM SUMMER” Back at work on the Freedom Summer play with Ricardo Khan and Sibu Mamba. Of course, since my first and only novel (thus far, anyway) is about Freedom Summer, I’ve been...
“I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO” & “13TH”

“I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO” & “13TH”

“I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO” film by Haitian filmmaker, Raoul Peck Nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary “I Am Not Your Negro.” features Samuel L. Jackson delivering one of most nuanced and vulnerable narrations I’ve ever heard. Baldwin’s words for sure but Jackson’s...
“MOONLIGHT”

“MOONLIGHT”

Written by Barry Jenkins. Based on Tarell A. McCraney’s play Directed by Barry Jenkins It felt like looking for love and love can’t be found… what a sadness envelopes this poetic and beautiful film. The first film I’ve seen about the development of romantic love...