New Venue, new events…new UrbanFest

So its been a while since we’ve produced UrbanFest. The last time was 2007. There are various reasons but one of them was due to the fairgrounds going through some changes. So, this year, UrbanFest is back and at a new venue.
This new and I like to think ‘improved’ festival will feature BBQ cook offs, [...]

Guess What I Heard

As you know, I was one of the directors for the gospel stage play; Guess What I Heard..? The play was a huge success, lot of work but I met some great people. We will be bringing it back and possibly taking it on tour so stay tuned.

UrbanFest Coming Soon

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UrbanFest coming soon

UrbanFest coming soon.

What Does Essence Magazine, Poison and Drama have in common? Tia Hines of course..

You read that right!  Drama, Tia Hines first novel, successfully debuted at #9 on Essence Magazine’s April Bestsellers List. She has now written her second novel entitled, Poison: A Desire to Burn.
Besides being a prolific author, she is also a budding film producer. Instead of the traditional excerpt from her books, Tia promotes her novels [...]

Brief Encounter Leads to Media Partnership

Have you ever met someone that seemed to mirror your vision? Seemed to have similar goals and ambitions? I have. In fact, I had the opportunity to speak with two ladies that did just that. From their offices in Atlanta, I chatted with Tamika Morrison and Rochelle Valsaint of TWS Marketing Communications & Media.
Tamika and [...]

So what do you do once you’ve received your Masters degree in Child Developmental Psychology?

Co-create, become the Executive Producer and write a landmark Emmy nominated Nick Jr. television show; Blue’s Clues of course. Right?
Well, that’s exactly what co-founder of Out of the Blue Enterprises Angela Santomero did.
I spoke with her from her office in New York as she explained why she chose to pursue education through the entertainment industry [...]

Normal People Scare Me…

When you have a child with Autism and have been called disability expert by People magazine, what’s the next logical step? Make a film of course!  Better yet, make three. That’s exactly what Keri Bowers, owner of Normal Films did. I spoke with her from her home in California to find out how she did [...]

Exclusive Interview with Terra Renee

WOW!  Recently I was privileged to interview Terra Renee, a driving force in cinema for women of color.  The founder of New York’s African American Women in Cinema Festival, now in its 13th year, Terra Renee vests her passion into promoting women of color in film and celebrating diversity in film-making, harkening back to the [...]

Nina Simone Biopic Starring Mary J Blige?

Hmmm… news to me! Further research revealed that this is a project that’s been “in development” for a number of years, and Mary J Blige has indeed been tapped to star as the songstress and activist – according to an old MTV report. IMDB Pro also confirms. And The Hollywood Reporter mentioned the project on [...]

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