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Interview with Actor/Entrepreneur NAKIA DILLARD (Black Lightning, The Wire, House of Cards) And Now The Wonder Years
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor – ORIGINALLY POSTED APRIL 26, 2020 I got a chance to finally interview actor, writer, director, and entrepreneur, Nakia Dillard, a Philly native, who I met so many years ago, I dare not say how many or it will age us both, but he was part of an outreach program called the Rainbow Company which performed original musical productions in Philly schools, run by American Music Theater Festival, directed by the late, great Ricardo Martin, and I was the assistant everything, working behind the scenes to support all cast, crew and productions. Since then Nakia became a successful working actor who’s almost always filming something.…
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February’s IDA Documentary Awards Moves to March Virtual Event Amid Omicron Surge
The awards show is shifting from its original date of Saturday, Feb. 5, to Friday, March 4, and going from an in-person event to a virtual one.
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ESCAPE TO THE COVE – 5 Questions for Indie Filmmaker Robert Enriquez
Based on the premise it's easy to understand how Robert came up with the idea for Escape to the Cove during COVID-19 lockdown early in 2020. And was able to shoot many of the scenes which require a desolate Los Angeles, in LA when the streets were actually empty...
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BlackStar (Virtual) Film Festival Coverage – August 20-26,2020
Originally Posted August 30, 2020 The 9th Annual BlackStar Film Festival (Aug. 20 to 26) in Philadelphia online due to COVID-19. Click images in Gallery to enlarge I’ve got to say, I enjoyed a Virtual Film Festival far, far more than I anticipated. I still felt as if I was attending an event. I liked that Blackstar Founder/Director Maori Karmael Holmes, Rashid Zakat, Rich Medina, Dr. Yaba Blay and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter did a little Live Facebook show at 9am each day (presented by Color of Change), interviewing a filmmaker or guest with fun segments and reminding the audience of what was in store for the day. …
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Philadelphia 76ers Buy Black Program
POST UPDATE: 5/12/2021 (original post January 11, 2021) Here’s who got the money and exposure! Robinson Garcia appreciated being selected as a Philadelphia 76ers and Firstrust Small Business Spotlight winner and having her skin care brand promoted. Winning businesses received a $2,500 grant from Firstrust Bank and are being featured in videos on the 76ers media platforms and website. “It just helped to get our message out to more people,” Robinson Garcia says of the initiative. “They kind of helped to amplify our voice. It’s kind of difficult to get exposure sometimes, especially where there is so much competition among beauty brands.” DVINITI joins five other Small Business Spotlight winners…
