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In the season 3 debut, Cortney sits down with actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor about her new film, Origin, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. Cortney and Aunjanue have an honest conversation about the origins of hate and inhumanity on and off the screen, including why she believes Origin is not getting a fair shake in Hollywood despite the film's crucial global message.

The Oscar-nominated actress shares what it took to bring Isabel Wilkerson’s story to life while illuminating the weighty themes of her award-winning book “Caste: The Origin of our Discontents.” Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor also weighs in on her own experience with pay inequality in Hollywood.

Acting Up is all about Black Hollywood, who's making noise, who's making a difference, and how they're moving the needle regarding representation. 

Cortney Wills has forged deep connections with creatives, actors, directors, producers, writers, executives, and the real decision-makers who shape how our community is represented onscreen, giving Acting Up access to the inner workings of Hollywood.

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In this episode, Angie and Steffi discuss the holiday sequel to 1999’s “The Best Man”. It’s time to get into “The Best Man Holiday” (2013) starring our divas of the week: Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, and Melissa De Sousa. 

For this episode, we combined what would normally be two parts of an episode into one episode because that’s what we used to do when covering movies. However, this will probably change in future episodes. But the first part of this episode is reviewing the movie via various scene discussions, while the second part of this episode is us talking about “The Best Holiday” era in Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, and Melissa De Sousa’s careers respectively.

During our review, we debate whether these people are actually friends, the ways in which the characters grew and DID NOT grow from the first movie to the sequel, the memorable “Can You Stand the Rain?” scene, and how successful the sequel is.

Then, during our era breakdown, we talk about how the careers of Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, and Melissa De Sousa’s; discussing their onscreen personas and all of their amazing work in Black Cinema. We also talk about how the film was marketed and why it was the most profitable Black Holiday film in 2013. Plus, two rounds of IMDB’s “Best Four Known For”!

LOGLINE: The Best Man Holiday is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. A sequel to Lee's The Best Man (1999), it stars Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun and Melissa De Sousa, all reprising their roles from the previous film. Along with Lee, the film was produced by Sean Daniel.

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Since exploding onto the scene in 2015 with the film 'Dope' Shameik Moore has solidified his place in Hollywood. The Atlanta-born actor joins Dear Culture to talk about his decision to pause his music career for acting and how he's landed some of the biggest roles impacting Black culture including voicing the Spider-Man Miles Morales character and portraying Raekwon in Hulu's 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga.'

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Can you ever be ready for motherhood? In our Season Finale we talk to stylist, Emily B. and her daughter, Taina well-known influencer about what it's like to be a mom and how being a mother changes your life - no matter how prepared you think you are.

In this episode we talk about:

• Planning a teenage pregnancy 
• Mother-Daughter Dynamics and raining children together 
• Whether helping raise siblings prepares you to be a mother 
• Friendships after motherhood
• Having children as a young mom versus being an older mom

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An 'icon' is much more known than a celebrity. They are someone who leaves a mark on history. They have a strong depth of significance. They are a person who is well known, and who people look up to.

Jayne Kennedy Overton embodies that description breaking barriers when she became the first woman of color in the late 70s to host THE NFL on CBS, a national sports show, on what Bob Costas credited as being "the template for modern studio shows."

The ease of her manner as an interviewer, whether talking to a young Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Joe Namath, or Muhammad Ali, along with a sincere intimacy in her tone, body language, and steady eye contact, was completely disarming. Managing to demonstrate both knowledge of subject while projecting the ability to not take herself too seriously, this Ohio-raised former beauty queen is undeniably charismatic. 

Recently, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC inducted Jayne into the annuls of media pioneers, honoring her alongside luminaries, Diahann Carroll, Nat King Cole, Nichelle Nichols, The Supremes, and Don Cornelius. Next to the wall with the honorees is a quote from Oprah Winfrey “we used to gather around the tv and jump up and down, ‘colored people on tv, colored people on tv.'”

Raising her daughters, Jayne has been quiet for awhile but as she begins "Jayne 2.0", we sat down to reflect on Jayne's roots and journey as a trailblazer, her convictions, milestones, motherhood, as well as what's ahead.  Join me, your host Brad Johnson, at the corner table!

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Professor Skinner Myers (the director of “The Sleeping Negro”) returns to The World Is Wrong podcast to take us to school on the topic of Black Cinema.

How is the world wrong about Black Cinema?

From Andras Jones: Skinner Myers draws a stark series of distinctions between Black Cinema and Black Hollywood that is far more nuanced than simply color coding the Oscars.

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Hey Friends! This week Codie has one of her actual good friends with her, Mel Jones!  Mel is a multi-talented producer, writer and director who came into Codie's life after Codie made a lifechanging decision. In this conversation Codie and Mel go deep about Mel being adopted, raising a child as a single mother in the film industry, and what Mel has found out about herself along the way. 

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Today's episode is sponsored by Target! Target is partnering with HBCUs to support the next generation of Black talent. One of the ways Target is teaming up with HBCUs is through Target’s HBCU Design Challenge, where HBCU students submit designs to be included in Target’s Black History Month Collection. If you want to see the winners, check back during Black History Month to see the latest designs that  will be featured in Target's 2022 Black History Month collection. 

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The Black Love Summit is BACK and IN PERSON! The 4th Annual Black Love Summit will be a live (and streamed) experience in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, November 13th!! You don't want to miss this one-of-a-kind live experience gathering Black singles and couples for transparent conversations about love, partnership, and community. Mark your calendars and buy an early bird ticket before they're sold out!

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Enjoy as I sit with my new fav AUNT, Mrs. Daphne Maxwell Reid,  best known as "Aunt Vivian for three season on the hit comedy "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".  She helps me close out Season 5 with love, laughter, wisdom, and light as we discussed her vast life and 40 plus year career in Hollywood .  When I think of Mrs. Reid, and her career, I think of a trailblazer, revolutionary, ground breaker,  love, longevity, and wisdom.  Her career has not stopped once! We discuss her views of the world we are in now,  recent work in Harriet, Jacqueline & Jilly,  and her new book  Grace, Soul, & Mother Wit.  Enjoy!  


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There's been a lot of conversation about how companies can be more authentic during this time of unrest in America after the death of George Floyd. On this episode of Built By A Boss, I speak with legendary publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn about this issue.

She was the publicist of the late Aretha Franklin, who was very involved in the civil rights movement. Her career in media and public relations paired her with some of the industry’s brightest stars including Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Queen Latifah, Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Karen Clark Sheard, The Isley Brothers, Bishop TD Jakes, Prince and countless others.

She’s the founder of the Global Communicator and before starting her company, Gwendolyn Quinn Public Relations, she worked as an executive at Capital Records and Arista records with music industry giant, Clive Davis.

- We talk about the police brutality protests around the world.
- How companies can not only respond, but change the narrative through long term action. 
- The impact of George Floyd’s death on black America and what she believes we should be doing between now and election day.
- Why we need more black journalists in newsrooms around the country.
- Why it's important to include more black publicists and managers on the teams of A-list celebrities. 

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When watching a film its easy to pick out the craft of the actors, or the vision of the director. We can even deep dive into the lens of the cinematographer and music composer. But actually when we look at a film the one person we see and don’t see is the film editor. As a journalist, I know first hand how important it is to have an editor put their eyes on my work and fine tune it—and for film, this is no different. 

Terilyn Shropshire is an award-winning film editor with over twenty years experience working in both film and television. She has worked on films including Eve’s Bayou, Love & Basketball, Sparkle, Beyond the Lights, and the Secret Life of Bees. She has also worked on television series Quantico, Cloak & Dagger, and most recently the award winning Netflix series, When they See Us. 

I spoke with Terilyn recently via Skype to discuss her role as a film editor, her projects, and  her movie making process. 

Music, for most of us, it’s an integral part of our lives. Whether singing along to your favorite jams in your car; or comforting you in times of need. And for film, it’s no different. Film scoring is an integral part of the cinematic process—it’s the undertone that sets the mood and energy for both film and television. To get a good understanding of what goes into film scoring I only had to reach out to one person, the amazing Kathryn Bostic.

The award-winning composer and songwriter lends her talents to a number of films, television shows and theatrical productions over the years including the documentary Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am. Where she not only composed the score, but produced the original song – High Above the Water

I spoke with Kathryn recently via skype to understand her process, her inspirations, and her recent projects. 

"Clemency" directed by Chinonye Chukwu and stars Afrie Woodard and Aldis Hodges is currently in theaters so check your local listings, and you can see "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" on Amazon Prime Video.