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Today we are paying special tribute to an actor we lost too soon, who was an astonishing talent, exceptional human being and whom Lisa had the great fortune of casting in two projects… Michael Kenneth Williams.

Known for creating such iconic roles such as Omar in “The Wire”, Chalky White in “Boardwalk Empire” and Bobby McCray in “When They See Us”, Lisa, Dean and our special guest, actor Patrick Gallo, breakdown exactly what made Michael’s work so special.

LINKS:
Wonderfully detailed 30 min interview with Michael as he breaks down in detail, many of his iconic performances. Don't miss this clip ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWBtPXIgid8

A brilliant 3 minute short where Michael chats with 4 different versions of himself discussing being typecast
https://youtu.be/Vv3_3PQsJA8

The powerful scene from 'When They See Us' which we played in the pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-nb2yyr7Kk 

David Sims at The Atlantic with a great thoughtful short piece on Michael https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/09/michael-k-williams/620001

Noah Remnnick's excellent NYT long form piece on Michael from 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/nyregion/michael-k-williams-is-more-than-omar-from-the-wire.html 

Ep 126 of Real Black News focuses on adolescent mental health and features the top five empowering Black news stories of the week and this week’s guests: One of history's youngest Emmy-nominated actors, Asante Blackk, discusses life as a Gen Z’er and bringing attention to adolescent mental health with his fiction podcast "Here Comes the Break". Asante discusses life after starring in "This is Us" and "When They See Us". He provides tips to both parents and teens for communicating and managing mental health (starts 42:07). While actress Jasmine Carmichael, star of the new film "Real Talk" with Loretta Devine, Michael Beach, and Macy Gray, discusses the movie’s bold take on everything from herpes to adolescent depression. Other topics include the three-year anniversary of Real Black News, the indigenous tribe that bought a 140 acre Island, Newark’s Business Hub for Black women, and more of the top five empowering Black News stories of the week.

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South Bronx native Pernell Walker holds her M.F.A from Actors Studio Drama School and joins me for the 41st episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss Pernell has steadily been working and has been in the Sundance Film Festival short "Pariah" directed by Dee Rees. She's been featured in Ava Duverney's "When They See Us" and "The Deuce" on HBO. Look out for her in future projects that she can't speak about just yet.

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Some Questions I Ask:

Growing up in South Bronx (1:52)

Earliest acting memory(2:57)

On college and grad school (10:39)

What advice would she give a freshman version of herself with the knowledge she has now? (13:23)

First year out of grad school (18:01)

On booking Pariah and being on set (21:53)

Lessons on set (26:03)

Experience on Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven (28:17)

Book she's gifted the most in the past year (29:54)

Movie that has resonated with her the most in last year? (33:54)

Role she is most proud of (35:30)

What she loves most about acting (36:10)

What she is working on right now (39:10)

When she thinks of the word creative who comes to mind and why (41:37)

Where can people connect with you? (42:04)

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Ep. 83 features internationally renowned poet, author of the new book "We Want Our Bodies Back," performance artist, producer, and single mom Jessica Care Moore discussing her hometown of Detroit. She shares an update on Covid in the city, teaching her son about injustice, racism, and police brutality, and she gives a taste of her award-winning poem “Black Statue of Liberty” which launched her career after being a 5x Apollo winner. Other topics include journalists in Somalia, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Andre Harrell, and the new black-owned coffee brand taking over stores.

Ep. 76 of Real Black News features Color of Change Campaign Director Jade Magnus- Ogunnaike, discussing Color of Changes work to fight newspapers with paywalls, billionaires, governors, and profits over people during the pandemic. French journalist Epee Dingong gives an update on what’s really happening in Paris. While other show topics include DJ D-Nice, When They See Us, Power, and why research shows that black children raised in single-parent households do better than white kids raised with one parent.

Miguel and Sonja talk about the Netflix show When They See Us, and when Miguel was arrested and wrongfully accused of robbery and assault, the future of the podcast and noticing who supports you.

Intro: “Find a Way” by Lakey Inspired

Outro: “Shoulder Closures” by Gunnar Olsen

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