OK’B: This is Not a Suit Photo Series
Check out this dope photo series entitled “This is Not a Suit.” Adrian Sauvage invites subjects to wear garments from his collection and express who they are.
Inspiration on Two Wheels
Danny Macaskill, from Inspired Bicycles, shows you the meaning of dedication, determination and skill.
Mos Def + Dub Music = Veddy Nice
Sun is shining, the weather is sweet / Make you want to move your dancing feet / To the rescue, here i am. Max Tannone pairs Mos Def vocals with some conscious reggae tunes. You can just imagine a sound system stringed up at a block party with the jumbo speakers. Some times the vocals may seem too fast for the track but as it is in the islands, just cool and breeze.
MJ + Akira = Speechless.
Found this via NCOTB. Look at how it just blends right in. Funny thing is that Kaneda is dressed in all red in Akira. For those who have no idea what is going on. That is “Thriller” MJ riding on Kaneda’s motorcycle from the anime Akira (which may become a movie). If you are still lost, then click here
The Gift – A Dope Short
Check out this short film from Carl Erik Rinsch. It was done as part of Parallel Lines which tasked 5 filmmakers to each create a short film based on a unifying theme.
Hoodies and Tees
Reprints of these coming soon as I figure out how to do what I want the way I want.
OK’B – Brain Food: INSIGHT V3.I
Another dope issue by F.O.K.U.S. Cru featuring The Haitian Generals on the cover, a revolutionary dance due to the Infinite Playlist, art work by reggae star, Bud Ramsay, Wayne Coe’s sidewalk art and much much more.
ESPN’s: Reggie Miller vs The NY Knicks Premiere Recap
From Left: Atiba T. Edwards, Donnie Walsh and Maya Pope-Chappell
Before I get into the NY premiere of “ESPN’s 30 for 30: Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks” held at The Paley Center for Media, which has become one of my favorite places, let me digress.
Let me set the stage for you, 1995 Eastern Conference Finals…NY Knicks vs the Indiana Pacers…18.7 seconds it looks like the Knicks beat Reggie again, even the Pacers’ GM, Donnie Walsh, had left the game floor upset that another one had gotten away but in 8.9 seconds Reggie Miller single handily defeated the Knicks with his tenacity (shout out to Clyde Frazier). The closing moments of that game would go on to foreshadow the torment of the series. For a quick recap- it ended with Patrick Ewing and all of his 7-footness attempting a finger roll that would miss. A miss that would close the book on the Knicks as we knew them. (The irony is that after that shot the following commercial was for Nobody Beats The Wiz and had Ewing talking about how he loved to dunk)
Many Knicks fans remember several key Miller Moments – there was the time Reggie found himself on the receiving end of a headbut from John “Yes I dunked on those 3 Bulls” Starks, the above mentioned moment and the choke gesture made towards Sideline Spike (Lee).
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The Black List Volume 3 Recap
From Left: Elvis Mitchell, Faye Wattleton and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
February 3, 2009, The Black List Volume 3 had its NYC premiere at the Palely Center for Media. On hand were the Black List creators, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell, and several subjects of the previous films. The panel featured both creators and Dr. Michael Lomax and Faye Wattleton. The panel discussed the film’s themes and process, Black America’s threads and a constructive disagreement on the power of race, integration and our past/future.
The premiere kicked off with words from the good Reverend Al Sharpton who helped drive home the point of the black list.
You see the black list once ended peoples careers as it shut them and their respective ideas away to never be heard from again. This term “black list” was now reinvented to do the exact opposite and the third edition continues this trend. This volume featured John Legend, Whoopi Goldberg, Lee Daniels, Debra Lee, and Beverly Johnson. You really learned a lot about each member, what they endured and what drove them to eventually be included on The Blacklist Vol 3.
The words used by Reverand Al Sharpton- ” these films made us all American in a black sort of way.”
I encourage everyone to check out the television premier on HBO this Monday, Feb. 8th, at 8:30pm ET.
Soul Train Documentary Screening Recap
Last night, the Paley Center for Media hosted a screening of VH1′s latest documentary, “Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America” accompanied with a panel featuring Big Bank Hank (The Sugar Hill Hang), Tyrone Proctor (Dancer/Choreographer), Amir “?uestlove” Thompson (this drummer with an afro…’eva heard of The Roots?) and moderator, Danyel Smith (journalist/writer).
The documentary, narrated by Terrence Howard, was a 90 minute history of Soul Train, but more so an introspection of the show’s creator and owner Don Cornelius- all told via archival footage and interviews with artists, dancers and the Don (talk about living up to your name!). The documentary let you in on the ride Don Cornelius set out on with the goal to create a black American Bandstand. Cornelius’ drive was because he wanted to see Black America portrayed in a positive light on TV and not as the stereotypical deviants as portrayed prominently during that time. You also learn how the dancers were picked and why live acts eventually became infrequent despite the impact and benefit of a live performance on the show.
I really enjoyed learning Don’s history as an interviewer during the Civil Rights movement, his drive, struggles and eventually unprecedented success with Soul Train all the way to his eventual sign off and stepping down from the show.
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