Breaking Into...

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. interviews Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey.

As budding enthusiasts of paranormal investigation, the Ghost Brothers take a passionate hobby to the next level in some of the country's most haunted locations. By day, Dalen and Juwan are fashion designers with their own label called Loren Spratt, though, in their off time, they have been investigating haunted houses, hotels and cemeteries together since 2011. Marcus, a comedian and "Barber to the Stars," met Dalen in 2009 and now, as an "experienced" ghost hunter, he considers himself the Peter Venkman of the trio.

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. interviews RJ Bond and Michael Douglas Carlin.

The powerful and compelling true story of corruption, coercion and murder surrounding the Tupac Shakur & Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace homicides brought to 2014. With contribution by former Los Angeles Police Detective Russell Poole, the original Wallace homicide investigator, Michael Douglas Carlin, Director of "American Federale" and Richard "RJ" Bond, director of the "Tupac Assassination" movies take you inside the 18 year odyssey of the derailed murder investigations. Tupac 187: The Red Knight" goes back to the beginning of the investigations-the original police files-and re-examines the people and evidence who have been previously corrupted or ignored. We decided to strip the Death Row Records disinformation machine of its fallacies, and re-paint the witness disparagement campaigns by the Los Angeles Times with the color of truth. When all

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. welcomes Cinthya Guillen to Breaking Into to discuss her life and career!

Cinthya Guillen is a photographer living and working in Southern California. Her work aims to confront socially constructed ideas around space and identity.

Her current project, Abstract Borders, challenges perception and bias by capturing seemingly disparate homes in Los Angeles and Tijuana, Mexico.

Though she enjoys technology and the ease of digital cameras, her true love is film photography.

In order to bring exposure to women of color who still shoot film, Cinthya co-founded the Black Dove Film Club, a collective of and for women of color photographers. Their mission is to promote their love for film photography while uniting as an underrepresented minority in the film community. See more from BDFC at www.blackdovefilmclub.com and on Instagram @blackdovefilmclub.

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. welcomes Drexel Heard II to Breaking Into to discuss his life and career!

A personality, a creative director, a political commentator, a military brat, Drexel has had his hands in all different kinds of outlets. Having been a member of both College Republicans and College Democrats at North Carolina State University, Drexel's knowledge of how the government works, his keen sense of domestic and international policy, coupled with his love for Washington news, has made him a leading voice in a generation.

Over the years, Drexel has worked to get both Democrats and Republicans elected having helped elect both North Carolina Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr, as well as the campaigns for both President Obama and President Bush. After the 2008 election, Drexel relocated to New York expanding his expertise in the entertainment community, becoming one of the most sought out creative direc

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. welcomes Alex Cypriano to Breaking Into to discuss his life and career!

Was born May 20,1996 in Tampa, Florida and always had big goals and aspirations. He's constantly been working to make those dreams a reality. With his 5 years of bodybuilding and fitness experience, part of his goals was to make an impact on the lives of others in the way of fitness. If he can help someone better themselves or create a healthier lifestyle then he knows he's doing the right thing. Hopefully he can help make a life-changing decision in the pursuit of a healthier future!

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. welcomes Geoffrey Thorne to Breaking Into to discuss his life and career!

After a successful career as a television actor including portraying police officer Wilson Sweet in the television series In the Heat of the Night from 1989 to 1994, Thorne began writing professionally, winning Second Prize in Simon & Schuster's sixth annual Strange New Worlds anthology with his story "The Soft Room." He went on to publish more stories in several media tie-in anthologies as well as the Star Trek: Titan novel Sword of Damocles.

Other stories he has written include contributions to Flying Pen Press's anthology Space Grunts, MV Media's Steamfunk anthology, and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

As a screenwriter, Thorne has worked with Kickstart Entertainment to develop two of their properties, Of Bitter Souls and Sword of Dracula, for television. He was a writer for season 9 of the Uni

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. welcomes Kirk Bovill to Breaking Into to discuss his life and career!

Kirk Bovill (born January 17, 1961) is an American actor, writer and producer. His film credits include 20th Century Women, Free State of Jones, Get on Up, Contraband, Texas Killing Fields, White Lightnin’, The Butterfly Circus, and God Bless America.

Bovill started out at Hollywood’s The Comedy Store in the improv group that opened up the highly successful urban comedy show, Trippin’ on Tuesdays in 2006.

Recent television credits include a guest star turn on American Horror Story: Asylum, Grey's Anatomy, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He'll been seen in the 2016 films 20th Century Women and Free State of Jones.

He has released two critically acclaimed CDs with his wife, Joni Bovill under their indie label, Elmo Records. They have appeared on TV One's The Gospel of Music with Jeff Majors and have

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. welcomes Rabbi Mark Borovitz to Breaking Into to discuss Criminal Rehab and Life Change!

Officially ordained in 2000 at the University of Judaism with a Master’s in Rabbinic Literature, Rabbi Mark Borovitz combined his knowledge of Torah and street smarts to shape his calling: helping recovering addicts find their way in the world. Spiritual Leader, Author, Head Rabbi, CEO, and overall anomaly, he is able to reach both the addict and the congregant, and de-stigmatize this life threatening disease.

Rabbi Mark’s leadership is unparalleled. Community members, addicts, educators, dignitaries, and executives all seek his wisdom; a blend of acute savvy and rabbinic teachings. When working with residents, he is living proof that change is possible; when speaking to the congregant, he stands for hope that every man has a higher purpose.

In early 2004, Rabbi Mark was one of seven people

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. welcomes Rachel Kylian to Breaking Into to discuss how she's broken into the Film and TV Industry!

Rachel Kylian is known for her work on Almost Christmas (2016), MacGyver (2016) and Interpreters (2016).

Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. celebrates a year of hosting Breaking Into by welcoming back some amazing guests!

 

James would like to thank all for watching Breaking Into since it's return one year ago. A special thank you to Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Joshua Silverstein, Jazsmin Lewis, LaTeasha Gbor, and Adolfo Quinones for celebrating!