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Queens NY native Lucius Baston joins me for the 23rd episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss Confidence and how to develop it, & the fan favorite character Ahmed White from Donald Glover's FX series Atlanta.

Lucius has a lengthly resume as a producer and actor. Some of his more notable roles include is his role opposite Donald Glover in FX's Atlanta, a role in Mara Brock Akil's "Love Is and most recently has been featured on HBO's LoveCraft Country. He's currently filming "The Underground Railroad" Gerard Doucette on Stan against Evil and has been featured on Blindspot on NBC. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree because his son is a series regular on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan.

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Some Questions I Ask:

Greatest lesson his parents taught him and how it benefits him today? (:28)

On being shy and how he broke through it (1:19)

On manifesting and how to do it (2:58)

Manifesting for people who may have trauma or have a hard time being positive? (4:08)

Top 3 books? (5:18)

On starting acting and not knowing what a headshot was (5:55)

On starting acting later in life and steps he took to book (7:30)

3 business tips to bring to an artistic career (9:30)

On working with Donald Glover on FX's Atlanta (10:57)

Advice for behavior on set? (12:20)

On his BTS webseries project and other projects (13:21)

Who's the first person you think of when you hear the word "creative"? (17:20)

What's your favorite album and what song speaks to your soul? (18:20)

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Gil Tucker

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Comedian/Actor Gil Tucker joins me for the 22nd episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss storytelling and what makes a great one & places his stand up has taken him. From Vegas, to Madison Square Garden & Def Jam.

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Some Questions I Ask:

Greatest lesson his parents taught him? (:35)

Tell me about the day you realized you were funny (3:41)

On bombing on stage and the lesson he learned from it (7:00)

Advice to up and coming comedians (10:55)

On performing at the Apollo (11:53)

The process of him performing for Def Jam Comedy (13:53)

Working with David Alan Grier, Tracey Morgan, Chris Rock (16:25)

What makes a great story (19:48)

Top 5 comedians (22:20)

On Negro Ensemble Company & playing Sgt. Waters in "Soldier's Play" (25:00)

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Florida native and Ex NFL Seattle Seahawk running back turned actor Jimmy Gary Jr. joins me for the 21st episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss fortitude and never being denied when it comes to your goals.

Jimmy Gary Jr. is widely known for his role in Orange is the New Black, and made appearances in New Amsterdam as well as When They See Us. He was also CJ in Negro Ensemble's Company's 50th anniversary reboot of "Soldier's Play."

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Some Questions I Ask:

Where does your story begin? (1:04)

Earliest memory (2:32)

Interest in football and journey to be #1 recruit in the country (4:07)

What mindset hack helped you become the #1 recruit in the country? (7:34)

What athletic mindset can actors use? (12:30)

What do obstacles mean to you? (14:30)

On leaving NFL and deciding to be an actor (16:15)

Some of the projects he's working on (23:40)

Advice to people who feel like they are on the brink of giving up (26:28)

How can people connect with you? (28:03)

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Fulton Hodges joins me for the 20th episode of The Creation Grounds.

Fulton is a native New Yorker (BK) and has 40+ years in the theater. He has been a stage manager, actor, director and everything in between. He lives, breathes and eats theater.

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Some Questions I Ask:

What it was like growing up for you? (1:11)

On avoiding the crack epidemic growing up in NYC (7:06)

On his father (8:41)

Advice on developing longevity in career and on big inspiration (12:23)

On the Audelco experience (19:00)

Why is giving back so important to you? (24:35)

On his creative proces (25:56)

What is one thing that you believe about acting that others think is crazy? (29:22)

When you think of the word creative who is the first person to come to mind and why? (31:17)

On Negro Ensemble Company's reboot of "Solider's Play" (34:35)

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Adventures in Black Cinema With Desmond Thorne: Podcast

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South Orange, NJ native Desmond Thorne joins me for the 19th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss his interest in sketch comedy, staying true to yourself and his film which has since released (since the recording of this podcast) "The Disruption."

Desmond is an Actor/Writer/Director/Producer/ Podcast Host. Recently he's started a podcast that explores black cinema - the link is above. Be sure to support!

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Some Questions I Ask:

What was it like growing up for you? (:47)

Interst in acting (3:30)

When did sketch comedy come into your life (4:24)

His sketch comedy group Nerds on Fire? (6:03)

About his favorite character he's created? (8:35)

What do you love most about what you do? (13:41)

What does diversity in TV/Film/Writing do for you when you see it? (15:28)

What is the worst piece of advice you've been given in entertainment industry (20:10)

When you think of word creative who comes to mind and why (22:40)

On his film "The Disruption" (27:35)

How can people connect with you? (32:21)

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Texas native Allie Woods joins me for the 18th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss his early days at the legendary Negro Ensemble Company in New York City, on him discovering Denzel Washington in the play that led to Denzel's role as Malcolm X in the Spike Lee film, audition tips for actors and on the legacy of NEC.

Allie is an actor and director and is a member of the internationally known Negro Ensemble Company.

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Some Questions I Ask:

Growing up in Texas? (:52)

Interest in theater (1:42)

First production involved in (2:40)

Transition from Texas to NY? (3:30)

Early days of Negro Ensemble Company and NEC stories ? (5:50)

On working personally with August Wilson(10:38)

On directing Denzel Washington in "When The Chicken's Come Home To Roost" (13:20)

Can that special quality that people like Denzel has be learned (18:35)

What has he changed his mind on in past couple of years (20:23)

Audition tips (23:10)

When he thinks of word creative who comes to mind and why (31:10)

What are you working on next? (32:22)

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Kalief Browder: Netflix

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Baltimore native Donnell E Smith joins me for the 17th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss his trip to Haiti on a budget and how others can travel on a budget. And his role as Kalief Browder in the Jay Z produced Netflix documentary TIME: The Kalief Browder Story.

Donnell is wildly creative and talented. He has talents in music as well as a seasoned actor. He is based primarily in NYC and has done theater from the critically acclaimed Kill Move Paradise at the National Black Theater to his more widely known roles as TJ in Snugs House and Kalief Browder in The Kalief Browder Story.

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Some Questions I Ask:

Why'd he leave Baltimore to come to New York? (1:00)

Which city he's learned the most from and why (Baltimore, NY, ATL) (1:37)

On singing (2:48)

On transition from music to acting? (4:31)

On who he thinks is a game changer in music and why? (6:15)

His interest in travel (8:25)

What he's changed his mind on in past couple of years and why (12:16)

What purchase of $100 or less has positively impacted your life in the past 6 months (14:53)

Traveling on a budget (16:40)

On booking the Kalief Browder project (19:48)

3 words to describe his Sundance experience (24:22)

Where can people connect with you? (26:36)

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Brazillian Lidiane Fernandes 16th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss taking action on your dreams.

Lidiane is widely known for his role as Lea Guerrera on Orange is the New Black and has recently been featured in Happy! and Alternatino with Arturo Castro.

Lidiane and I went to the same High School and both were in the same impactful peer educator acting class called P.R.O.F.I.L.E.S headed by Wes Stover.

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Some Questions I Ask:

On her birth in Brasil and arrival to the US? (:55)

Life motto (3:56)

Arrival to Bridgeport, CT out of Brasil (5:30)

Involvement in P.R.O.F.I.L.E.S at Central High School? (6:23)

On not knowing English upon arrival in USA? (10:58)

On booking Orange is the New Black (12:16)

Taking action on dreams rather than dreaming (15:11)

On writing her book and where to find it (18:15)

Words of advice (22:39)

How to connect with Lidi (25:00)

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Chicago native Horace Glasper joins me for the 15th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss Knowing and finding your purpose.

Horace is a standup comedian, actor and writer who has background in theater as well as TV/film. Most recently he's played the role of Victor in the film The Prayer. He's toured with comedian Lil JJ and was a part of Negro Ensemble Company's illustrious 50th anniversary theater season. We met during productions at NEC and are both legacy bearer recipients and were in the revamp of Soldier's Play which hadn't been done at NEC since Denzel Washington, Samuel L Jackson, James Pickens Jr and other's had done it.

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Some Questions I Ask:

Growing up in Chicago? (:49)

When were you introduced to acting and writing? (2:21)

When he moved to NYC (4:11)

Finding his purpose (5:18)

Defining his purpose? (6:38)

How does having a purpose in entertainment industry support his perseverance in the industry (7:08)

How someone can find their purpose? (8:49)

How do you get through fear? (11:19)

Resources for people looking for purpose (13:38)

Practical actionable way for people in inner cities on wrong path to self correct (16:23)

3 ideas he would pass down to his kid to help sustain them through life (20:50)

What are you currently working on? (21:32)

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Atlanta Clip: Connect

Florida native Emmett Hunter joins me for the 14th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss Confidence and how to develop it, & the fan favorite character Ahmed White from Donald Glover's FX series Atlanta.

Emmett is widely known for his role as Ahmed White in Atlanta, Gerard Doucette on Stan against Evil and has been featured on Blindspot on NBC. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree because his son is a series regular on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan.

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Some Questions I Ask:

His upbringing in Florida? (1:01)

Passion for acting (2:21)

On interest in business and where that stemmed from (3:16)

How business impacts his acting career? (3:53)

On his struggle with confidence & 3 principles of confidence? (4:48)

How he prepares a role (6:02)

On Atlanta and his character Ahmed White (6:55)

On the "Bite this Sandwich" moment and what it may mean (10:20)

On working with Donald Glover and what will stick with him for his career (11:28)

Can confidence be developed by people who struggle with it? (15:13)

What has he perservered through that helped his confidence (17:18)

Where can people connect with you? (21:55)

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