DAD IS NOT A NOUN

"Toussaint," Danny Glover's intended first project as film director, is about Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture (1704-1803), a former slave and one of the Fathers of Haiti's Independence from France in 1804, making it the first Black Nation in the Americas to throw off imperial rule and become a Republic. In May 2006, the film included had cast members Wesley Snipes, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Roger Guenveur Smith and Mos Def. Production of the cancelled project was estimated to cost $30 million. Thank you Supervoid Cinema for the research and information on what happened and I hope this will spark interest/demand for this important film to be made.

On this episode the two things I love is hip-hop & fantasy fiction. Creator D.D. Turner & Chaz Stats merge the two to gives us The Chronicles of a Hip Hop Legend, Paths of Grand Wizardry back in 2010 .  A novel about an extraordinary teen with an extraordinary destiny. I hope you enjoyed  Chapter 1 & 2& 3 & 4 !!!  Here is Chapter 5: The Chronicles of a Hip Hop Legend details the story of a young Cris Alexander Ellison, whom with great pride, overtly claims and supports the culture of Hip Hop. Unbeknownst to Cris, he has a direct genealogical link to an ancient, African, prophetic tribe said to have sown the seeds for the Hip Hop ideal some several thousand years ago. As a result of this unique link to the past, Cris finds himself the sole holder of the freeing key that will release a current Hip Hop from its dwindling existence and place it back on the golden path of resurgence. But up against Roger "Feedback" Cromwell and his Hip Hop for Destruction clan, this will prove to be no easy task. tcohhl #affirmationmatters #representationmatters #dadisnotanoun #dinan #dadisntanoun #DaDNotNoun #podcast #dinan #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #changethenarrative #changingthenarrative #blerdlife #blerd #fresh #dope #hicreativitypodcast #hicreativity #hiphop #fresh #goodmorning #throwbackthursday #tbt #2022 #happynewyear

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When it comes to the  "Golden Standard" of  visualization Gene Grey has set bar high with his level of detail in all of his artwork..I had the opportunity to chat it up again with Gene Grey because he just released "Golden Standard Collection 2 ," a collection of new 10 iconic heroes to the culture with gold teeth to symbolize success, status, and abundance because of the success of his Gold Standard Collection 1 series. So considering the role Miami played in his life, it's the appropriate way to pay homage to his legends in a Miami fashion..

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Welcome to another ep of Dad Is Not A Noun changing the narrative for men of color in fatherhood and changing the narrative on things I care about… On this ep that I care about is to understand how Heath Ledger prepared to play Joker in the Christopher Nolan directed The Dark Knight (2008) what inspired his take on the Joker and his iconic Joker voice and what it was like for the actor to play the iconic Batman villain 

 

Thanks to CinemaStix for collecting and editing  rare audios of Heath Ledger Joker interviews where he explains it all… So you will hear him in his own words and I think it’s the perfect way to honor his memory as well as celebrate upcoming 14th Anniversary of the Dark Knight release in theatres on July 18 2008

I had a great conversation with Cole Williams about his upcoming project The Fatherhood...Cole Williams is a motivational speaker, fatherhood consultant, facilitator, and the Co- Founder of The Delta Project and Most importantly, Cole is a father to seven sons. 

With his sons, Cole works with fathers and sons to provide life, leadership, and parenting skills, and to provide hope for families affected by the criminal justice system. Cole is a recognized leader in various family advocacy, education, foster care reform, and mentorship programs, from he Delta Project to the Michigan Adolescent Parenting Program to the Urban League Sons Program. 

In addition to his long experience mentoring young men, Cole’s own journey— from growing up fatherless, to becoming a single teenage father, to reuniting with his biological father, to fostering and adopting fatherless sons— gives him rich, first-hand experience of the deep challenges faced by fathers and sons. It is this well of wisdom and insight Cole hopes to share now through a fresh, powerful, comic book series. #dadisntanoun #DaDNotNoun #theblackmancan #blackfathers #blackbabies #blackisbeautiful

On this Episode of Dad Is Not A Noun How Did legendary actor James become the iconic voice of Darth Vader.. Thank you @cinemastix & support their patreon https://www.patreon.com/CinemaStix

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Don't Rush Challenge created by 20-year-old business student Toluwalase Asolo utilizing

Don't Rush" song by British rap duo Young T & Bugsey began a social media movement that

took a life of it's own. Where millions of people created their own Don't Rush Challenge version

which exploded over social media with over 237 million views worldwide and one of my favorite is the Easter Black Gay Dads Edition Video created by The Real Dads Of New York because the images redefine idea of fatherhood and one of the dads from the video Dr. Algernon Cargill chatted up with me about Don't rush challenge collaboration and the power of affirmation.

In recognition of Juneteenth, now a federal holiday commemorating of the end of enslaved people in the United States, we present AF3 Digital Art Fest. The Afrofuturism Experience will hold its first annual event as part of an immersive experience through the arts, technology and science at WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Avenue, Jacksonville, FL. 32202 from 10 am – 6pm. Get your tickets: http://afrofuturismexperience.com/

 

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The Afrofuturism Experience includes educational exhibits and workshop presentations, a multimedia projected art gallery, live performances, and an NFT art gallery featuring renowned and emerging artist. Live performances by Ebony Payne-English who is an author, poet, spoken word artist, author, performer playwright and educator in Jacksonville as well as Willie Evans, JR., a MC, producer, multimedia visual artist and ground breaking hip-hop musician. The live performances will feature a re-envisioning of the 1974 movie “Space is the Place,” and other Afrofuturistic themes.

Jason is a multimedia digital artist, technologist, soccer enthusiast and visionary behind the AF3.world NFT Marketplace - a set of decentralized tools built on web3 technologies for artists, creators and collectors.

Jason’s professional life extends into multiple industries from over 20+ years of Financial Services, Entertainment, Technology, Small Business Consulting, and Entrepreneurship. As a graduate of University of Phoenix’s Executive Education programs he holds an MBA in Technology Management, Bachelor of Sciences in Business Management and Certifications in Entertainment Production Management and Multimedia Design from Academy of Entertainment and Technology at Santa Monica College. Jason has incorporated his experience, knowledge and passions into a deeper calling through the creation of the new decentralized multimedia art platform, called “Afrofuturism Experience” presented on AF3.world.

Building on top of the Afrofuturism construct coined in the early 90’s by Mark Dery in his landmark essay “Black to the Future,” the convergence of African Culture with science and technology has resulted in Afrofuturism 3.0 (AF3) where we execute on the speculative visions of Afrofuturism 1.0 - 2.0 into the promised technological advances of Web3.0 - that is to say a decentralized environment that represents a digital extension of our physical selves into the future.

Jason Marley and his wife live in Jacksonville, Florida where they are raising their 4 children (1 daughter and 3 sons) spanning different generational ages from 21 (college senior), to 16 (high school junior), to 11 (elementary school 5th grader), to 22 months (toddler). The challenges of raising children, managing a career, maintaining a cohesive marriage relationship and engagement with community via entrepreneurial passion is what keeps him going with purpose beyond my self-interest. Jason is a dedicated father who enjoys coaching soccer, traveling with his family and anything that includes being out on the water. He attributes his awareness and deep sense of community to his upbringing being raised by his mother who taught as a college professor of Psychology and African Diaspora history. Jason grew up in the Lutheran faith where his family has a long history of black Lutheran pastors and church family commitment towards living within God's grace.

#2ndAmendment #Gunrights #HueypNewton #dadisnotanoun

I enjoyed my conversation with ( @babu_omo)  Babu Omowale  Co-founder of The Huey P. Newton Gun Club about the misconceptions of black men & women when it comes to gun ownership. (https://hueypnewtongunclubblog.wordpress.com/)

We the Huey P Newton Gun Club honors our African and Indigenous ancestors who fought and died fighting slavery and colonialism on a worldwide plight. We honor those ancestors who jumped from the slave ships into the oceans rather than serve a wicked oppressor.

We honor the nation of Haiti for being the first to overthrow their captors and all other organized revolutionary action that took place be it successful or not.

We give gratitude and salute the 250, 000 black men who joined the Union army and won our freedom by serving vengeance from the barrel of the gun.

We give special honors to the Tuskegee Airmen who were the best pilots of the war at a time when it was said “black men couldn’t fly planes”. We honor the 761st tankers division the Black Panthers who rained down hell on the enemy from their tanks in battle.

We honor Malcolm X who told us to organize rifle clubs, men like Robert F. Williams the Deacons for Defense as well as the Black Panther Party who stood against white supremacy and the gate keepers of the fascist system, the police.

We will never forget your contributions to society and we continue to teach and spread the ideology of defense to our people.

BECAUSE OF YOU WE ARE…..

HUEY P!!

Before the interview I want you to hear Osmojam amazing rendition of classic songs from Lady Gaga's Beautiful Romance to Phil Collins/Phillip Bailey's Easy Lover.. I love music from the soul and my guest is the personification of music from the soul.. Osmojam is changing the narrative when it comes to being a black woman who sings, write music, play many instruments, beat makers, and the list goes on what she can do.. She sings in French, English, and Creole which gives her global appeal... I hope you enjoy our conversation because I had a great time getting to know her and where she's going as a human being 🖤🖤🖤🖤

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