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Hi I'm Gail nobles. Did you know that the governor of Maryland was not only a politician but an investment banker, author television producer, and nonprofit executive serving as the 63rd of Maryland since 2023? His name is Wes Moore. A member of the democratic party, he is the first black governor of the state, the third black person elected as governor of any US state, and as of 2023, the only incumbent black governor of any US state.

Born in Maryland and raise largely in New York, Moore graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a masters degree from Wolfson College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. After several years in the US Army and Army Reserve. Moore became an investment banker in New York between 2010 and 2015. Moore published five books including a young adult novel. He served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation from 2017 to 2021. Moore is the author of the other Wes Moore and The Work. He was also the host of Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network as well as the executive producer and a writer for Coming Back with Wes Moore on PBS.

Today I'm going to share with you with more on his service in the war in Afghanistan recorded on April 23, 2009.



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Hello! I’m Gail Nobles. Today on Ebonliner I’m going to talk about Ibi Zoboi. She is a Haitian-American author of young adult fiction. She is best known for her young adult novel American Street, which was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young Adult's Literature in 2017. She is also the author of Pride, Nigeria Jones, Punching The Air, Black Enough, & My Life Is An Ice Cream Sandwich, a New York Times bestseller.

Her debut novel American Street, about a Haitian teen whose mother gets detained when they first immigrate to America, explores magical realism, immigration, and voodou culture, all based on the author's on experiences as a Haitian-American immigrant.

Zoboi edited the young adult anthology Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America, published in 2019 by Balzer + Bray. Black Enough received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist. It appeared on the 2020 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Books of the Year List with an "Outstanding Merit" distinction.

Zoboi's 2018 novel Pride is a re-telling of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, set in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich, Zoboi's 2019 middle-grade novel, is about Ebony-Grace, a girl who is sent from Alabama to help her grandfather in Harlem in the 1980s and is her first middle grade book. As a young black girl who enjoys the science-fiction worlds of Star Wars and Star Trek, Ebony-Grace is seen as an "ice cream sandwich" by her peers; brown on the outside, but white on the inside.

You can buy Ibi Zoboi’s books at Barnes &Noble & Amazon. Zoboi has some pretty good ratings on her books at Amazon. To learn more about Ibi Zoboi go to https://ibizoboi.net.



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Shemar Moore is an actor, film producer, model, & presenter. He’s great in all 4 occupations. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson on S.W.A.T. (2017–present) all on CBS.

Mama, here comes that man! Shamar says that to his fans. He made Gayle King say it and she said: I am so mad at you right now.” After she said it she said, Security! …. Shemar was talking about Honda.

Moore was also the third permanent host of Soul Train, from 1999 to 2003.

Moore has won eight NAACP Image Awards as well as the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Young and the Restless. He was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2016 for his work on Criminal Minds.

I remember when Shemar Moore had a supporting role in the film, “ Diary of a Mad Black Woman”. He was awesome in the movie. I would like to see him in more movies. I’ve seen Denzel Washington & Will Smith a lot in movies. I haven’t seen Shemar Moore enough in them. When I saw Shemar in “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”, I wanted more, more, more.

I’m Gail Nobles and you’re listening to Ebonliner. Today’s topic: Shemar Moore.

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Today’s topic is Lavel Schely.

Lavel Schely is an actor born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Though he was raised primarily in the state of Kansas. You may have seen him on the television series East New York. He plays as Officer Andre Bentley. The show premiered on CBS on Oct. 2, 2002.

Lavel is one of Hollywood’s most promising newcomers. Before his role on East New York he appeared in films like “A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks”, “Seeing Scarlet”, & “ Tell My Family I Love Them”.

I hope to see Lavel Schely in more films. You can follow him on Instagram. I’m Gail Nobles & You’re listening to Ebonliner. Today’s Topic: Lavel Schely.

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Today’s topic is Aaliyah and Sneakers on Ebonliner. The Princess of R&B Aaliyah was fly with sporty clothes & Sneakers. She loved Nike’s. Aaliyah picked out the best Nike’s to wear. She probably could have sold a lot of sneakers for Nike.

If Aaliyah would have lived today, she probably would have eventually had her own name brand sneaker. She might would have named it from her name with a twist like AALI’S for an example. Aaliyah might would have used her own logo or used a new logo design. She looked as if she had an executive mind.

I know Aaliyah is gone, but you can’t help but to remember her. I can see all that she could have done. Aaliyah was real special. She was more than an entertainer. She was young and eventually would have learned more about the business.

I never walked in Aaliyah’s shoes, but I believe she could have made some good ones.

Before Aaliyah left us, she talked about the dark side. That was probably her tough side wanting to come out. Maybe she held back sometimes because the business can be tough.

Aaliyah probably walked in her sneakers with no sign of pain. I never saw her struggle to stay strong. I never saw her complain. Privately, she walked in her shoes in a way that I will never know. What she did do was a step to success enough. She had beautiful sneakers. I never saw them worn out or rough.

I’m Gail Nobles. Today’s topic: Aaliyah and Sneakers. You’re listening to Ebonliner.

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Today’s topic is Cedric the Entertainer on Ebonliner. I loved it when Cedric the Entertainer starred in Barbershop. I loved the part when he gave his honest opinion about Rosa Parks.

(Eddie) Cedric: Man she was tired. That’s what you do when you’re tired. You sit yourself down.

But you know he used the curse words.

Cedric: I got thrown in jail, and I didn’t hear from nobody …Her act led up to the movement and everything. There was a whole lot of black folks that sat down on the bus, and they got thrown in jail, and they did it way before Rosa did.

There’s a whole lot of black folks that don’t give their honest opinion that way. Cedric played a character that spoke from the heart. To me, that was a true character he was playing. In real life, a character like that can get beat up. I guess you can say he was tired like Rosa. Sometimes you can do brave things when you’re tired. Cedric played the character Eddie.

Cedric is an awesome actor and stand-up comedian. He hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. Cedric can tell some great jokes. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show. He starred in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which aired from 2012 to 2016. He has also done voice work for Ice Age and Charlotte’s Web. He currently stars on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood. In 2019, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Hello, I’m Gail Nobles. You’re listening to Ebonliner. Today I want to talk about a real comedian.

A real comedian shouldn’t have to point people out of the crowd to make mockery about somebody else’s life. I understand that comedians are a part of entertainment. Why not make up characters to joke about and use them for examples? Made up characters are not real people. They don’t have feelings, and people enjoy characters and stories as well. A real comedian can talk about pacific things without actually embarrassing someone. You can joke about things that can make everybody laugh. That way nobody is offended. Making people offended we know can cause conflict and can cause someone to sin. There is power in words. Words can hurt and change somebody’s life forever. If you offend someone talking about pacific things like drugs, it’s not because you pointed them out.

There are comedians that think they have to embarrass others to make themselves look good. What’s going on in their lives? Do you ever think about that? Everything in the world is funny until trouble comes our way.

Joking is like lying. You can really hurt people and help the world to think a certain way about a person. You can steal joy from people joking them and maybe cause the world to hate them. The Bible tells us not to steal in Exodus 20:15. There is more than one way to steal.

According to the Bible, we reap what we sow. Galatians 6:7. The Bible tells us in Ephesians 4 and 5 about corrupt communication and foolish talking. Matt.12:36 tells us that every idle word that men speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. So it’s not just about comedians. The Bible speaks to all of us.

A real comedian will think about his jokes. A real comedian bring the whole world laughter in a good way. Not in a way to embarrass someone else.

I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Ebonliner. Today’s topic: A real comedian. Thank you for listening.

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Hello! I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to Ebonliner. Today’s topic is Kimberly Elise. Kimberly Elise is a film and television actress. She made her feature film debut in Set It Off (1986) starring Jada Pickett, Vivica Fox, & Queen Latifah. She appeared in John Q, The Great Debaters & Diary of a Mad Black Woman.

Now, Cicely Tyson was my favorite actress. I enjoyed watching her in strong black history movies like “A Woman Called Moses” and the “Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman”. No one is quite like Cicely. She portrayed Sojourner truth reading “Ain’t I a Woman”. In the US Capital Visitor Center Emancipation Hall. Cicely Tyson is no longer with us, and I would love to see Kimberly Elise portray Sojourner truth in a biopic.

Kimberly is a strong actress, and she reminds me of Cicely Tyson. I would like to see more of her in at least one Black History film. I think Kimberly has strength in acting like Cicely portraying strong African American Women.

She received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the 2004 drama film, Woman Thou Art Loosed, and played the leading roles in a number of made for television movies. She is a four-time NAACP Image Awards winner.

I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Ebonliner. Today’s topic: Kimberly Elise. Thank you for listening.

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DJ Spinderella is best known as a member of the group Salt N Pepa. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York City and one of five children. Spinderella began her career as a DJ at age 14. She began dating a local DJ who she learned DJ techniques from. At age 16, she was asked by a classmate if she would be interested in joining an all female rap group. Spinderella was introduced to Salt N Pepa producer Hurby Luvbug.

It was exciting to see a female DJ with the female rap group. It was my first time seeing a female DJ although Spinderella might not have been the first. I remember hearing some guys in my hometown saying that they didn’t hear her scratch, but Spinderella did spin records in Salt N Pepa’s video Push It and the video Get Up. There was sometimes lots of music and drumbeat because Spinderella was more than a scratch sound. She produced several award winning songs for the group’s albums.

Spinderella was unique. You didn’t always hear a scratch but, you knew she was in the music. You knew she was in the mix, and she was beautiful. Spinderella had the right name for a DJ. I haven’t heard or seen another female DJ like her that rose to fame.

I’m Gail Nobles, and today’s topic: Spinderella.

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America! Comedian Jeremy Unmask Smith! That’s what’s in the news Today…..

Comedian Jeremy Unmask Smith is an actor, comedian, and rapper. He got his big break at comedy in 2010 when he met king of comedy D.L. Hugely in a local comedy club. According to his bio, that was the night he earned the name Lil Bernie Mac. He also worked with Bernie Mac in the movie (Soulmen).

If you haven’t heard of Jeremy Smith, he’d probably say, "Come on check me out America."
He is known for the film “Sammy Dees: Car Salesman Extraordianaire (2018). There was a movie skit titled Mr. 3000 “The Rookie Year”. You can see info about these two films at imdb.com.

I don’t understand why filmmakers aren’t trying to grab Jeremy Smith. He could be our next Bernie Mac. He favors Bernie Mac. Even Bernie Mac thought so. Jeremy even sounds like Bernie Mac when he’s talking and telling his jokes.

I’m not a Bernie Mac Impersonator, and I can’t sound like Bernie Mac like Jeremy. But Jeremy would probably say, “Cause Everybody wasn’t born to act like Bernie Mac. I’m just gone tell it like it T-I is.”

You got to check Jeremy out and hear his voice. He said he could never be Bernie Mac. He could have fooled me.

It’s sad that we lost Bernie Mac, but we have Comedian Unmask Jeremy Smith now to tell his story about his Bernie Mac experience. Remember that he worked with Bernie Mac, So when Jeremy tells his experience, that will help to keep Bernie Mac’s legacy alive.

To get to know Unmasked Jeremy Smith, go to Youtube and look for the user under the name unmask50, and click the link below in this podcast. And you can also check out Jeremy’s music at Reverbnation.com/Unmask50.

I’m Gail Nobles. Today’s topic … Comedian Jeremey Unmask Smith.

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IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10161355/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJY-Feld79eeapgB7Bom15w
Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/Unmask50

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