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Today’s topic is American Skin, a drama film written and directed by Nate Parker. It’s about a man named Lincoln Jefferson, a U.S. Marine veteran who works as a janitor at a prestigious junior high school, attempts to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. One night, during a routine police traffic stop, the boy is shot and killed in front of Jefferson. After the officer is cleared of wrongdoing without having to face trial, Jefferson is forced to take matters into his own hands.

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2019. It is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment. The film had some negative and positive reviews.

I think it will be a great film. What would you do if your son was killed by anyone? So far, from what I have seen, the film makes sense. A police officer cleared from wrongdoing after just shooting a man’s son with no weapon. It’s enough to make you want to take matters into your own hands. So be sure to keep an eye open for Nate Parker’s film American Skin comping soon. I’m Gail Nobles and I’ll be bringing you more news again soon.

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It was very shocking to me that Chadwick Boseman died. He played as the Marvel superhero, Black Panther. It really made me sad. There is question floating around on the Internet whether he should be replaced. Well, if there are fans that want to continue to see the Black Panther, we cannot hold on to Chadwick Boseman because he's gone. I don't know about some of you, but I would like to see more of the Black Panther. If you grew up reading Marvel Comics, you knew the character before you knew Chadwick Boseman. If Chadwick Boseman can't be replaced as the Black Panther, there'll be no more Black Panther movies.

Chadwick Boseman gave the movie it's first start. He did a great job in acting as the Black Panther. There are other great men out there somewhere that can play as The Panther too. Do you remember when Chadwick Boseman wasn't heard of? When he came to us, we loved his acting. There are others. Life must go on. If we don't give others a chance, don't you think it would help make things difficult? We wouldn't be able to continue. We would go on living in the past in grief over someone that is not here with us anymore. No, we shouldn't forget Chadwick Boseman. It's good to have memories, but there is more to life than a memory, and I believe Chadwick would want the Black Panther to continue as we remember him. I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening.

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When Melle Mel was asked about how he felt about hip hop today in an interview he said, "I don't like it. I don't think black people should be represented by all that thug imagery because that's not really who we are. Nobody puts that in check."

Melle Mel doesn't like the nasty thug look, and he doesn't want to be represented by it. I have to agree with Melle Mel. I always say the same thing.

When I heard rap growing up, I don't remember seeing so much gang banging. People just had a great time together in music. They were very talented like Melle Mel. His talent and hard work made him number one. He did not have to go around acting ignorant to get somewhere. Mel did not have to prove that he was t he toughest guy on the street which had nothing to do with music. In rap music, Melle Mel had something to say, and people would listen. Listening to his words and music was more of a meaningful message to make you think or you were dancing.

I'm Gail Nobles and you're listening to EbonLiner.

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Jimmie Allen is a Black American country singer. Mercury Lane is his debut album. It was released on Oct. 12, 2018. The album includes Allen's debut single "Best Shot" which made history as a 3 week No. 1 song. And he has a second single titled, "Make Me Want To" The album is named after the street on which Allen grew up. He wrote over half of the album's 15 tracks.

According to the online news, Jimmie Allen tweeted his feelings to BET for refusing to play his videos. Jimmie tweeted, "So BET stands for Black Entertainment Television, but yet, they won't play my music videos. Last time I checked, I was black. People worried about "Nashville" not letting black country artists in, but yet, BET won't let black country artists in. Nashville let me in".

In my opinion, they could have played Jimmie's videos. Although BET is not about country music, BET could include country black music because they are about black entertainment. I'm Gail Nobles, and you're listening to the EbonLiner.

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The night that Mason Pryor was on Apollo, I wanted to hear his jokes all the way through. I wanted to get to know him as a comedian. When I saw Mason, I did not expect him to be exactly like his father, Richard Pryor. I believe that he had some stories to tell as well as jokes. Mason was telling some truth in his jokes, but the audience wanted to hear what was funny. Maybe he took a little too long to get to what was funny, and the audience wasn’t trying to hear him. So after Mason was booed, they called him back to the stage and gave him a second chance. The audience began to applaud after hearing him again.

Mason Pryor has his own way as a comedian. I believe he has a talent as a comedian that other comedians don’t have. You have to be patient and listen sometimes. That’s what Apollo has shown us by giving Mason a second chance. I believe that he has something new and different as a comedian.

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