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#TellBlackStories: Black Business Greenbook featuring UNION LA Owner, Chris Gibbs Dec 08, 2020

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UNION LA Owner, Chris Gibbs, sits down with Color Of Change’s Chief Marketing and Storytelling Officer, Rashid Shabazz, to discuss being a Black business owner in 2020, the re-release of UNION LA’s Sonos One SL Harlem Toile speaker with Sheila Bridges and the launch of COC’s new Black Business Green Book.

#TellBlackStories: Music for the Movement — Artist Roundtable Oct 16, 2020

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A conversation, moderated by Gia Peppers, that brings the artists behind the new EP ‘I Can’t Breathe / Music for the Movement’ together to discuss the power of Black art and music in today‘s protest movement and the themes at play in their songs.

Artists include: Rapsody, Terrace Martin, Alex Isley, Robert Glasper, Jensen McRae, and Keedron Bryant.

‘The 40 Year-Old Version’ featuring Radha Blank Oct 15, 2020

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Check out this unreleased episode from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival featuring Radha Blank (Director, ‘The 40 Year-Old Version,’) as she discusses her new film, ‘The 40 Year-Old Version,’ and the importance of Black women telling their own stories.

Moderated by Gia Peppers (Entertainment Journalist) and Bridget Todd (Podcaster, Writer, Activist).

‘Tenet’ featuring John David Washington Sep 17, 2020

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Gia Peppers (Entertainment Journalist) sat down with actor and star of Christoper Nolan’s new film, Tenet, John David Washington, to discuss his journey to the film, how his experience at his HBCU, Morehouse College, shaped his career, and why Tenet is a must see film.

Blackstar Film Festival featuring Maori Holmes Aug 27, 2020

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Rashid Shabazz (Chief Marketing and Storytelling Officer, Color Of Change) sits down with Blackstar Film Festival creator and Director, Maori Holmes, to discuss the importance of the Blackstar Film Festival, its origins, and why it’s so important to provide spaces to tell and uplift the work of BIPOC creatives.

‘Black Is King’ Directors’ Roundtable Aug 14, 2020

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The Directors of Beyoncé’s new film,’Black Is King,’ sat down with Gia Peppers (Entertainment Journalist) to discuss their creative journeys to the piece, how Blackness and community served as inspirations, and the impact it had on Black children. Featured directors: Jenn Nkiru, Joshua Kissi, Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, Ibra Ake and Kwasi Fordjour.

The Directors’ Cut featuring Janicza Bravo (Director, ZOLA) Aug 13, 2020

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Janicza Bravo (Director, ZOLA) sat down with Maori Holmes (Director, Black Star Film Festival) at Sundance to discuss her experience writing and directing the film, ZOLA, and why the film is a love letter to the internet and Black twitter.

#TellBlackStories featuring Alicia Garza Aug 05, 2020

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Check out this unreleased episode from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival featuring Alicia Garza (Activist, Writer, and Co-founder, Black Lives Matter Network) as she discusses the importance of activism, representation, and building Black political power.

Moderated by Kendrick Sampson (Actor and Activist) and Bridget Todd (Podcaster, Writer, Activist).

#TellBlackStories featuring Cord Jefferson Jul 07, 2020

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Cord Jefferson (Writer – Watchmen, Succession, The Good Place) joins Gia Peppers (Entertainment Journalist) to discuss the acclaimed series Watchmen, the importance and impact stories have on culture, and the calls for change in Hollywood in light of the national uprisings for Black lives.

John Lewis: Good Trouble – featuring Dawn Porter, Erika Alexander, and Tamar-Kali Jul 02, 2020

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Dawn Porter (Director), Erika Alexander (Producer), and Tamar-Kali (Music Composer), sits down with Color Of Change President, Rashad Robinson, to discuss their new film, “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” which chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform, and immigration.

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