The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation

“The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation“ HIP HOP IS READ   RESEARCH: What is the secret meeting that changed rap music? More than a decade ago, the notion of the alleged meeting described as a “Secret Meeting That Changed Rap” was first floated in a blog post. According to the …

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JUNETEENTH – 2020

_____________________________________JUNETEENTH DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now …

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B’nard Lewis

B’nard Lewis Actor/Writer/Director/Producer A Columbus, Ohio native, and a member of S.A.G./A.F.T.R.A., is no stranger to film, television, comedy, stage plays, and commercials. He has acted, directed, written, and produced in every genre and format. In the Ohio region, he’s appeared in commercials and print work for Kroger, Elder-Beerman, Cota, Chrysler, and Value City. The …

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Vickilyn Reynolds

VICKILYN  REYNOLDS by Dale Ricardo Shields Vickilyn Reynolds was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She first appeared on television in 1987 on Kate & Allie, the following year (1988) she had appeared in two films, Crossing Delancey and I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. She also appeared on American Dreams in the episode “Beyond the Wire”.  She …

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Earl Billings

EARL BILLINGS By Dale Ricardo Shields   “I once sat down to a Tea Party with a four-year-old girl and got an Acting lesson. I played with a ball of string with a kitten and learned focus. I sat at a bus stop and listen to an old man talk and learned to listen. I’ve …

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