The movie Red Tails hits theaters January 20th, and I think all film lovers or lovers of history should make every effort to support this film on opening weekend. It is very seldom in Hollywood that African Americans are given a serious opportunity to tell their stories on a scale as large as this one, and Red Tales was no exception. If it were left up to the powers that be in Tinsel Town this film would have never made it to theaters or likely been produced on this scale.
Last week I had the opportunity to host the broadcast of the first episode of an online radio show called GreenWhiteRadio. GreenWhiteRadio broadcasts the latest music, sports, and entertainment news from Nigeria/West Africa. Click below to listen to the show, live every Friday from 5pm-7pm. Call in your requests & shout outs to 214-717-4678 or tweet us @GreenWhiteRadio.
To request text alerts when we’re on air, text ‘Green White Radio’ to 469.682.3334
You are cordially invited to the Dallas premiere of my documentary ‘Waving Flag’. In an effort to celebrate the rich culture of Africans all over the world as well as bridge the gap between their ‘African-American’ counterparts (view the trailer below).
As a young Nigerian I grew tired of the negative, inaccurate, and biased portrayals Western media showed of Nigeria and Africa as a whole. The media would have people believe we are an uneducated, uncivilized, undeveloped nation. We can sit around and complain about the unfair portrayal, but if we do nothing to incite change we will never be better. Chinua Achebe said, “If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.” This is what we have set out to do. In the movie we interviewed a wide variety of Nigerians about their life experiences before coming to America, first impressions of the US, and hope for the future of Nigeria. Continue reading ‘Waving Flag [Dallas Premiere]‘
Over a year ago I was invited to participate in an interesting event put together by one of the business people around me that I really admire, Jennifer Onwumere. After spending so much time putting together events, and helping brand many companies she finally decided it was time to do something all her own. She expressed a lack of events catered towards women, and wanted to do something for this underrepresented group. What she came up with was an event called The Ladies Roundtable.
The Ladies Roundtable is a two-day fun-filled experience created to educate, empower and inspire today’s modern women. The goal of this event is to provide resources that women need to be successful in today’s world, as well as to share information on the latest lifestyle fashion and trends along with expert discussion on relationship , career and life issues. The Ladies Roundtable is a fun-filled networking event that will encourage every women to reach higher and strive harder to attain her goals and destiny. Continue reading ‘The Ladies Roundtable’
Here’s a nice little video I put together really quickly for a local DJ, check it out and let me know what you think!
Julio aka Souljah Selekta was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1980. He moved to the states around ’88. He moved back to P.R. in ’98 to get back to his roots. At this time it was when he was first introduced to the Rave scene and the Reggae scene, but more importantly the Drum & bass scene. It was then, that he decided that making music was what he wanted to do. He’s been DJ’ing and making music ever since, it’s his love! He’s moved around alot but, has finally ended up settling in the great city, da metroplex of Dallas, Texas. Hosting his awesome weeklies all around the city, the man doesn’t sleep! Right now, he has shifted his focus to creating his own D&B productions and presenting new weeklies and guest appearances by headliners from all across the world. So, if you’re interested in good music then definitely hit up da original S.O.U.L.Jah Selekta of the DF – DUB!!!!!
WWW.SOULJAHSELEKTA.COM
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-Adetiba ‘Super-Director’
DP • DIRECTOR • FILMMAKER
