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OPINION: “The Problem, Dear Brutus…is in Us.”

The sooner we accept that the majority of human discord can be attributed to willful ignorance and blatant rejection of new ideas, the sooner we will begin working from the inside, out. [..] Have I left you wondering how a Catholic monk could be the founder of genetics, or a Muslim scholar the father of modern medicine? I hope so.

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YOU CAN'T DIE HERE - EPISODE 3 "...but I live here."

Remember that little web series I made a couple of years ago? Welp, I still do. My work's come a long way since then, but it's still relevant today. Anyway, here's Episode 3 of "You Can't Die Here."

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A Total Stranger Paid for My Hotel in Chicago | SOTD: The Kindness of Others

A total stranger paid for my hotel room in Chicago. Literally just b/c he overheard me trying to figure out wtf do while stranded on an overnight trip back to NYC. It's a long story from a 3 day trek from St. Louis to NYC,  right in time for New Year's Eve. And in all that adventure, I learned a pretty dope lesson about the kindness of others. I also slept through most of New Year's Day.

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Aleppo + Tilda Swinton + Holiday Miracle | Minisodes 12.20.16

Let's talk about the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, and why we can't ignore #Aleppo. Plus, Tilda Swinton needs to stop with the fake liberalism. Also, Senior Producer Tatiana Escalant helped me get home to my family for the holidays!! Oh, and we are FUNDRAISING in January 2017. AND the team just got even bigger.

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HOW I MET HIP HOP'S NO. 1 CHEF | THE NOTICE BLOG | EPISODE 3

Episode 3: Hood Chef Sometimes the journey makes the story, and that's definitely how i felt when thinking about how I met Hood Chef. In fact, his story shows a perfect example of how local communities can create their own cultural capital. 

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You Can't Die Here | Episode 1

You Can't Die Here | Epsisode 1: Older siblings hate it when you steal their junk food. But when Richard’s forced to make a run to Trader Joe’s for cookies, he meets a different sort of kin.

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Throwback Thursdays: Meet the Producers of You Can't Die Here

#ThrowbackThursday Wanna know how it all started? The very first major film production I've done came after the murder of #MikeBrown. He grew up in the same part of town as me. He was the same age as my little brother - it just hit too close to home for me not to do something. So I did. Here's one of the first videos I did to announce "You Can't Die Here." It was a webseries that focused on exploring the issues surround police violence. 

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Trump Chooses Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State + STL Arrival | 12.07.16 The Arrival

So I arrive in St. Louis, late - but all good. And then Trump nominates former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson to Secretary of State. So I have to show the story of Rex & the $500 Billion Deal.

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