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Today’s Media Links

Buy this book at Amazon.com!Mary Seacole

Where are the serious, studious, African American (or African European) filmmakers making a touching, quiet, historical drama about Mary Seacole? Perhaps films like The Great Debaters will further encourage Black people with money and serious relations in the entertainment business (and education—like Dr. Bill Cosby) to make these small, educational films instead of making shit in an often unsuccessful attempt to “keep it real” and make money.

Steady B

Steady B straight up attempted a bank robbery back in the day. He comes out of the O.G. “gangsta rap” school, led by Schoolly D (who is on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force team by the way). Since I am no “hardcore” expert on thugnificence, my assumption is that there are few roughneck songs about robbing banks.

Steve Stoute

Record executive Steve Stoute should have interesting stuff to say about marketing and promotion in the new millenium. The sparse, bare, single-page website, http://www.translationmarketing.com/, reveals nothing about this dude’s secrets.

Buy this CD at Amazon.com!Juan Atkins

I saw Juan Atkins in High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music. He has a real, cool vibe on the screen. This is in contrast to the loquacious rubbing of Derrick May who is casually (and affectionately) referred to as an “asshole.” You can see them both right now on YouTube.com in “Universal Techno Pt.1—Juan Atkins & Derrick May.”

Robin Wilson

I was introduced to Robin Wilson on the Nightly Business Report. It is interesting that her relatively successful business, Robin Wilson Home, sees serious limitations without a partnership with, say, a major hotel chain. What is more interesting is the content management system behind the Web site robinwilsonhome.com from asoundstrategy.com. It ‘feels’ like it’s a robust, slightly-aged-but-still-effective, homegrown, “small business” solution—something I would have dreamed building seven years ago.

Lisa Price

The two-minute interview of Lisa Price on YouTube.com is one introduction to the Carol’s Daughter brand. Anything that helps make my sisters naturally fragrant and radiant is worth a mention!

Dwayne McDuffie

I am disappointed to not be able to find the thick “graphic novel” compilations of Dwayne McDuffie’s work. dwaynemcduffie.com shows no signs of such reprints. My guess is that Static and Hardware would be interesting.

Comments

Ed, 2008-02-21 03:15:17

I was thinking the new millenium would most likely obsolete the likes of Steve Stoute. Not knocking the guy hustle but marketing on the level he does it is fading fast...

rasx(), 2008-02-21 07:41:04

That makes his story even more interesting from the historical angle...

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