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Real Black News


Sep 23, 2018

Ep. 14 (September 23, 2018): Features the top 5 black news stories of the week with special guests including Stephen Hill, actor in CBS’ anticipated Monday night drama Magnum PI where he plays helicopter Pilot “TC.” Hill discusses the lack of Black Hollywood support for up and coming actors, Chadwick Boseman, Ferguson, HBCUs, and his other projects “Widows” and Netflix’s “Maniac.” Other guests include Ferguson organizer, Tory Russell, sharing an update on the continued protests in Ferguson, hashtag activism, and the protests against Deray McKesson. Journalist Ricardo Hazell joins the Black Hollywood report to discuss Keenan Thompson and the film Monsters & Men. While California organizer, Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) discusses the AB-931 police brutality bill and her work with Islamic and African American relations.

 TIME STAMPS (Ep. 14: Sept. 23, 2018)

  1. Intro: Shabaam Sahdeeq, “Real Black News”
  2. Stephen Hill on the spirituality behind booking a role (6:46)
  3. Stephen Hill on the advice he received from actor Roger E. Mosley, the original TC on Magnum PI (8:11)
  4. Stephen Hill on old-school Magnum PI fans and social media critics (11:32)
  5. Stephen Hill on his late mother as a creative catalyst (15:20)
  6. Stephen Hill on his upcoming projects “Widows” and Netflix’s “Maniac” (16:45)
  7. Stephen Hill on thoughts of giving up, perseverance, and advice to actors (22:21)
  8. Stephen’s wish for Black Hollywood decision-makers (25:07)
  9. NYC reverses city’s decision to take elderly black woman’s home (30:54)
  10. Civil Rights groups push Facebook to review its policies on White Supremacy (36.22)
  11. “The Black Hollywood Report” with guest reporter Ricardo Hazell (Keenan Thompson/Monsters & Men) (40:55)
  12. An update on Ferguson with guest, Ferguson organizer Tory Russell (Continued Mike Brown protests, Protests against Deray, Hashtag Activism) (45:26)
  13. Stephen Hill on Ferguson (1:10:10)
  14. Study shows Black high school activists receive less replies from college admissions officers (1:12:14)
  15. Stephen Hill on the Black Think tank teaching at Ivy Leagues instead of HBCUs (1:13:06)
  16. Special Guest: Organizer Zahra Billoo with an update on California’s AB-931 Police Brutality Bill & Muslim vs African American relations (1:20:26)
  17. Young homeless brother gets job by giving out resumes to random people in cars (1:31:55)
  18. Stephen Hill thanks his supporters (1:35:35)