YouTube video by The View Why Elie Mystal Says Laws Passed Before 1965 Should Be Deemed Unconstitutional

Here’s your entire fantastic segment from The View: youtu.be/DzHXmyVg338?...

When you get the call to do a sketch highlighting Facebook’s issues with content moderation… you show up!

Especially nowadays.

Also having another chance to work with the team at
@lastweektonight1.bsky.social is an absolute joy!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf7X...

Always a good time when I get to join my friend and talk about a great underrated gem of a heist film, Sneakers!

If you haven't watched or even heard of Sneakers, watch it!

Then come back and listen to 2 film nerds geek out about how good it is!

Three more days until this podcast hacks into 1992’s “Sneakers” with guest @tarikrdavis.bsky.social and the stacked cast that puts this heist film in a class by itself.

Black, to the Future Tarik Davis talks about the future of Black art and premieres the trailer for his new film "Doc: Race, Revolution, Relativity & The Confessions of a Time Traveling Terrorist."

There are fun conversations and then there’s talking to @michaelharriot.bsky.social about my short film Doc: Race, Revolution, Relativity & The Confessions of a Time Traveling Terrorist and “Black Film” as a genre and everything in between levels of fun!
www.contrabandcamp.com/p/black-to-t...

Too many secrets! On Monday’s podcast we’ll hack into 1992’s “Sneakers” with guest @tarikrdavis.bsky.social and decipher what makes this heist film a classic.

Black, to the Future Tarik Davis talks about the future of Black art and premieres the trailer for his new film "Doc: Race, Revolution, Relativity & The Confessions of a Time Traveling Terrorist."

There are fun conversations and then there’s talking to @michaelharriot.bsky.social about my short film Doc: Race, Revolution, Relativity & The Confessions of a Time Traveling Terrorist and “Black Film” as a genre and everything in between levels of fun!
www.contrabandcamp.com/p/black-to-t...

Happy Black History Month.

Please take care, stretch, hydrate, stay informed but disengage from what drains or hurts you.

Recoup your energy, find and embrace stillness and silence if you can.

Play joyful music. Laugh. Live.

The fight is here and we need to be whole.

a man in a hat is laying down and says mortimer ? we 're back !! ALT: a man in a hat is laying down and says mortimer ? we 're back !!

If I had to rate film cameos and easter eggs...

I think on the very top of that list, for me, is the appearance of The Dukes in Coming To America.

It's so good.

Thank you, it really means a lot knowing you watched an enjoyed!!!

Just got a chance to watch this short film, and I highly recommend watching it. I'm not even sure how to vegin to describe how engrossing this short is. Loved it and can't wait to be able to watch it again!

Wow! I need to check bksy more often! Thank you for watching and for this wonderful compliment!

Hey, y’all!

This Sunday, December 15th at 10am my short film
@afilmcalleddoc
is premiering online, for free. Please check it out & help spread the word. It is a truly independent project and I can’t wait to share it. #MeetDoc

youtu.be/3-uBvVgBTIY

I get major Columbo vibes from Mark Ruffalo in the Zodiac film... hmm.

Being liked and popular won’t save us.

Being comfortable won’t save us.

Being cowardly will end us.

Being kind will save us.

Being truthful, brave and unwilling to go along to get along will save us.

Fascism needs gamesmanship to thrive. Don’t play the game.

/7/7

Embrace the curmudgeons, the introverts, the corny, the old, the wounded weirdo’s who don’t fit in not because they’re toxic but because they’re sensitive.

They’ve been hurt by “the game” and aren’t shy about telling the truth.

Being cool won’t save us.
6/7

Stop playing “the game.” It kills community. I’ve seen it too many times.

I’ve seen people betrayed by their friends for the sake of comfort, popularity, wealth & power.

“I’ve got mine, figure it out for yourself”

We won’t survive like this.
5/7

Those who play “the game” are seen as cool or "safe".

They hate to be made to feel uncomfortable and or complicit so truth tellers and troublemakers are pushed out or made invisible.

But healthy media ecosystem should include a variety of different types of voices.
4/7

It’s everywhere not just media and journalism.

“Smiling in your face, all the time they want to take your place… backstabbers.”

That gamesmanship not only creates and spreads a culture it also filters out certain types of people…

Curmudgeons, shy folks, uncool kids…
3/7

It was sound advice because my professors knew I had a problem…

I was/am terrible at playing “the game”

The gamesmanship of advancement.

It’s seen as a must for success in this hyper competitive world.

I see it as a reason we’re in our current political nightmare.
2/7

I was a journalism major in college and I was discouraged by the heads of my department from pursuing a job in journalism.

I was told “The business ain’t what it used to be, it’s all tabloid now.”

This was over 20 years ago.
1/7

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

I always rooted for Simon Phoenix.