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I am a broadcast and digital media professional with experience in breaking news and audio production, including podcasts. My current titles include Audio Producer for USA TODAY Network, Voice Artist for the mental health resource platform Psych Hub, and Multimedia Producer for the entertainment news website EURWEB.com. I continue to cover entertainment, politics, sports and pop culture as a freelance writer, and have recently launched my own brand, Classic Rieflux, as a vehicle for revisiting interview clips from my sizable archive.
Things got emotional on the most recent episode of "Finding Your Roots" when guest Tamera Mowry was shown detailed information about an enslaved ancestor on her mom's side. The 44-year-old alum of "Sister, Sister" and "The Real," with a father of European descent and a mother from the Bahamas, was told by host Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Nate Parker is being sued by his friend of over 20 years, claiming the actor/director ripped off his screenplay for the 2019 film, "American Skin." Writer Avan Hardwell says he wrote a screenplay titled "First and Constitution" in 2016 and obtained a copyright for the property the same year.
For anyone who watched the members of SWV on "Sherri" last week, it was clear that things between their group and the ladies of Xscape have gotten so bad that any hope of repair seems lost.
Blac Chyna is going through a personal enlightenment, including a mass shedding that includes her past image, silicone and stage name. But is one facet of her evolution not all it's cracked up to be? On Wednesday, Blac Chyna took to Instagram with word that she'd received a Doctorate of Liberal Arts from the Sacramento Theological Seminary and Bible College.
Rapper Flo Rida is being accused of refusing pleas by his baby mama to pay for their 6-year-old son's medical bills after the boy fell from a five-story window in March. HipHopDX reports that Alexis Adams wanted the rapper to kick in for the expenses, but Flo Rida refused, even though he was court-ordered in 2018 to provide child support for their special needs son.
Bipartisan leaders in Congress said they had no choice . Plus, Biden renews ties with France and the Supreme Court takes on Biden's student loan forgiveness plan . Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things
A NEW WHITE HOUSE has given the country whiplash, and millions of citizens are staggering around concussed, discombobulated, and grabbing onto pink pussy hats for dear life. At least half a million took to the National Mall with protest signs representing a potpourri of concerns.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Vinyl. A fossil of a word that conjures up thoughts of bell-bottoms, pet rocks and the Bee Gees--unless you are a DJ. "For dance music, vinyl is it," said Victor Banakas, a former mobile DJ who decided 3 1/2 years ago to dedicate his life to keeping vinyl records alive--a difficult task in an age where vinyl is to CD what AM is to FM.
Juice had all the essentials of a successful hip-hop club--the raB music, dance floor, bar, lounge and even a pool table for those too cool to work up a good sweat. It took over Club Hola in Encino every Tuesday night and averaged 300 to 500 patrons since first opening in mid-June.