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“Basketball Wives” debacle: How come it took this long for the show become poison?

May 20, 2012
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“Basketball Wives” debacle: How come it took this long for the show become poison?

Credit: VH1 Sadly, I can’t write a lot on this topic simply because my hands hurt (I write for a living, if you don’t already know that, and I probably should go to the doctor to get some type of bandages or something). But since everyone from Wendy Williams to The Steve Harvey Morning...

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Notable Links: My “42″ exclusive, minorities the American majority, “Crooked Arrows” review and Justice for Vern Traversie

May 19, 2012
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Notable Links: My “42″ exclusive, minorities the American majority, “Crooked Arrows” review and Justice for Vern Traversie

I’m still busy with outside work! Sorry for the lack of updates. Hopefully I can get better organized, but in any case, I do have some Notable Links for you guys! Exclusive set photos from 42: Thanks to my youngest sister’s graduation, I was able to see the set of 42! If you recall, 42 is...

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Notable Links: A busy week and shoutouts to Twitch’s Todd Brown and Aneesh Sheth

May 6, 2012
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Notable Links: A busy week and shoutouts to Twitch’s Todd Brown and Aneesh Sheth

Credit: Sony Pictures Even though I’ve kept the site updated with a few new stories (well, I guess three), I’ve actually been quite MIA. I’ve already said, but I’ve gotten a lot more stuff on my plate as of late. It’s all good stuff, let me assure you. In any case, I’m going to...

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If a real life Hadji were cast: Shiv Pandit

April 29, 2012
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If a real life Hadji were cast: Shiv Pandit

Pandit and Manasi Parekh in Leelai. For months, I’ve been trying to find the Bollywood actor who is young enough to play an adult Hadji if the rumored Zac Efron/The Rock Jonny Quest movie ever came to pass. Of course, the film will probably involve different people now, bu the search for Hadji will still...

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Notable Links: Pixar to make Dia de los Muertos movie, Kevin Hart, Kreayshawn on being white, and Archie Marries Valerie pt. 2 preview

April 29, 2012
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Notable Links: Pixar to make Dia de los Muertos movie, Kevin Hart, Kreayshawn on being white, and Archie Marries Valerie pt. 2 preview

Pixar delves into Dia de los Muertos: Finally! Pixar is shaking things up by addressing some world culture. According to CinemaBlend, Pixar is set on creating a film based around the popular Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Hooray! The Hollywood Reporter also has a story on the upcoming...

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Notable Links: Minorities in movies edition

April 28, 2012
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Notable Links: Minorities in movies edition

L-R: Justin Lin, the first official picture from The Lone Ranger, promo picture for Common Law. Credit: Jeff Vespa/WireImage, Jerry Bruckheimer/Disney, Hopper Stone/USA Network There are so many stories I want to write about, but I just didn’t have the time to update my site this week like I really wanted to. There are...

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New pictures from “Django Unchained”; Jamie Foxx as a renegade slave, Leonardo DiCaprio as vicious slavemaster

April 27, 2012
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All of the major outlets are now posting the first pictures of Quentin Tarantino’s highly-anticipated film, Django Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. In the film, Foxx is playing the title character Django, a slave who was bought by Christoph Waltz’ character Dr. King Schultz,  a German bounty hunter who is...

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Indian Country Today Media Network interviews “America’s Next Top Model”‘s Mariah Watchman

April 24, 2012
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Indian Country Today Media Network interviews “America’s Next Top Model”‘s Mariah Watchman

Credit: CW Remember when I alerted you to the first Native American America’s Next Top Model contestant Mariah Watchman? The site Indian Country Today Media Network has sent me the link to their interview with Watchman, who said that by being on the show, she was not only representing herself, she was also representing her...

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Movie news: “Crooked Arrows” premiere pictures and Lee Byung-Hun as Storm Shadow in “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”

April 23, 2012
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Movie news: “Crooked Arrows” premiere pictures and Lee Byung-Hun as Storm Shadow in “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”

Here’s some minority movie news that I’ve been meaning to put on the site. Firstly, some news on the Native American lacrosse film, Crooked Arrows, starring Brandon Routh. Routh (who, like a lot of Americans, has Native blood somewhere down the line and is playing a mixed Native American in the movie) was interviewed...

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REVIEW: “Think Like a Man”

April 23, 2012
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REVIEW: “Think Like a Man”

Credit: Sony Screen Gems Think Like a Man soundtrack and the books Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man and Straight Talk, No Chaser available in the Moniqueblog Amazon Store! Synopsis (Sony Screen Gems): Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are...

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Notable Links: Johnny Depp in costume as Tonto, Jeremy Lin gets awarded, Archie’s gender swap and a KKK member disguises himself as a best-selling Native American author

April 22, 2012
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Notable Links: Johnny Depp in costume as Tonto, Jeremy Lin gets awarded, Archie’s gender swap and a KKK member disguises himself as a best-selling Native American author

Johnny Depp with Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly. From Entertainment Tonight.  We’ve got a lot of Notable Links this go-round. The top story this week is: Johnny Depp as Tonto meets Navajo Nation: There have been some pictures that have come out recently which shows Depp with the Surgeon General of the Navajo Nation,...

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“On The Ice” Coming To iTunes, Amazon and Vudu April 24!

April 19, 2012
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“On The Ice” Coming To iTunes, Amazon and Vudu April 24!

I’ve got some exciting news! Alaska-shot thriller On The Ice by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean will be making it’s digital debut on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu and other digital services April 24th, 2012! The film stars Josiah Patkotak and Frank Qutuq Irelan as two teenagers make a grave mistake that leads them down a path of darkness and lies: Shot entirely...

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