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Black Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMfuturismo2017 is going to be absolutely OUTSTANDING!! Our wonderful event is being sponsored by and held at the beautiful Bronx Museum of the Arts! Participants include but aren't limited to: Dr Reynaldo Anderson and Maia Crown Williams, co-founders @rslockettdown @NStevenHarris Jason Scott Jones @theOneWillFocus @TajiMag Saudi Garcia @GregDae @KharyRandolph @Kwanzer Jason Harris Laura Alvarez @dieselFunk Eric Battle Gil Ashby Sarah Litt @EdWatsonArt Ray Felix Sole Rebel @ovenLand Tony Patrick/ Black Card Shauna J. Grant @MrClifnote Nick Allen @MrMiguelBlanco Sha-Nee Williams Nettrice Gaskins Derrick Charles Hostos Community College Activities include: Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA international film festival @WINCnyc panel BACK2BLACK: Accuracy vs Acceptance panel @BSAMconvention panel #MECCAconIFF2017 panel LATINX IN COMICS panel THE ASTRO CARIBBEAN GAMING/ CODING class w/ Hostos CC students! Register TODAY! http://bsamfuturismo2017.eventbrite.com [email protected]/ 3134510297 (illustration by @mrmiguelblanco. Available for commission.) (at Bronx Museum of the Arts)

#MECCAconIFF2017 Official Selection: STAGES, by James Bland!! Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA From the creator that brought you Issa Rae Presents newest series, Giants, watch one man's intense struggle to cope with the aftermath of a breakup. A graduate of Florida A&M University's School of Business and Industry, James Bland is a multi-hyphenated content creator who began his career absorbing the Hollywood studio system working under producers and creative executives at Sony Screen Gems on films such as Takers, Death at a Funeral, and Burlesque. In a short two year span, James was promoted from a producer's intern to the assistant desk of one of the studio's top executives. While navigating the studio world, James directed numerous award winning independent short films including the BET Lens on Talent finalist Cocoa Love and the Cannes Short Film Corner select Thula. Upon leaving the studio system, James set his sights on creating original content for the digital space. He launched a handful of original scripted web series including the hit romance drama First for Issa Rae's YouTube channel. Simultaneously, James worked as a Digital Producer for the TV Land shows The Soul Man and Younger, as well as Nickelodeon's docu-series All in With Cam Newton. Currently, James is working on season 2 of his original drama series on Issa Rae's network titled Giants, in which he created, wrote, directed and stars, while continuing to develop projects for his production company James Bland Films. Get your tickets today! MECCAcon.wordpress.com/IndieFilmFest BSAM St Louis 2017 #BSAMstl2017 Black Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMfuturismo2017 Black Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMoakland2017 BSAM L.A. 2017 #BSAMla2017 MECCAcon 2017 #MECCAcon2017

#MECCAconIFF2017 Official Selection: Òrun Àiyé, by Cintia Maria​, Jamille Coelho!! Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA The grandfather Bira tells his granddaughter Luna as the African gods Olodumaré, Orunmilá, Oduduwa, Oxalá, Nanã and Exú interact To create the Earth and human beings. Through the African deserts, the mission of Oxalá encounters challenges and brings us accounts of how African legends portray the creation of humans, nature and the world through the voice of Grandpa Bira. "A new honored griôt will lead some children from a candomblé terreiro to the discoveries of this living library that is the African continent. Now told the story of the "Waters of Oxalá", one of the most beautiful tales of the candomblé, where Oxalufã, decides to visit the king of Oyó, Xango. But before leaving on this long and difficult journey, he consults the Ifá with a babalawo who warns him about the dangers he will face, aware of the challenges that are about to come, Oxalufã departs on this incredible journey." TRAILER:: https://vimeo.com/143838081 Get your tickets today! MECCAcon.wordpress.com/IndieFilmFest BSAM St Louis 2017 #BSAMstl2017 Black Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMfuturismo2017 Black Speculative Arts Movement #BSAMoakland2017 BSAM L.A. 2017 #BSAMla2017 MECCAcon 2017 #MECCAcon2017

Richard Gant will be a featured guest at BSAM L.A. 2017 #BSAMla2017! #MECCAconIFF2017 June 25, 2017, Leimert Park Village/ The Vision Theatre/ KAOS Network/ LADOT People St/ Leimert Park People's Street! Richard Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor. His credits include the films Rocky V (as the Don King-esque George Washington Duke), for which he received widespread critical acclaim narrowly missing out on an Oscar nomination, Miami Vice Season 5 episode 13 (1989), possessed coroner in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Deadwood, The Big Lebowski, Babylon 5, Special Unit 2, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, Living Single, Posse, Men Don't Tell and Charmed. He appeared in one episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and had a recurring role as the high school principal in Smallville. He also appeared in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie as well as reporter Charles Parker in the cult classic adaptation of Colin Bateman's Divorcing Jack. He had a minor role as a senior naval officer in Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. Gant was also in the 2007 comedy film, Daddy Day Camp, as Col. Buck Hinton. On February 6, 2007, Gant joined the ABC daytime drama General Hospital in the role of Dr. Russell Ford. He starred in Men of a Certain Age for its entire two-season run on TNT (2009–2011). Get your tickets today! For vending and other info, contact co-founder Maia Crown Williams, [email protected] 3134510297 (at Leimert Park, Los Angeles)

"MUSIC ON THE ROAD: YAKUZA MOON" #MECCAconIFF2017 #BSAMtexas2017 🎥🎬📽 (at Prairie View A&M University)

"SEE MY DREAMS COME TRUE" Vernon Reed III. #MECCAconIFF2017 #BSAMtexas2017 🎥🎬📽 (at Prairie View A&M University)

" ON TIME" Xavier Burgin. #MECCAconIFF2017 #BSAMtexas2017 🎥🎬📽 (at Prairie View A&M University)