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A Conversation with Actress Lynn Whitfield

Air Date: October 17, 2009

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.. She’s our Headliner. rOur Roundtable discussion is about Black Hollywood, why the creation and distribution of their projects is important. We talk about the rise and need for independent films with Lindsey Christian, Director of the new Independent Film Jazz in The Diamond District, Actor Clifton Powell, who also stars in the film and Jeff Friday, Founder & CEO of the Film Life and Founder of the American Black Film Festival which is in its 13th year.r rAnd, rIn this week’s Slice of Life, we visit the first sugar free school in the nation. Dr. Vivian Sanders Butler, former Principal of Browns Mill Elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia and Founder and CEO of Ennovy, Inc. a Behavior Management Resource company.

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