PIPELINE

After two incidents at his public school which culminated in two suspensions, Nya, a public-school teacher, takes her son, Omari, out of the inner-city public school and enrolls him at Fernbrook, a private school far from home.

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NOLLYWOOD DREAMS

It’s the nineties in Lagos, and aspiring ingenue Ayamma yearns for the glitz and glamor of movie stardom, landing an audition with Nollywood’s hottest director seeking a fresh face.

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In the Red and Brown Water

In The Red and Brown Water

A spirited, young runner with a promising future, Oya is faced with an impossible choice: stay home to care for her ailing mother or follow her dreams of becoming a track star.

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Scotty Hard

It was at Calliope in 1989 that Scotty Hard settled for 3 to 4 years, working with such artists as Prince Paul, De La Soul, the Jungle Brothers, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Jazzy Jay, DJ Mark the 45 King, Stetsasonic, Brand Nubian, Black Sheep, Louie Vega, Fat Joe, Stereo MC’s, PM Dawn, Major Force Posse, and The Lifer’s Group.

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Jay Rodriguez

Jay Rodriguez is a Grammy Nominated Saxophonist, Flautist, Clarinetist, Film Composer, Producer, and Arranger.

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Down Low Connection

The Boston Hip-Hop scene of the 1990s was a microcosm of the “Hip-Hop Generation” – Rooted in the Black community, The DLC was a multicultural intersectional community that protested structural inequality, posed timeless questions of philosophy & religion, & promoted abstract poetry as high art.

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