October 21, 2025 • 59 mins
This week on the Black Perspective, BIN’s Alexandria Ikomoni sits down with J. Carter, the Black founder and visionary behind ONE Musicfest.
He shares what’s in store for this year’s massive event happening in Atlanta on October 25th and 26th.
Misty Jordan catches up with award-winning singer Leela James to talk about her nationwide tour, what inspires her powerful sound, and more.
Esther Dillard returns with another installment of The Color Between the Lines, featuring author Tami Charles and her latest book, Together We Unite.
They dive into the importance of community, identity, and storytelling in children's literature.
And Vanessa Tyler speaks with actor Sean Ringgold, star of the BET+ original series Carl Weber's The Family Business, about his role, representation in media, and what fans can expect next.
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He shares what’s in store for this year’s massive event happening in Atlanta on October 25th and 26th.
Misty Jordan catches up with award-winning singer Leela James to talk about her nationwide tour, what inspires her powerful sound, and more.
Esther Dillard returns with another installment of The Color Between the Lines, featuring author Tami Charles and her latest book, Together We Unite.
They dive into the importance of community, identity, and storytelling in children's literature.
And Vanessa Tyler speaks with actor Sean Ringgold, star of the BET+ original series Carl Weber's The Family Business, about his role, representation in media, and what fans can expect next.
Listen now!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's Sunday, October nineteenth, and on today's show, The Black
Information Networks, Alexandria Ikimoni sits down with the Black founder
and creator of the One Music Fest, Jay Carter, as
he talks about the huge festival in the atl October
twenty fifth and twenty six, Mister Jordan sits down with
award winning singer Leela James to talk about her EP
(00:21):
to Be Honest, her tour, and more. The Black Information
Networks Ester Dillard is back with another edition of The
Color Between the Lines, talking to author Tammy Charles and
her new book Together United and more. Vanessa Tyler sits
down with actor Sean Ringold of be E T Plus
original series Carl Webers The Family Business. These stories and
(00:42):
more are coming your way on today's program, Welcome to
the Black Perspective.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
I'm your host, Mike Island.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Welcome to the Black Perspective, a weekly community affairs program
on the Black Information Network featuring interviews and discussions on
issues important to the Black community.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Good Sunday and Welcome to the Black perspect Tens of
thousands of people will be coming to Atlanta for the
iconic One Music Fest. The black founder and creator Jay
Carter stopped by to talk to bi in News anchored
Alexandria Ikamoni to tell what people can expect when coming
to see some of the biggest black.
Speaker 4 (01:15):
Artists of our time.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
What's up, guys?
Speaker 6 (01:17):
Is a girl Alexandria Ikamoni in the studio with Jay Carter,
the founder of One Music Fest.
Speaker 5 (01:24):
How you doing today?
Speaker 2 (01:25):
I'm doing well? Thank you?
Speaker 7 (01:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (01:27):
How are you doing?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
How?
Speaker 5 (01:27):
I'm doing well? Thank you. Happy to have you in studio.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Yeah, and it is a blessing. I appreciate it.
Speaker 6 (01:31):
Yes, I mean so much to talk about. So many
great people are coming this year for One Music Fest.
I mean, let's just start off and say who does
not know One Music Fest? But if you could simplify
for those who haven't been a part of it, since
we are national here, what is One Music Fest and
what does it bring to the Southeast, specifically Atlanta.
Speaker 8 (01:51):
One Music Fest is the It is a multi generational
outdoor music festival that embraces all aspects of a black culture,
from music to food, to fashion to art. So, yeah,
(02:12):
you'll see some of your biggest names in music on stage,
but all throughout the grounds, I mean you'll see incredible
activations from great brands. You'll see art installations, You'll have
chefs and food vendors from across the nation.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
So I mean from vegan Caribbean food to a King crab,
you know what I mean.
Speaker 8 (02:42):
So it is everything about our culture that we love
in one safe place to enjoy.
Speaker 6 (02:48):
Absolutely, And I just want to also point out really quickly,
this is the nation's largest black owned, open air, multi
stage music festival. We have to put it out there
and it's been going on for sixteen years, which is
a huge accomplishment. So we appreciate that happening right here
in the city of Atlanta. So let's talk about the headliners.
I mean, well, the performers in general. There's so many
(03:09):
great performers coming out this year. What I guess, like
which artists would be which artists would have the biggest response.
I would say that people are most anticipated to see
this year.
Speaker 8 (03:21):
You'll be surprised. You'll be surprised. I mean, you know,
your big headline is names like future, Mary J. Blige, Doci.
But you know, we have a ton of people excited
about seeing Jasmine Sullivan, a ton of people excited about
seeing Kilane. You know, we're doing a whole southern soul set,
(03:44):
a trail ride set with you know, eight oh three
Fresh and Mike Clark Junior Cupid. So that for that
whole line dancing community, that's what they're excited for. So,
I mean, that's really what we do with different with
one music for us than you see at other events.
(04:05):
It's really built on storytelling, right, and it's not just
pigeonhole in black music and culture to one dynamic of music.
It's the breath of it all right. So but at
the end of the day, yes, I mean Future and
Dochi and Mary and Luda and Dungeon Family, those that
(04:29):
are name that's going to.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Create the ouah's. But you'll be surprised what's going to
draw a lot of people out there.
Speaker 6 (04:33):
That's exciting and there's really something for everybody, no matter
your taste or what kind of genre you like, especially
when it comes to Black artists. We are in so
many different spaces, so it's great to really see all
that come together here. So I have to ask which
artists are you specifically most excited to see.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
That's a tough one for me.
Speaker 8 (04:54):
The I mean Dungeon Family did the reunion back in
twenty sixteen with us and it was incredible. You know
that that was the last time Outcast performed on stage
together was at One Music Fest in twenty sixteen.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
So for them to do.
Speaker 8 (05:08):
A Dungeon family reunion and attribute to Rico Wade, who's
one in the founders who passed away last year, I
think it's gonna be incredible.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (05:18):
Yeah, Luda's doing his twenty fifty anniversary and if you know,
he's probably the king of collaborations, so he's bringing a
ton of special guests, so I know some of them.
Can't say any of them now.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
I was going to ask, but his show maybe the
highlight of the weekend.
Speaker 6 (05:39):
Who yeah, WHOA, Okay, I'm looking forward to this notice.
I'll let it sit right there. We can't wait to
see what he really brings and comes to the table.
I want to talk about Future really fast because he's
obviously from here, from Atlanta. He doesn't do a lot
of shows as much anymore, so talk about I guess
the rare hometown show that is going to be happening
(06:01):
when he performs at What Music Best.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
So we've been trying to book Future for years. But
Future was I mean.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
He's you know, he can kind of pick and choose
what he wants to do, right So, and you know,
he was doing some heavy touring prior years, and then
he would pop up on other festivals that were kind
of you know, interfered with getting them on our bill.
So the Star is really just on line. And Future
is also the cousin of Rico Away of the Dungeon family,
(06:29):
so Future is a product of the Dungeon family.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
So also I think when.
Speaker 8 (06:34):
He called Wind that we were doing that reunion, he
was like, oh, bro, yeah, yeah, can't do this without me.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
So super excited for Future.
Speaker 8 (06:42):
I mean, his his his you know, his descography, his
his his portfolio of music, you know. I mean, it's
just taking you back from high school to college to
to now.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So we're excited. Man, I'm excited to I don't want
to Bill.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Definitely excited for that one. An another one of my
personal favorites, Doci. I can't wait to see the form.
She's an amazing performer, so I'm super excited to see her.
You in a swamp of the swamp, it was a
little my toes are and they're I fully submerged, but
I'm a part of the swamp.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Though, she's amazing. Yeah, she is an artist, an artist artist,
she really is.
Speaker 6 (07:16):
Let's talk about the impact though, like it being here
in Atlanta. I mean the economic impact sixty one million.
It's insane how much it really does for Atlanta. What
are your thoughts on the impact and why do you
think it's so important that we have something of this
magnitude here in Atlanta?
Speaker 8 (07:34):
I think, well, one, we deserve it, right, So I
think too too many times we allow other people to
tell our history and to tell our story. And really
that was how Woman's Fress really came about. You know,
there was no programming around urban music in the festival
space in the early two thousands, and the question was why, right, Like,
(07:57):
we deserve that level of connectivity, that level of joy,
that level of you know, of just just just participation
in that kind of space.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
So, you know, is it important. It's wildly important.
Speaker 8 (08:14):
I think represent representation matters, right, you know, seeing your
artists on on on a stage, putting in you know,
in a well oiled, well produced festival or setting that
highlights everything that makes your upbringing and your culture special
to you, Right, I think that's important. So, you know,
(08:40):
in the economic impact, I think it's it's I think
it's just a a I just think it tells the
story of of why it's so important, right, So, you know,
for something to have this kind of impact on the city,
(09:01):
it's it's not Atlanta's solely coming out. That impact doesn't
happen unless there's people traveling to Atlanta to experience this
as well. And so what we found out is that
this experience is very difficult to find, Like where can I.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Go and see Mary J.
Speaker 8 (09:20):
Blige and a Chief Keif occupy the same space, or
a Chief Keith and Adoci occupy the same space, or
Adoci and an eight h three Fresh occupy the same space.
Speaker 9 (09:34):
You know.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
So it's it's it's.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
The timeline, it's the breath, it's the it's the intersections
of our generations and culture just coming together in one space.
And you know, we couldn't sit around a way for
somebody else to tell the story.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
I mean, we had to write our own story.
Speaker 8 (09:53):
And I feel like a lot of people have recognized,
you know, what one music pres say is what it
stands for and why it's special, And that's why it's
a pilgrimage for a lot of folks from I mean
we get people from Australia, we have people from Europe,
we get people from the Caribbean, and at the end
of the day they say, yeah, I can't find anything
(10:13):
quite like this.
Speaker 7 (10:15):
Yeah, not at all.
Speaker 5 (10:16):
It's really something special here.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
And speaking of the economic impact, I have to add
this in there since I'm such a foodie. I mean,
the options for the local vendors, you know, the black
owned businesses that have their food trucks out. There are
so many great options. And the lines, I mean, it
makes sense why they have lines, but you can just
see people supporting those businesses and trying what you guys
have to offer as far as the food is concerned.
(10:38):
So that's I feel like a huge part of the
economic impact as well, because so many businesses are getting
a huge boost as well, which is I think is
absolutely amazing.
Speaker 8 (10:47):
Absolutely yeah, I mean you're going to leave full, like
there's so many different food options. I mean it's some
people that literally come for the food. And the artists
on stages is secondary.
Speaker 6 (10:58):
Absolutely, And talk about how many people they come. They
all come from all over right, where are some of
the most unique places that you've heard of people coming,
you know, in order to to come to the festival.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Where are they from?
Speaker 6 (11:12):
Are we talking the other side of the world, or
where are people coming from for this particular show.
Speaker 8 (11:18):
So we've again we saw people come in from from Australia.
There was a small group that came in from Alaska.
We had folks come in from Toronto, the Caribbean. But yeah,
but I mean the I mean, black people are everywhere everywhere,
(11:41):
you know what I'm saying. So a lot of people
are like, oh, yeah, I got black people. We are everywhere, right,
And so when you kind of you know, you put
up the battle cry goes out, the flag goes in there,
and everybody says, oh, we're coming home. There's a calling,
there's a there's a place for us to come experience
(12:01):
on music and embrace each other in a well produced,
safe environment.
Speaker 4 (12:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (12:07):
I'm pulling up, Yeah, you know, so I'm coming in
from being of my homes in the Netherlands or in
you know, in Long Beach, California. Yeah, I'm pulling up
to Atlanta for this one.
Speaker 5 (12:17):
I love it.
Speaker 7 (12:18):
I love it.
Speaker 6 (12:18):
So many great people come and really just connect and
enjoy great music.
Speaker 10 (12:23):
One percent.
Speaker 6 (12:24):
So I know we're focusing right now on this year
and this one music fest. However are you planning are
you already preparing for next year as well? Or how
are we doing it for year seventeen?
Speaker 2 (12:35):
We need to.
Speaker 8 (12:37):
So yeah, I think the we need to get in
front of it, probably better in twenty six, you know.
I think one thing that people see is that we
are a very price sensitive festival as well, So we
have payment plans, like you know, if that two hundred
dollars a little bit too steep and you want to
chop it up in.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Four, chop it up in four?
Speaker 8 (12:58):
We got you. But how much sweet it would it
be if you can chop it up even more?
Speaker 11 (13:03):
Right?
Speaker 8 (13:03):
And so we can release the line up a little
bit earlier and get people a longer runway, you know.
So so yeah, that that is our plan to do
that for next year. So yeah, we are getting a
jump on it.
Speaker 7 (13:15):
Sounds good.
Speaker 6 (13:16):
Can I circle back to Luda Chris before we get
out of here? Can we get one special guest? Or
are we allowed to know one person that's going to
be coming.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
With Lud or do you think.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
Who?
Speaker 9 (13:25):
Do you think?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
For me?
Speaker 6 (13:28):
Like I don't know why, my mind goes to maybe
like a little John. For some reason, Little John could be.
You know, I don't know why that was like the
first and that popping in my head.
Speaker 8 (13:39):
I mean, yeah, it's from the you know, lovers and friends. Yeah,
you know what I'm saying. They got tracked together. Yeah,
but but could be. Luda has a lot of friends,
has a lot of friends, and he's done good bye
a lot of people.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
So when he calls and asks people to do him
a favor, they show up. So see you.
Speaker 7 (14:01):
It will be nice to Yeather Atlanta.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
Yeah, Louis shows on special.
Speaker 6 (14:06):
So he said, I'm not answering your questions, So I
guess that's it for my questions today.
Speaker 4 (14:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Yeah, they ain't gonna slap my head. I'm gonna let
it be.
Speaker 6 (14:14):
A surprise, no problem at all. Any last words, you
want to leave with the listeners?
Speaker 2 (14:18):
Uh, well grab your tickets before they sell out. Yeah,
y'all got what is this?
Speaker 4 (14:23):
Is this?
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Is this going live? Or is this gonna is a?
Speaker 3 (14:26):
Is a?
Speaker 6 (14:27):
We have time we have for it before the show
because we got about five weeks right now.
Speaker 8 (14:32):
Yeah, so yeah, y'all got time to grab your ticket
sale again. About one MusicFest dot com, Uh, you can
follow us on all platforms. One Music Fest is just
how it sounds, is how you find us. But yeah,
grab those tickets for they sell out.
Speaker 6 (14:47):
Before they sell out, and they do do one hundred percent.
Jay Carter, thank you so much for coming in.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
I appreciate you.
Speaker 6 (14:53):
Thank you once again. Alexandra Kamoni in the studio. iHeartRadio.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Thanks Jay and Alexandria. One Music Is in Atlanta on
October twenty fifth and twenty sixth in Piedmont Park featuring
everyone from Ludacris, The Roots, Future, Mary J. Blige, Marvin
Sappin Moore. Get your tickets at one MusicFest. Dot Com
Award winning singer Leela James burst onto the music scene
and got the attention of James Brown and Patty LaBelle
(15:19):
The R and B singer and songwriter has been called
the god daughter of soul. In two thousand and five,
James dropped her first album, A Change Is Gonna Come.
Twenty years later, she is still releasing melodic music that
her fans can't get enough of. News anchor Misty Jordan
sat down with Miss James to talk about her EP
to Be Honest and her tour.
Speaker 7 (15:38):
Joining me Misty Jordan with the Black Information Network I
Have Award winning R and B soulstress singer miss Leela James.
Speaker 5 (15:48):
I am here. How are you? I'm good? How are
you good?
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Good?
Speaker 5 (15:52):
Good?
Speaker 7 (15:52):
Good? Congratulations. You had a wonderful weekend of performing at
the Maple House Barn and Atlanta.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
Thank you, Atlanta. We want to game out. Thank y'all.
We had a good time. I appreciate the love.
Speaker 7 (16:04):
I want to talk to you about this new project,
to Be Honest, to Be Honest. Yeah, congratulations, thank you,
thank you. How long was this project? When did it
start in your mind to actually being able to drop
the piece the project?
Speaker 5 (16:20):
Actually, we started close to the top of the year
and we released it last this past August, and so
it wasn't a long, drawn ol process. It's like, once
I make up my mind to do something, we kind
of get in and we bang it out. So I'm
excited to release new music. I'm always happy to release
(16:43):
new music because I just feel like I'm constantly evolving
and growing as an artist, and I like to share
that with the people.
Speaker 7 (16:50):
The creative process, that's fast, that's a that's an aggressive turnaround.
Speaker 5 (16:54):
It was. It was pretty aggressive.
Speaker 7 (16:55):
But you get your fans the music and you're able
to create and then everybody's happy. Yeah, So talk to
me about what inspire the sound for to be honest.
Speaker 5 (17:05):
To be honest, the sound is inspired by my upbringing
and my roots, which was blues, funk and gospel, and
I focused more so even on the funk side with
this particular project because that's a huge part of my
making as an artist, and I feel like I wanted
to embrace even more that specifically on this project. Why
(17:27):
because again, it's who I am, and I love the funk,
and I do funk anyway even in my live shows,
but I haven't done as much in my music. It's there,
but I wanted to be more specific and intentional with
this project to really focus on that. And I also
(17:48):
was indirectly paying homage to one of my favorite artists
and that Exprints, so I wanted to, you know, make
sure that I tapped into some of that energy and
that inspiration and Bootsy and in Parliament and just again
a lot of the funk music that I embraced and
grew up listening to. I wanted to bring that into
(18:10):
this current project.
Speaker 7 (18:12):
In the vibes, do you feel like there is a
song that speaks more to specific like this one is
for Prince overall, But what is the one that you
feel like, Okay, for real, this one, this is the one.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
Honest. It's a song called Honest. It's definitely for Prince.
It's the vibe.
Speaker 7 (18:30):
What is it about that song that spoke to you about?
Speaker 5 (18:33):
Like the production, the music, the melody, the energy, the
vibe again, the vulnerability in the in the lyrics, the melodies.
Speaker 7 (18:42):
Yes, I saw this wonderful video on on TikTok. I
believe it was with Ms Patti LaBelle. Yes, Yeah, and
just giving you your flowers. Talk to me about that moment.
I mean, that was so special. There were so many
people in the comments saying that they felt like they
(19:03):
brought they brought tears in their eyes. I felt like
I was gonna cry watching it. Talk to me about
that whole moment.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
It was probably one of the most beautiful, most special
moments in my career, and for so many reasons, mainly
won the words that she spoke spoke life into me,
and coming from pey La Belle, a legend in herself,
it was so unexpected. That night we had a show
(19:30):
and I was actually obviously sharing the stage with her,
and I had just came off stage yeah, the last
thing I expected her to do was be giving me
my flowers before she's getting ready to go on stage.
So the fact that she took time to do that
in such a special moment, it caught me off. That's
what y'all caught like. I was coming out because mind you,
(19:52):
I've spoken to Patty her years and she's called me
and she's again, she's always encouraging, like, you know, just
just beautiful woman, you know, and I wanted to see her,
you know, and I'm like, well, I got to make
sure I see miss Patty before she hears the stage.
But at the same time, I knew that she's getting
I know how that can be just before you going
(20:13):
on stage. So they're like, well, she's coming out, you know,
you can go catch or give her a great hug.
I want to give her hug, and what's her good
you know, well wishes on the show. And so when
I come out, it's like she's standing there with this
kick and I'm like huh. And it threw me because
I'm just like, what's happening and everybody's standing around looking.
It was just like this whole color propo type moment,
and I'm like, did I miss something and then she
(20:35):
when she started speaking, then it you know, it's like,
oh my gosh, this is this, this is what y'all doing.
And so it was just it was overwhelming, and but
it also was so it felt good in that, you know,
years prior to I had the Great Jans Brown of
god Father a soul to endorse me, and so now
(21:00):
for the Godmother years later to do the same in
a different way. It was It was such a I
don't know, out of body experience, because you know, you
work so hard and sometimes you do feel unseen and unheard.
But that moment let me know, Nah, the ones that
(21:22):
really know and need to know no, and they see,
and it just solidified and put a battery in my
back as to why I need to do what I'm
doing and continue to do what I'm doing.
Speaker 7 (21:36):
Joining us now is miss Leela James on the Black
Information Network. So there are artists now, one in particular
that's signed like a multimillion dollar deal.
Speaker 5 (21:46):
That's AI.
Speaker 7 (21:48):
What are your thoughts on artists now just being created
on a computer like these robot artists.
Speaker 5 (21:54):
Yeah, that's crazy. I mean it's artists that I really
ain't got me a multi million dollar deal. So you know,
I don't. You know, it ain't my thing because I'm
all things real. You can touch me, you can feel me.
You know. I came from a real person, out of
my mama's real body. You know what I'm saying. I
(22:15):
sang for real, So I think you know it ain't
it's it's definitely you know. I guess it's a sign
of times, but I'm not feeling it. Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 7 (22:29):
What what do you say to artists that you feel
like you may have to compete eventually with an AI artist?
Speaker 5 (22:36):
I mean, I don't say nothing in the sense that
there is how you can't compete like that would be
ridiculous to even try to. It's AI and a real
person is two different things. I'm gonna compete with a
robot that, damn there can be made to do everything perfectly,
So what the hell I look like trying to compete
with that. I'm just gonna continue to do what I
(22:59):
do and hope that that it's embraced and appreciated by
those that know what is real and true, by real
artists and real artists. I mean, it's so much just
manufactured as it is. I mean, you get real artists
that can be manufactured too. I mean that, so people
gonna always probably gravitate towards, you know, what they feel
(23:23):
like they want for themselves, whatever that means. It might
be they want a quick fix of what's A and I.
But then there's I feel like there's still gonna be
those people that they want the real deal. So that's
what you got to focus on.
Speaker 7 (23:37):
Is there somebody that you have not worked with that
you are like you were kind of fan out over.
I mean you had, like you said, the Godfather endorse you,
Godmother endorse you. Is there somebody that you just really
have on your wish lists that you would love to
collaborate with.
Speaker 5 (23:53):
There's a few people. Give me a couple of girls
old school, Well, what would be considered oh cool to
this generation. I'm still a lover of Al Green. He's
one of my favorites and he's still here, He's still alive. Yes,
so I would love to do something with Al Green.
I listened to a lot of hip hop, so I
(24:14):
just said earlier, like you know, it would be odd
perhaps to some people and unexpected, but I wouldn't mind
working with like Cardiville.
Speaker 7 (24:24):
Yeah, I could see that cute funny. I think so too. Yeah, yeah,
you I could see that because you're very real. Meeting
you and the energy that you have feels real and authentic.
So and Cardi B I feel like.
Speaker 5 (24:39):
You Yeah, it's just that raw shit. It's like, that's
what I appreciate. And again, I think people that appreciate
artistry like that, they can they can see that, Yeah,
they would appreciate it as well.
Speaker 7 (24:52):
Your favorite song to perform you just performed, you know,
recently on stage here in Atlanta. And I know it's
like probably picking a favorite baby, but I want to
know what is your song that you when it starts
that you're like, okay, this is this is when you
know I'm gonna lose myself in it.
Speaker 5 (25:09):
It just depends on the place. But I do still
really enjoy performing Fall for You. It's one of my
favorite record why because it just it just connects with
the people and it connects with me, and it's just
so it's such a vulnerable record, and it's a vulnerable
song in that when it was recorded, it was just
(25:31):
myself and the piano and it was stripped down to
the point where you know, I was literally asking the question,
which you catch me if I fall for you, just
really being direct and again transparent and vulnerable in that moment.
And I think that soul in that song cuts across
to the people. And every time I sing it, I
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see how it affects the crowd, the audience, and then
just it's it's just it's taking a life of its
own size. I really enjoy it. It takes it takes
to another place.
Speaker 7 (26:04):
It just connects with people. What is your ritual before
you go take the stage. What is a day before
you take the stage to perform it?
Speaker 5 (26:16):
Kind of day like.
Speaker 7 (26:17):
All of it? Tell me walk me through, walk me
through a day before you take to touch the stage.
Speaker 5 (26:21):
I mean, just to be honest, I love a nice
drink or.
Speaker 7 (26:25):
Two or what's your drinking drinker choice?
Speaker 5 (26:28):
Is what some nice wine? Some reasoning? Okay, okay, yeah, yeah,
a white one.
Speaker 7 (26:34):
I'm a tequila girl. So I was. I didn't I know.
I was wonder where you were going with it.
Speaker 5 (26:38):
Yeah, no, I need to chill kind of relax and
you know, and you know, okay, yeah, you know what
I'm saying. And just I would like to be left alone,
to be honest, I like to be left alone quiet. Yeah,
I don't like a lot of fussiness around me, and
especially if I've traveled the day of the show, I
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really like to be you kind of left alone, and
I like to have at least fifteen minutes of just nothing, nothing,
no sound, no, no, no nothing. I need to sit
still for a second.
Speaker 7 (27:18):
And when you grab the mic, you walk out to
the stage, your first thought.
Speaker 5 (27:21):
Is what, let's go, Let's go. My mom always says,
go get them Tiger. In my head, I always hear
that dun dun dun, dun, dune dun dun. You know
that rocky song. Yeah, and it's just it's time, It's
go time.
Speaker 7 (27:39):
Where can fans catch you out on tour soon, miss
Leilah James.
Speaker 5 (27:43):
Well, you can follow me on my ig page to
catch all the cities where I'm gonna be. That's Leada
James Official. And then I'm also on my website. You
can get all the dates and shows there ww dot
Leadah James dot com. I think my next stop is, oh,
it was my next city? Do you we know? Gosh,
(28:05):
I've drawn a blank. It's okay, but it's on my site.
Speaker 7 (28:10):
That's good because this will run, this will run in
it and you may have already.
Speaker 5 (28:14):
Yeah, yeah, so follow me on my pages and you
catch my next city because I'm going and not be
in Europe at the top of the year too. Congratulations.
You miss me in the States, you can catch me overseas. Congratulations,
Thank you. What's next for you? Next for me is
more music, stay tuned for that. And I'm working on
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something that I can't speak on just yet, but I'm
excited about it because well, you know what I want
to speak it. It's just I'm trying to put together
my own little book. So yeah, but what kind of book.
It's just it'll be an autobiography. I love that, yeah,
(28:58):
but but you know, it's early stages. I'm just trying
to figure out because I don't know if I really
want to do it completely just yet, because my story
is still unfolding and being told. I'm still so that
means that makes room for part two, right, but I
just I don't know that I want it if it's
now is the time because it's just now getting good.
I feel like I feel like it feels really good
(29:21):
right now. Yeah, you know what I mean.
Speaker 7 (29:22):
It's the perfect time to tell your story then. Yeah,
but it's good to you share, share the good because
now that the energy is flowing, the creativity is flowing,
go ahead and get it down. This can be part one,
and then when it continues to get good and it
gets better, drop that second one.
Speaker 5 (29:38):
Maybe there you go. So you can catch me in
those cities Jacksonville, Florida and Norfolk.
Speaker 7 (29:43):
And tell me again where people can follow you on
social sites.
Speaker 5 (29:46):
They can follow me on Leela James dot com and
that's what Leela James Official. That's I gm alsome on TikTok.
Sometimes I want to take exact Lela James Official and
again my website James dot com. I'm also on Facebook,
Leada James, the musician.
Speaker 7 (30:05):
Leelah James, thank you so much for joining the Black
Information Network. Continues success to you. We wish you the best.
Speaker 5 (30:11):
Thank you so much, thank you. I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
Thank you, Misty and Leela. Be sure to follow Leadah
James on social media for more information on a where
you can check out her new music and concert information.
You can catch Misty on Instagram have Mistyjradio. The Black
Information Networks. Sester Dillard is back with author Tammy Charles
and her new book Together United and More.
Speaker 11 (30:34):
In order for all of us to truly experience unity together,
to be together and united. I think that only happens
when we really take the time to learn from and
understand those who are different than you.
Speaker 10 (30:51):
In this edition of The Color Between the Lines, I'm
speaking with New York Times bestselling author Tammy Charles, who's
latest picture book Together United Her celebrated all Because You
Matter trilogy.
Speaker 5 (31:03):
It's a lyrical call for.
Speaker 10 (31:05):
Unity, love, and understanding, a message that feels especially powerful
right now. Tammy shares how her son inspired this journey
and what it was like collaborating with the illustrator Brian Collier.
Why she believes real change starts when we listen to
those whose experiences differ than our own. How would you
describe I guess the biggest differences in the message of
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this new book compared to your first book.
Speaker 11 (31:30):
Oh, big difference between this last one. So this first book,
that's my baby on the cover. He doesn't really look
like that anymore. He's feen now. But this book sprung
out of a question that my son had in kindergarten.
It was about doctor King. He wanted to know why
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the bad guy's hurt Doctor King. So it started here
as a love letter conversation with my little one about
unfairness injustice. How do you kick off these conversations. I
wanted to write a book from a place of love
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and belonging, and then this one shines a light on history.
I take it a little further here. I mention all
the ways that black culture has really touched every corner
of the globe, from you know, style and art and
our food and inventions, and of course doctor King is
(32:35):
in here. I think the biggest difference is in these
first two books, I'm really spotlighting black culture. In this book,
I'm inviting everyone in and they were invited here to okay,
But I think the deeper message is that in order
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for all of us to truly experience unity together, to
be together and united, I think that only happens when
we really take the time to learn from and understand
those who are different than you, a different walk of life,
a different faith or culture. So in order for us
(33:19):
to truly reach unity, we have to address those who
are marginalized, who may not have had the same opportunities
that others have had. So in this book, these two
books are really spotlighting you know, culture history legacy by
(33:42):
the way, a legacy that all of us enjoy, no
matter the background. But in this one, we've got everyone.
Now that we've addressed this, now let's be together, Let's
let's continue the dialogue. I see this every time I
go go to a school. I see what unity looks
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like in today's classrooms. The children are learning together, they're
playing together. It's really my vision for the world. So
that's how these the first two books are a little separate,
and they're their own conversation piece, and this one is
the one that brings it all together.
Speaker 10 (34:20):
When you have a young reader read this book, what
are you hoping that they get from it or feel
from it versus the first book?
Speaker 11 (34:29):
Oh, with Together United, My hope is that they recognize
the gift that they currently have. Right now, there's a
part of the book, if I may share, it's this spread.
Brian Collier is the illustrator, and what he does so
(34:51):
beautifully with the art is he takes a classroom of children,
multicultural classroom. He takes a classroom and pulls them out
of their everyday classroom, their four walls, and brings them
on a trip to the planetarium. You remember what it
was like going on a class trip was fascinating. But
when they when they go to the planetarium, they actually
(35:13):
get a chance to see just how massive the universe is.
And they're looking up at the planets and the stars,
and they're envisioning themselves and realizing, Wow, this this universe
is so big. There's a there's a place for you,
and you and you and all of us. But my
(35:38):
favorite part in the book is where I write and
grind Collier just he goes crazy with the art here.
It's so whimsical. Our gifts shine bright for all to see.
Speaker 4 (35:51):
Me.
Speaker 11 (35:52):
I am poetry, justice and action. I'm more on the page.
I write words with love to remind you you matter
today and always. Oh but you, who else could dare
do the things you do? Your voice is your power,
conductor of peace, a smooth melody over a jazz beat, magnetic, kinetic,
(36:15):
definitely prophetic. You inspire everyone you meet. So what I'm
doing there is I'm reminding children of the gifts that
they have. It could be anything. I get kids who ask, well, well,
how can I be an author? You have a story
in you right now. Doesn't take much. Grab a pen,
(36:37):
grab a pad, start writing. Everyone has a gift it's
our job at some point, you know, after nurturing those
gifts to share it. And what happens when we come
together and we bring our gifts together, that's where, you know,
it becomes explosive, almost like the big Bang. That's where
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the magic happens. So that's kind of like my wish
for the kids is for them to see their own
gifts and for them to be open to sharing that
with others.
Speaker 10 (37:11):
How did you and the illustrator connect for the first book?
I noticed his style really reflected an eclectic really on
a like a collage style, And was that something that
attracted you to him or was this a meeting where
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somebody puts you together? How'd that all happen?
Speaker 11 (37:36):
Publishing is it's a wild ride because typically when a
picture book author writes the text and they send it
off to the publisher, the publisher then selects who they
want to illustrate, and we're never supposed to talk. And
it's fair because you know, no one told me how
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to write the story. I shouldn't tell him how to
draw the art based upon how he envisions it from
my words. So it's a mutual respect that we have.
But this was a different case, because when this book
was pitched, Scholastic asked me, you know, who do you
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envision as the artist for this I had already had
a dream that it was Brian's art because I've been
a fan of his for so long. And when I
told him that, they said, oh, we can make that happen.
So Brian knew that all because you Matter was a
dream that I had of all the things that I
would say to my son during those moments where he
(38:38):
had big questions about the world. He took the opportunity
to say, I want to meet your son. Let's have
a photo shoot. So we met at a library in
upstate New York and he did a photo shoot with
my son, and he did all of the watercolor and
collage based upon his pictures. That has never happened, at
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least for me, and it's certainly not typical in our industry.
Usually the artist works on their own and I just
see it when it's done. But it was really really
special to be a part of the art you boots
on the ground. It was great.
Speaker 10 (39:23):
Well this book. You have such a lyrical poetic flow,
you use Latin words within it, and you know you
have a colloquial words that black folks use all the
time in our language.
Speaker 5 (39:39):
Can you walk us?
Speaker 10 (39:39):
I guess through your process of creating that poetic flow
for Together United? How many drafts did it take to
get you to the point where you felt like, now
I got it.
Speaker 11 (39:50):
Oh, so Together United I had a totally different manuscript,
and now looking back, it was horrible. I had an
easier time with the first two books and I, by
the way, as a side note, I love sprinkling language
languages into my work. You'll see Spanish words sprinkled. You'll
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see Tagalog in this too. I use the phrase of mahaquita,
which means I love you. Growing up, I had one
of my best friends was Filipino. I wanted to make
sure that you know she can see herself in there, right,
and then you go to this one. There's French in here,
there's Portuguese. My goal was to really show that the
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global nature of you know of us.
Speaker 12 (40:45):
You can hear author Tammy Turnles share how long it
took her to finish her powerful book, Together United and
what that journey taught her on the Color Between the
Lines podcast on iHeartRadio, or you can watch it along
with the book's beautiful illustrations on the Color Between the
Lines YouTube channel.
Speaker 1 (41:02):
I'm Ester Dillard, Hey Dad, Thanks Tammy and Esther. Carl
Webers The Family Business, the BET plus original series stars
our next guest as the Black Information Networks, Vanessa Tyler reports,
actor Sean Ringold is turning that family business upside down.
Speaker 4 (41:19):
Oral war and war people die.
Speaker 9 (41:25):
Let me handle it, after all, I'm the one in charge.
Speaker 13 (41:30):
Oh, it's so good to be bad. There is something
sexy about type dangerous and nobody is as notorious as
Junior Duncan. Joining me is the Sean Ringold who plays
Junior on the BEET original series Carl Weber's Family Business. Sean,
welcome to the Black Perspective on the Black Information Network.
Speaker 9 (41:51):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 4 (41:52):
How you doing, Vanessa's so good to hear your voice.
Speaker 13 (41:55):
Sean, It's good to hear yours. Talk about what Junior
has been up to and what do you think of
his new attitude.
Speaker 4 (42:02):
Well, it's a new attitude, a new perspective.
Speaker 3 (42:05):
Season six is going to be something that's absolutely epic,
out of this world and truly incredible. Junior has lost
quite a bit of weight. He's now in a boss position.
He's going against his family unfortunately. Unfortunately because he's had
some situations with his mother and father in season five,
(42:26):
because he found out that his mother is not really
his mother. It's really getting kind of crazy for Junior
right now. And also the family. They're trying to kill me.
Speaker 13 (42:36):
Just to brief our listeners on the show that has
been musty TV for five years, it is surrounding the
prosperous Duncan family, a dynasty, upstanding, upscale, and up to
no good.
Speaker 9 (42:50):
I think it's time you get me more responsibility, Jenny.
Speaker 4 (42:55):
You got ahead of Dunkin's security. That's a pretty important
position in what we do. Ok.
Speaker 9 (43:01):
I'm I'm not just the muscle on other things I
can do besides scarity. I'm just asking for a chance.
Speaker 13 (43:08):
And you started to talk a little bit about the
family secret. Can you ex found a little more about
what you found out and what's caused this turn?
Speaker 3 (43:18):
Well, all this time I thought my mom was my
biological mom, and I found out that my aunt Donna
was really my biological mother.
Speaker 4 (43:26):
So I was lied to.
Speaker 3 (43:28):
So I felt totally betrayed about that and finding out
you know that thinking that most of your life is
a lie, So when I found that out. When you know,
after I was married in season four, I kind of
rebelled against the family and said, I'm going to start
my own organization, which is the Alliance, and trying to
(43:50):
take over my family's business. And now, because I used
to be head of Dunkin Security, I have a good
knowledge of you know, where we keep our money, our secrets,
and how the organization moves from the inside out.
Speaker 13 (44:02):
In other words, he has enough intel to take them down.
Speaker 3 (44:08):
So in season six, I'm using a lot of these
advantages to make a name for myself. I've always felt
that I was backdoored and didn't wasn't given the responsibilities
or the opportunities essay Orlando received or London or Paris.
So I said, it's time for me to make a
(44:28):
name for myself being Junior Duncan. And it's getting very hot.
It's getting really hot. You guys are going to see
something that you've never seen on TV before.
Speaker 13 (44:40):
Well, listeners will certainly have to tune in to find
out just how gangster things get. But tell us about you,
your husband, and in full disclosure, I know your beautiful
black wife, the multi Emmy Award winning Nicole Johnson, your
father talk about you?
Speaker 5 (44:59):
Who is Ringold?
Speaker 4 (45:01):
John Ringold is a blessing from God.
Speaker 3 (45:06):
He's just given me the opportunity to live in this world,
to have a roof over my head, to have people
who I love. And part of what Sean loves to do,
he loves to give back. He likes to motivate and
encourage people to be the best versions of themselves, not
make excuses to see the true potential that lies inside
of them. Might come from humble beginnings. To be where
(45:29):
I'm at and to be living this incredible life that
God has given me. I've worked very hard to be here,
but to have met my wife and to now you know,
have children. I'm just truly humbled and grateful for everything
that has transpired in my life.
Speaker 13 (45:48):
Those who watch Sean Ringold as Junior Duncan and Carl
Weber's the Family Business can't help but notice the Big
Man is now a smaller, tighter, better version of I'm motivated.
Speaker 4 (46:01):
I'm doing the best I can and be in the
best shape.
Speaker 3 (46:03):
I've given up alcohol since January first and lost about
fifty five to sixty pounds, and just opportunities are opening
up and sharing my journey on social media has motivated
and encouraged a lot of other people to, you know,
try to get their lives in order to get their
health in order, because that's the most important thing.
Speaker 4 (46:25):
You can enjoy money and success if you don't have health.
Speaker 3 (46:28):
So I've been open enough to become accountable to my
fans and my family to trying to let them see
me become the best version of myself. Because they say,
what you say, I do not hear one's actions speak
ever so prevalent, and they say the definition of character
is ticking to a decision long after the emotion has
left you. So it's really important to be a man
(46:50):
of character, to be a man of God, and to
try to inspire.
Speaker 4 (46:56):
I think that's one of my gifts.
Speaker 3 (46:57):
I try to always motivate and inspire other people to
be the best versions of them.
Speaker 13 (47:02):
Wow, that health and wellness journey that you referred to,
that's changed.
Speaker 3 (47:06):
Due absolutely, it's it's changed everything opportunities. I just want
to you know, when you have children, it's not about
you anymore. It's about them, and I need to be
here and need to be healthy to and also be
their example. It's so challenging with all the bad foods
and you know that are you know it's not natural,
(47:30):
it's fake. So much of the food is bioengineered. I'm
trying to be that example to show my daughter.
Speaker 4 (47:35):
I'm eating you.
Speaker 3 (47:36):
Know, fruits and vegetables and salads and doing intimitted fasting
and just being in good shape has just helped change
my life in so many ways. And I just like
to see other people feel better about themselves. And when
you love yourself, there's nothing better than self love and
taking the necessary steps to be the best version that God.
Speaker 4 (47:57):
Has created in you.
Speaker 13 (48:00):
If anybody smells something good cooking, you do that too.
In fact, I'm waiting for a copy of your new cookbook.
Speaker 3 (48:07):
Yes, I got to give my wife bull the credit
that the name of the book is called Plated Pleasures,
and it's an incredible book based off of love, black
love relationships and how we intermingle food and because my
wife wins my heart when she cooks, so it's you know,
(48:27):
no matter what's going on, we could be having a
situation or argument and she will always cook, even if
she's mad at me or vice versa. She will make
sure that I have a good mail and she has
some incredible plates like her curry chicken, our curry ROTI,
her salmon. She just has so many incredible dishes that
(48:49):
she prepares. Her pork chops. Oh my gosh, I just
I can't wait for you guys to see the book
and try some of her recipes.
Speaker 4 (48:57):
It's phenomenal. She's an incredible cook.
Speaker 13 (48:59):
You also talked about your give back and your encouragement,
and it is so especially important for us as a people,
especially right now, talk about the many ways you pour
into our communities.
Speaker 4 (49:14):
Well, I'm very fortunate.
Speaker 3 (49:15):
I'm a part of I'm a new chair member at
a foundation called CRF Foundation, Christian Ravera Foundation, and it
helps with children that have a rare brain disorder that
is inoperable and unfortunately, many of the children or people
that have been diagnosed with it don't live for a
very long time, maybe six months to a year. So
(49:37):
we're busy trying to find a cure for that. You know,
my son having sickle cell anemia, Parker. I feel it's
really important to help people who are struggling, people that
are going through challenges in their lives, and especially you know,
with kids that have some people have terminal diseases, and
(49:59):
whatever we can do or whatever I can do to
help raise money, bring awareness, and you know, important causes
that are near and dear to my heart. I make
it a part of my life to have to make
the time to try to help those because as much
as given, much as expected, in my book, that's the
way that I was raised. The more that you can
(50:19):
try to help people, It's just funny how God works.
You do the best you can help other people, and
then all of a sudden, more and more doors keep
opening up for you. So I just feel it's very
important to try to make a difference. You know, I
can't change the world, but I know that with kindness,
empathy and love, you can make a difference in other
people's lives. That's all I can do is try to
(50:41):
make a difference.
Speaker 13 (50:42):
Now, your fans who have followed you for years know
about your early role in the soaps.
Speaker 4 (50:49):
Follow up again with your eyes not moving your head.
Speaker 9 (50:53):
Come on, man, didn't we do all of this after
I woke up last night? I gotta get out of it.
Speaker 4 (50:59):
Wow, you have some place to be. Oh either, I'm.
Speaker 9 (51:04):
Five weeks late to the best date of my life.
Speaker 3 (51:07):
Oh man, I give all the credit to the soap
operas for me being where I'm at because it was very,
very challenging to learn the amount of dialogue that came
with being on the soap opera, which was One Life
to Live on Channel seven, came on from two to
three pm. I started under five lines on that show
as a bodyguard to Vincent Jones and then it turned
(51:31):
out it ended one hundred and ninety eight almost two
hundred episodes later over the period of six and a
half to seven years at ABC.
Speaker 4 (51:40):
So the journey.
Speaker 3 (51:42):
Has been absolutely incredible, working with incredible actors and actresses
that were legends. I think that show was on TV
for almost over seventy years in total, and just to
be a part of it, and they built, you know,
a family around me. My name was Sean Evans on
the show, and my father was Franky Faison, very very
(52:05):
famous actor a lot of people know, and Tony Patello
was my mom. It was a phenomenal, phenomenal show and
gave me the chops and the confidence to break from
daytime television to primetime roles, you know, like Luke Cage
Netflix and to Life with fifty Cents and Ugly Betty
with America Ferrera. So many things catapulted from the soap opera.
(52:30):
It gave me the confidence and wherewithal to be able
to handle major scripts and opportunities.
Speaker 13 (52:38):
And then, of course, what's your number? You know what
I mean by that? You did commercials?
Speaker 3 (52:43):
Oh yeah, yeah, I mean while I was on the
soap opera, so many incredible things were happening. With the
I started, I was out there doing commercials. I booked
this role Nexium commercial. I bick this The Doctor Shoals
was my biggest one.
Speaker 4 (52:58):
I had flat feet.
Speaker 3 (53:00):
I found the side of the Free Doctor Show's foot.
Speaker 4 (53:01):
Mapping center at Beaumart. In less than two minutes, I
got my foot map and my custom number forty.
Speaker 3 (53:07):
I still pinch myself and it's how much time has
gone by and how fast it's going. And to know
that I didn't sort out. I wasn't sought out to
be an actor. I just wanted to be a firefighter.
Speaker 13 (53:19):
Firefighter as in saving lives. Growing up in New York,
members of the FDN Y are local heroes.
Speaker 3 (53:26):
Yes, I always wanted to be a fire fighter because
I was, you know, when I was younger, From the
time I was sixteen to twenty one, I was a lifeguard.
That's my part time job in the summer, and most
of the guys wanted to become firefighters because it gave
them an open schedule where you can switch your schedules around.
They were traveling, they would have businesses, and they did
very well. You work seventy two hour shifts and you
(53:48):
can do it back to back and then have four
or five days offers just as long as you get
those seventy two hours in. I'm like, that's the kind
of life I would love. You got great benefits, very
good paying. But God had different intentions for me. Now
I'm trying to get a firefighter role I went out for.
I don't want to say the name of the show
because I might get it then it would be a
(54:08):
really big, big opportunity. But definitely yet to play a
firefighter in my career. But I'm just playing in the
universe and I hope to God that it will definitely
be fulfilled. But I wanted to be a firefighter absolutely yourself.
You're saving people. You have to be brave, you have
to be you know, heroic to go into a burning building.
And it was it was a career that you can
(54:30):
be proud of You know.
Speaker 13 (54:32):
Well, we're certainly proud of your career, and thank goodness
you didn't become a firefighter because the world would not
be but it's see you as much. So you kind
of mentioned a little bit. I was going to ask
what's next, what's next for your projects?
Speaker 3 (54:45):
Well, right now, I finished filming a movie called Fettered.
I'm waiting to sell that. I'm an executive producer and
an actor in it. Another movie working on as the
David Berkowitz project, Coled Echoes in the Dark, Son of
Son of Sam. Yes, I'm executive producing that movie with
my partner, Son.
Speaker 13 (55:03):
Of Sam, the nickname of the stone cold killer in
the infamous New York City killing spree, white serial killer
David Berkowitz who mocked police and had New York shook
back in the mid and late nineteen seventies.
Speaker 3 (55:17):
So that's that's going to be a feature film. Working
on that as we speak. We that will take about
two years to complete. Another movie we completed, I'm an
executive producer on. It's called camp Joy. That was also
with McMuffin Productions, my partner, and it's we have Vivcat
plots in that.
Speaker 13 (55:38):
And speaking of family business, Sean Ringold is creating an
acting dynasty. His nine year old daughter Skyler seems to
have been bitten by the bug. Here she is and
her big number in our elementary school play Listen, she's
even using in the English accent val.
Speaker 5 (55:56):
Boss Oday to the top of the buckets.
Speaker 4 (56:06):
She's acting.
Speaker 3 (56:06):
Now, she's done three plays and she's just incredible. My
son Parker, you know, he's in college straight a's. He
also flies out of Republic Airport. He's working on getting
his junior pilot's license. So I'm just also making sure
that I take time to enjoy my family because everything,
(56:27):
you know, all work is no fun.
Speaker 4 (56:29):
But you got to keep the lights on, if you
know what I mean to us.
Speaker 13 (56:32):
When season six A Family Business kicks off.
Speaker 3 (56:35):
It kicks off October twenty third streaming on bet Plus
and then hopefully then it airs. After the whole season airs,
they released one episode per week. Then after that then
they will put it out on be et on the
network and hopefully we'll get licensed again back to Netflix,
(56:56):
because right now seasons one through four on Netflix you
can see that there. But that's coming down on the
twenty fifth of October. Because it was a two year
licensing agreement from what I know, and hopefully they will
license episode seasons five and six once it airs first
on BET. So keep my fingers closed for that, and
(57:18):
so grateful to all the fans and the supporters of
the show.
Speaker 4 (57:21):
Who would have ever thought that this.
Speaker 3 (57:22):
Show starting back in twenty eighteen that here we are
in twenty twenty five, just finished up season six. Very
few shows get past season two, so to be at
season six, you know, we've got to be doing something right.
Speaker 5 (57:34):
Well, I tell you this much.
Speaker 13 (57:36):
We are glued and we look forward to seeing more
of your excellent, excellent work. Sean Ringold. How can listeners
follow you and see all the fun that you have
on social media? You're very engaging.
Speaker 3 (57:50):
Yeah, thank you, thank you. Just learning you wouldn't believe it.
I just started getting into TikTok so. I put up
a couple of posts up there, but most of my followers,
everyone is on Instagram at Sean Ringle, sc A, n
RI I, N G G O, L d SO, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
Everything is showing Ringle very very easy to find. Love
(58:13):
doing my stories and telling people about my day, what's
going on, and you know, vice versa. I try to
put up things of motivation and encouragement, you know, drama
stuff on my page. You come to me for inspiration
and just trying to, you know, share with people my life.
I'm a real person, deal with real challenges and every
day is not a sunny day. But we just keep
(58:35):
on going.
Speaker 13 (58:36):
Yeah, we sure do. And thank you so much for
the inspiration, the motivation, and when it's time for us
to relax, we can sit back and watch Family Business
and all your other amazing projects.
Speaker 4 (58:48):
I'm so grateful. Thank you so much, Vanessa.
Speaker 13 (58:51):
I'm Vanessa Tyler with a Black Perspective. Mike back to you.
Speaker 1 (58:55):
Thanks Vanessa and Sean. Check out Carl Webers the Family
Business on the beet d plus app or wherever you
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time for another edition of the Black Perspective right here
on the Black Information Network
It's Sunday, October nineteenth, and on today's show, The Black
Information Networks, Alexandria Ikimoni sits down with the Black founder
and creator of the One Music Fest, Jay Carter, as
he talks about the huge festival in the atl October
twenty fifth and twenty six, Mister Jordan sits down with
award winning singer Leela James to talk about her EP
(00:21):
to Be Honest, her tour, and more. The Black Information
Networks Ester Dillard is back with another edition of The
Color Between the Lines, talking to author Tammy Charles and
her new book Together United and more. Vanessa Tyler sits
down with actor Sean Ringold of be E T Plus
original series Carl Webers The Family Business. These stories and
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more are coming your way on today's program, Welcome to
the Black Perspective.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
I'm your host, Mike Island.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Welcome to the Black Perspective, a weekly community affairs program
on the Black Information Network featuring interviews and discussions on
issues important to the Black community.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Good Sunday and Welcome to the Black perspect Tens of
thousands of people will be coming to Atlanta for the
iconic One Music Fest. The black founder and creator Jay
Carter stopped by to talk to bi in News anchored
Alexandria Ikamoni to tell what people can expect when coming
to see some of the biggest black.
Speaker 4 (01:15):
Artists of our time.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
What's up, guys?
Speaker 6 (01:17):
Is a girl Alexandria Ikamoni in the studio with Jay Carter,
the founder of One Music Fest.
Speaker 5 (01:24):
How you doing today?
Speaker 2 (01:25):
I'm doing well? Thank you?
Speaker 7 (01:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (01:27):
How are you doing?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
How?
Speaker 5 (01:27):
I'm doing well? Thank you. Happy to have you in studio.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Yeah, and it is a blessing. I appreciate it.
Speaker 6 (01:31):
Yes, I mean so much to talk about. So many
great people are coming this year for One Music Fest.
I mean, let's just start off and say who does
not know One Music Fest? But if you could simplify
for those who haven't been a part of it, since
we are national here, what is One Music Fest and
what does it bring to the Southeast, specifically Atlanta.
Speaker 8 (01:51):
One Music Fest is the It is a multi generational
outdoor music festival that embraces all aspects of a black culture,
from music to food, to fashion to art. So, yeah,
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you'll see some of your biggest names in music on stage,
but all throughout the grounds, I mean you'll see incredible
activations from great brands. You'll see art installations, You'll have
chefs and food vendors from across the nation.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
So I mean from vegan Caribbean food to a King crab,
you know what I mean.
Speaker 8 (02:42):
So it is everything about our culture that we love
in one safe place to enjoy.
Speaker 6 (02:48):
Absolutely, And I just want to also point out really quickly,
this is the nation's largest black owned, open air, multi
stage music festival. We have to put it out there
and it's been going on for sixteen years, which is
a huge accomplishment. So we appreciate that happening right here
in the city of Atlanta. So let's talk about the headliners.
I mean, well, the performers in general. There's so many
(03:09):
great performers coming out this year. What I guess, like
which artists would be which artists would have the biggest response.
I would say that people are most anticipated to see
this year.
Speaker 8 (03:21):
You'll be surprised. You'll be surprised. I mean, you know,
your big headline is names like future, Mary J. Blige, Doci.
But you know, we have a ton of people excited
about seeing Jasmine Sullivan, a ton of people excited about
seeing Kilane. You know, we're doing a whole southern soul set,
(03:44):
a trail ride set with you know, eight oh three
Fresh and Mike Clark Junior Cupid. So that for that
whole line dancing community, that's what they're excited for. So,
I mean, that's really what we do with different with
one music for us than you see at other events.
(04:05):
It's really built on storytelling, right, and it's not just
pigeonhole in black music and culture to one dynamic of music.
It's the breath of it all right. So but at
the end of the day, yes, I mean Future and
Dochi and Mary and Luda and Dungeon Family, those that
(04:29):
are name that's going to.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Create the ouah's. But you'll be surprised what's going to
draw a lot of people out there.
Speaker 6 (04:33):
That's exciting and there's really something for everybody, no matter
your taste or what kind of genre you like, especially
when it comes to Black artists. We are in so
many different spaces, so it's great to really see all
that come together here. So I have to ask which
artists are you specifically most excited to see.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
That's a tough one for me.
Speaker 8 (04:54):
The I mean Dungeon Family did the reunion back in
twenty sixteen with us and it was incredible. You know
that that was the last time Outcast performed on stage
together was at One Music Fest in twenty sixteen.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
So for them to do.
Speaker 8 (05:08):
A Dungeon family reunion and attribute to Rico Wade, who's
one in the founders who passed away last year, I
think it's gonna be incredible.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (05:18):
Yeah, Luda's doing his twenty fifty anniversary and if you know,
he's probably the king of collaborations, so he's bringing a
ton of special guests, so I know some of them.
Can't say any of them now.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
I was going to ask, but his show maybe the
highlight of the weekend.
Speaker 6 (05:39):
Who yeah, WHOA, Okay, I'm looking forward to this notice.
I'll let it sit right there. We can't wait to
see what he really brings and comes to the table.
I want to talk about Future really fast because he's
obviously from here, from Atlanta. He doesn't do a lot
of shows as much anymore, so talk about I guess
the rare hometown show that is going to be happening
(06:01):
when he performs at What Music Best.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
So we've been trying to book Future for years. But
Future was I mean.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
He's you know, he can kind of pick and choose
what he wants to do, right So, and you know,
he was doing some heavy touring prior years, and then
he would pop up on other festivals that were kind
of you know, interfered with getting them on our bill.
So the Star is really just on line. And Future
is also the cousin of Rico Away of the Dungeon family,
(06:29):
so Future is a product of the Dungeon family.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
So also I think when.
Speaker 8 (06:34):
He called Wind that we were doing that reunion, he
was like, oh, bro, yeah, yeah, can't do this without me.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
So super excited for Future.
Speaker 8 (06:42):
I mean, his his his you know, his descography, his
his his portfolio of music, you know. I mean, it's
just taking you back from high school to college to
to now.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So we're excited. Man, I'm excited to I don't want
to Bill.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Definitely excited for that one. An another one of my
personal favorites, Doci. I can't wait to see the form.
She's an amazing performer, so I'm super excited to see her.
You in a swamp of the swamp, it was a
little my toes are and they're I fully submerged, but
I'm a part of the swamp.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Though, she's amazing. Yeah, she is an artist, an artist artist,
she really is.
Speaker 6 (07:16):
Let's talk about the impact though, like it being here
in Atlanta. I mean the economic impact sixty one million.
It's insane how much it really does for Atlanta. What
are your thoughts on the impact and why do you
think it's so important that we have something of this
magnitude here in Atlanta?
Speaker 8 (07:34):
I think, well, one, we deserve it, right, So I
think too too many times we allow other people to
tell our history and to tell our story. And really
that was how Woman's Fress really came about. You know,
there was no programming around urban music in the festival
space in the early two thousands, and the question was why, right, Like,
(07:57):
we deserve that level of connectivity, that level of joy,
that level of you know, of just just just participation
in that kind of space.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
So, you know, is it important. It's wildly important.
Speaker 8 (08:14):
I think represent representation matters, right, you know, seeing your
artists on on on a stage, putting in you know,
in a well oiled, well produced festival or setting that
highlights everything that makes your upbringing and your culture special
to you, Right, I think that's important. So, you know,
(08:40):
in the economic impact, I think it's it's I think
it's just a a I just think it tells the
story of of why it's so important, right, So, you know,
for something to have this kind of impact on the city,
(09:01):
it's it's not Atlanta's solely coming out. That impact doesn't
happen unless there's people traveling to Atlanta to experience this
as well. And so what we found out is that
this experience is very difficult to find, Like where can I.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Go and see Mary J.
Speaker 8 (09:20):
Blige and a Chief Keif occupy the same space, or
a Chief Keith and Adoci occupy the same space, or
Adoci and an eight h three Fresh occupy the same space.
Speaker 9 (09:34):
You know.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
So it's it's it's.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
The timeline, it's the breath, it's the it's the intersections
of our generations and culture just coming together in one space.
And you know, we couldn't sit around a way for
somebody else to tell the story.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
I mean, we had to write our own story.
Speaker 8 (09:53):
And I feel like a lot of people have recognized,
you know, what one music pres say is what it
stands for and why it's special, And that's why it's
a pilgrimage for a lot of folks from I mean
we get people from Australia, we have people from Europe,
we get people from the Caribbean, and at the end
of the day they say, yeah, I can't find anything
(10:13):
quite like this.
Speaker 7 (10:15):
Yeah, not at all.
Speaker 5 (10:16):
It's really something special here.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
And speaking of the economic impact, I have to add
this in there since I'm such a foodie. I mean,
the options for the local vendors, you know, the black
owned businesses that have their food trucks out. There are
so many great options. And the lines, I mean, it
makes sense why they have lines, but you can just
see people supporting those businesses and trying what you guys
have to offer as far as the food is concerned.
(10:38):
So that's I feel like a huge part of the
economic impact as well, because so many businesses are getting
a huge boost as well, which is I think is
absolutely amazing.
Speaker 8 (10:47):
Absolutely yeah, I mean you're going to leave full, like
there's so many different food options. I mean it's some
people that literally come for the food. And the artists
on stages is secondary.
Speaker 6 (10:58):
Absolutely, And talk about how many people they come. They
all come from all over right, where are some of
the most unique places that you've heard of people coming,
you know, in order to to come to the festival.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Where are they from?
Speaker 6 (11:12):
Are we talking the other side of the world, or
where are people coming from for this particular show.
Speaker 8 (11:18):
So we've again we saw people come in from from Australia.
There was a small group that came in from Alaska.
We had folks come in from Toronto, the Caribbean. But yeah,
but I mean the I mean, black people are everywhere everywhere,
(11:41):
you know what I'm saying. So a lot of people
are like, oh, yeah, I got black people. We are everywhere, right,
And so when you kind of you know, you put
up the battle cry goes out, the flag goes in there,
and everybody says, oh, we're coming home. There's a calling,
there's a there's a place for us to come experience
(12:01):
on music and embrace each other in a well produced,
safe environment.
Speaker 4 (12:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (12:07):
I'm pulling up, Yeah, you know, so I'm coming in
from being of my homes in the Netherlands or in
you know, in Long Beach, California. Yeah, I'm pulling up
to Atlanta for this one.
Speaker 5 (12:17):
I love it.
Speaker 7 (12:18):
I love it.
Speaker 6 (12:18):
So many great people come and really just connect and
enjoy great music.
Speaker 10 (12:23):
One percent.
Speaker 6 (12:24):
So I know we're focusing right now on this year
and this one music fest. However are you planning are
you already preparing for next year as well? Or how
are we doing it for year seventeen?
Speaker 2 (12:35):
We need to.
Speaker 8 (12:37):
So yeah, I think the we need to get in
front of it, probably better in twenty six, you know.
I think one thing that people see is that we
are a very price sensitive festival as well, So we
have payment plans, like you know, if that two hundred
dollars a little bit too steep and you want to
chop it up in.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Four, chop it up in four?
Speaker 8 (12:58):
We got you. But how much sweet it would it
be if you can chop it up even more?
Speaker 11 (13:03):
Right?
Speaker 8 (13:03):
And so we can release the line up a little
bit earlier and get people a longer runway, you know.
So so yeah, that that is our plan to do
that for next year. So yeah, we are getting a
jump on it.
Speaker 7 (13:15):
Sounds good.
Speaker 6 (13:16):
Can I circle back to Luda Chris before we get
out of here? Can we get one special guest? Or
are we allowed to know one person that's going to
be coming.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
With Lud or do you think.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
Who?
Speaker 9 (13:25):
Do you think?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
For me?
Speaker 6 (13:28):
Like I don't know why, my mind goes to maybe
like a little John. For some reason, Little John could be.
You know, I don't know why that was like the
first and that popping in my head.
Speaker 8 (13:39):
I mean, yeah, it's from the you know, lovers and friends. Yeah,
you know what I'm saying. They got tracked together. Yeah,
but but could be. Luda has a lot of friends,
has a lot of friends, and he's done good bye
a lot of people.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
So when he calls and asks people to do him
a favor, they show up. So see you.
Speaker 7 (14:01):
It will be nice to Yeather Atlanta.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
Yeah, Louis shows on special.
Speaker 6 (14:06):
So he said, I'm not answering your questions, So I
guess that's it for my questions today.
Speaker 4 (14:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Yeah, they ain't gonna slap my head. I'm gonna let
it be.
Speaker 6 (14:14):
A surprise, no problem at all. Any last words, you
want to leave with the listeners?
Speaker 2 (14:18):
Uh, well grab your tickets before they sell out. Yeah,
y'all got what is this?
Speaker 4 (14:23):
Is this?
Speaker 2 (14:23):
Is this going live? Or is this gonna is a?
Speaker 3 (14:26):
Is a?
Speaker 6 (14:27):
We have time we have for it before the show
because we got about five weeks right now.
Speaker 8 (14:32):
Yeah, so yeah, y'all got time to grab your ticket
sale again. About one MusicFest dot com, Uh, you can
follow us on all platforms. One Music Fest is just
how it sounds, is how you find us. But yeah,
grab those tickets for they sell out.
Speaker 6 (14:47):
Before they sell out, and they do do one hundred percent.
Jay Carter, thank you so much for coming in.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
I appreciate you.
Speaker 6 (14:53):
Thank you once again. Alexandra Kamoni in the studio. iHeartRadio.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Thanks Jay and Alexandria. One Music Is in Atlanta on
October twenty fifth and twenty sixth in Piedmont Park featuring
everyone from Ludacris, The Roots, Future, Mary J. Blige, Marvin
Sappin Moore. Get your tickets at one MusicFest. Dot Com
Award winning singer Leela James burst onto the music scene
and got the attention of James Brown and Patty LaBelle
(15:19):
The R and B singer and songwriter has been called
the god daughter of soul. In two thousand and five,
James dropped her first album, A Change Is Gonna Come.
Twenty years later, she is still releasing melodic music that
her fans can't get enough of. News anchor Misty Jordan
sat down with Miss James to talk about her EP
to Be Honest and her tour.
Speaker 7 (15:38):
Joining me Misty Jordan with the Black Information Network I
Have Award winning R and B soulstress singer miss Leela James.
Speaker 5 (15:48):
I am here. How are you? I'm good? How are
you good?
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Good?
Speaker 5 (15:52):
Good?
Speaker 7 (15:52):
Good? Congratulations. You had a wonderful weekend of performing at
the Maple House Barn and Atlanta.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
Thank you, Atlanta. We want to game out. Thank y'all.
We had a good time. I appreciate the love.
Speaker 7 (16:04):
I want to talk to you about this new project,
to Be Honest, to Be Honest. Yeah, congratulations, thank you,
thank you. How long was this project? When did it
start in your mind to actually being able to drop
the piece the project?
Speaker 5 (16:20):
Actually, we started close to the top of the year
and we released it last this past August, and so
it wasn't a long, drawn ol process. It's like, once
I make up my mind to do something, we kind
of get in and we bang it out. So I'm
excited to release new music. I'm always happy to release
(16:43):
new music because I just feel like I'm constantly evolving
and growing as an artist, and I like to share
that with the people.
Speaker 7 (16:50):
The creative process, that's fast, that's a that's an aggressive turnaround.
Speaker 5 (16:54):
It was. It was pretty aggressive.
Speaker 7 (16:55):
But you get your fans the music and you're able
to create and then everybody's happy. Yeah, So talk to
me about what inspire the sound for to be honest.
Speaker 5 (17:05):
To be honest, the sound is inspired by my upbringing
and my roots, which was blues, funk and gospel, and
I focused more so even on the funk side with
this particular project because that's a huge part of my
making as an artist, and I feel like I wanted
to embrace even more that specifically on this project. Why
(17:27):
because again, it's who I am, and I love the funk,
and I do funk anyway even in my live shows,
but I haven't done as much in my music. It's there,
but I wanted to be more specific and intentional with
this project to really focus on that. And I also
(17:48):
was indirectly paying homage to one of my favorite artists
and that Exprints, so I wanted to, you know, make
sure that I tapped into some of that energy and
that inspiration and Bootsy and in Parliament and just again
a lot of the funk music that I embraced and
grew up listening to. I wanted to bring that into
(18:10):
this current project.
Speaker 7 (18:12):
In the vibes, do you feel like there is a
song that speaks more to specific like this one is
for Prince overall, But what is the one that you
feel like, Okay, for real, this one, this is the one.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
Honest. It's a song called Honest. It's definitely for Prince.
It's the vibe.
Speaker 7 (18:30):
What is it about that song that spoke to you about?
Speaker 5 (18:33):
Like the production, the music, the melody, the energy, the
vibe again, the vulnerability in the in the lyrics, the melodies.
Speaker 7 (18:42):
Yes, I saw this wonderful video on on TikTok. I
believe it was with Ms Patti LaBelle. Yes, Yeah, and
just giving you your flowers. Talk to me about that moment.
I mean, that was so special. There were so many
people in the comments saying that they felt like they
(19:03):
brought they brought tears in their eyes. I felt like
I was gonna cry watching it. Talk to me about
that whole moment.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
It was probably one of the most beautiful, most special
moments in my career, and for so many reasons, mainly
won the words that she spoke spoke life into me,
and coming from pey La Belle, a legend in herself,
it was so unexpected. That night we had a show
(19:30):
and I was actually obviously sharing the stage with her,
and I had just came off stage yeah, the last
thing I expected her to do was be giving me
my flowers before she's getting ready to go on stage.
So the fact that she took time to do that
in such a special moment, it caught me off. That's
what y'all caught like. I was coming out because mind you,
(19:52):
I've spoken to Patty her years and she's called me
and she's again, she's always encouraging, like, you know, just
just beautiful woman, you know, and I wanted to see her,
you know, and I'm like, well, I got to make
sure I see miss Patty before she hears the stage.
But at the same time, I knew that she's getting
I know how that can be just before you going
(20:13):
on stage. So they're like, well, she's coming out, you know,
you can go catch or give her a great hug.
I want to give her hug, and what's her good
you know, well wishes on the show. And so when
I come out, it's like she's standing there with this
kick and I'm like huh. And it threw me because
I'm just like, what's happening and everybody's standing around looking.
It was just like this whole color propo type moment,
and I'm like, did I miss something and then she
(20:35):
when she started speaking, then it you know, it's like,
oh my gosh, this is this, this is what y'all doing.
And so it was just it was overwhelming, and but
it also was so it felt good in that, you know,
years prior to I had the Great Jans Brown of
god Father a soul to endorse me, and so now
(21:00):
for the Godmother years later to do the same in
a different way. It was It was such a I
don't know, out of body experience, because you know, you
work so hard and sometimes you do feel unseen and unheard.
But that moment let me know, Nah, the ones that
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really know and need to know no, and they see,
and it just solidified and put a battery in my
back as to why I need to do what I'm
doing and continue to do what I'm doing.
Speaker 7 (21:36):
Joining us now is miss Leela James on the Black
Information Network. So there are artists now, one in particular
that's signed like a multimillion dollar deal.
Speaker 5 (21:46):
That's AI.
Speaker 7 (21:48):
What are your thoughts on artists now just being created
on a computer like these robot artists.
Speaker 5 (21:54):
Yeah, that's crazy. I mean it's artists that I really
ain't got me a multi million dollar deal. So you know,
I don't. You know, it ain't my thing because I'm
all things real. You can touch me, you can feel me.
You know. I came from a real person, out of
my mama's real body. You know what I'm saying. I
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sang for real, So I think you know it ain't
it's it's definitely you know. I guess it's a sign
of times, but I'm not feeling it. Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 7 (22:29):
What what do you say to artists that you feel
like you may have to compete eventually with an AI artist?
Speaker 5 (22:36):
I mean, I don't say nothing in the sense that
there is how you can't compete like that would be
ridiculous to even try to. It's AI and a real
person is two different things. I'm gonna compete with a
robot that, damn there can be made to do everything perfectly,
So what the hell I look like trying to compete
with that. I'm just gonna continue to do what I
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do and hope that that it's embraced and appreciated by
those that know what is real and true, by real
artists and real artists. I mean, it's so much just
manufactured as it is. I mean, you get real artists
that can be manufactured too. I mean that, so people
gonna always probably gravitate towards, you know, what they feel
(23:23):
like they want for themselves, whatever that means. It might
be they want a quick fix of what's A and I.
But then there's I feel like there's still gonna be
those people that they want the real deal. So that's
what you got to focus on.
Speaker 7 (23:37):
Is there somebody that you have not worked with that
you are like you were kind of fan out over.
I mean you had, like you said, the Godfather endorse you,
Godmother endorse you. Is there somebody that you just really
have on your wish lists that you would love to
collaborate with.
Speaker 5 (23:53):
There's a few people. Give me a couple of girls
old school, Well, what would be considered oh cool to
this generation. I'm still a lover of Al Green. He's
one of my favorites and he's still here, He's still alive. Yes,
so I would love to do something with Al Green.
I listened to a lot of hip hop, so I
(24:14):
just said earlier, like you know, it would be odd
perhaps to some people and unexpected, but I wouldn't mind
working with like Cardiville.
Speaker 7 (24:24):
Yeah, I could see that cute funny. I think so too. Yeah, yeah,
you I could see that because you're very real. Meeting
you and the energy that you have feels real and authentic.
So and Cardi B I feel like.
Speaker 5 (24:39):
You Yeah, it's just that raw shit. It's like, that's
what I appreciate. And again, I think people that appreciate
artistry like that, they can they can see that, Yeah,
they would appreciate it as well.
Speaker 7 (24:52):
Your favorite song to perform you just performed, you know,
recently on stage here in Atlanta. And I know it's
like probably picking a favorite baby, but I want to
know what is your song that you when it starts
that you're like, okay, this is this is when you
know I'm gonna lose myself in it.
Speaker 5 (25:09):
It just depends on the place. But I do still
really enjoy performing Fall for You. It's one of my
favorite record why because it just it just connects with
the people and it connects with me, and it's just
so it's such a vulnerable record, and it's a vulnerable
song in that when it was recorded, it was just
(25:31):
myself and the piano and it was stripped down to
the point where you know, I was literally asking the question,
which you catch me if I fall for you, just
really being direct and again transparent and vulnerable in that moment.
And I think that soul in that song cuts across
to the people. And every time I sing it, I
(25:52):
see how it affects the crowd, the audience, and then
just it's it's just it's taking a life of its
own size. I really enjoy it. It takes it takes
to another place.
Speaker 7 (26:04):
It just connects with people. What is your ritual before
you go take the stage. What is a day before
you take the stage to perform it?
Speaker 5 (26:16):
Kind of day like.
Speaker 7 (26:17):
All of it? Tell me walk me through, walk me
through a day before you take to touch the stage.
Speaker 5 (26:21):
I mean, just to be honest, I love a nice
drink or.
Speaker 7 (26:25):
Two or what's your drinking drinker choice?
Speaker 5 (26:28):
Is what some nice wine? Some reasoning? Okay, okay, yeah, yeah,
a white one.
Speaker 7 (26:34):
I'm a tequila girl. So I was. I didn't I know.
I was wonder where you were going with it.
Speaker 5 (26:38):
Yeah, no, I need to chill kind of relax and
you know, and you know, okay, yeah, you know what
I'm saying. And just I would like to be left alone,
to be honest, I like to be left alone quiet. Yeah,
I don't like a lot of fussiness around me, and
especially if I've traveled the day of the show, I
(26:59):
really like to be you kind of left alone, and
I like to have at least fifteen minutes of just nothing, nothing,
no sound, no, no, no nothing. I need to sit
still for a second.
Speaker 7 (27:18):
And when you grab the mic, you walk out to
the stage, your first thought.
Speaker 5 (27:21):
Is what, let's go, Let's go. My mom always says,
go get them Tiger. In my head, I always hear
that dun dun dun, dun, dune dun dun. You know
that rocky song. Yeah, and it's just it's time, It's
go time.
Speaker 7 (27:39):
Where can fans catch you out on tour soon, miss
Leilah James.
Speaker 5 (27:43):
Well, you can follow me on my ig page to
catch all the cities where I'm gonna be. That's Leada
James Official. And then I'm also on my website. You
can get all the dates and shows there ww dot
Leadah James dot com. I think my next stop is, oh,
it was my next city? Do you we know? Gosh,
(28:05):
I've drawn a blank. It's okay, but it's on my site.
Speaker 7 (28:10):
That's good because this will run, this will run in
it and you may have already.
Speaker 5 (28:14):
Yeah, yeah, so follow me on my pages and you
catch my next city because I'm going and not be
in Europe at the top of the year too. Congratulations.
You miss me in the States, you can catch me overseas. Congratulations,
Thank you. What's next for you? Next for me is
more music, stay tuned for that. And I'm working on
(28:37):
something that I can't speak on just yet, but I'm
excited about it because well, you know what I want
to speak it. It's just I'm trying to put together
my own little book. So yeah, but what kind of book.
It's just it'll be an autobiography. I love that, yeah,
(28:58):
but but you know, it's early stages. I'm just trying
to figure out because I don't know if I really
want to do it completely just yet, because my story
is still unfolding and being told. I'm still so that
means that makes room for part two, right, but I
just I don't know that I want it if it's
now is the time because it's just now getting good.
I feel like I feel like it feels really good
(29:21):
right now. Yeah, you know what I mean.
Speaker 7 (29:22):
It's the perfect time to tell your story then. Yeah,
but it's good to you share, share the good because
now that the energy is flowing, the creativity is flowing,
go ahead and get it down. This can be part one,
and then when it continues to get good and it
gets better, drop that second one.
Speaker 5 (29:38):
Maybe there you go. So you can catch me in
those cities Jacksonville, Florida and Norfolk.
Speaker 7 (29:43):
And tell me again where people can follow you on
social sites.
Speaker 5 (29:46):
They can follow me on Leela James dot com and
that's what Leela James Official. That's I gm alsome on TikTok.
Sometimes I want to take exact Lela James Official and
again my website James dot com. I'm also on Facebook,
Leada James, the musician.
Speaker 7 (30:05):
Leelah James, thank you so much for joining the Black
Information Network. Continues success to you. We wish you the best.
Speaker 5 (30:11):
Thank you so much, thank you. I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
Thank you, Misty and Leela. Be sure to follow Leadah
James on social media for more information on a where
you can check out her new music and concert information.
You can catch Misty on Instagram have Mistyjradio. The Black
Information Networks. Sester Dillard is back with author Tammy Charles
and her new book Together United and More.
Speaker 11 (30:34):
In order for all of us to truly experience unity together,
to be together and united. I think that only happens
when we really take the time to learn from and
understand those who are different than you.
Speaker 10 (30:51):
In this edition of The Color Between the Lines, I'm
speaking with New York Times bestselling author Tammy Charles, who's
latest picture book Together United Her celebrated all Because You
Matter trilogy.
Speaker 5 (31:03):
It's a lyrical call for.
Speaker 10 (31:05):
Unity, love, and understanding, a message that feels especially powerful
right now. Tammy shares how her son inspired this journey
and what it was like collaborating with the illustrator Brian Collier.
Why she believes real change starts when we listen to
those whose experiences differ than our own. How would you
describe I guess the biggest differences in the message of
(31:26):
this new book compared to your first book.
Speaker 11 (31:30):
Oh, big difference between this last one. So this first book,
that's my baby on the cover. He doesn't really look
like that anymore. He's feen now. But this book sprung
out of a question that my son had in kindergarten.
It was about doctor King. He wanted to know why
(31:51):
the bad guy's hurt Doctor King. So it started here
as a love letter conversation with my little one about
unfairness injustice. How do you kick off these conversations. I
wanted to write a book from a place of love
(32:12):
and belonging, and then this one shines a light on history.
I take it a little further here. I mention all
the ways that black culture has really touched every corner
of the globe, from you know, style and art and
our food and inventions, and of course doctor King is
(32:35):
in here. I think the biggest difference is in these
first two books, I'm really spotlighting black culture. In this book,
I'm inviting everyone in and they were invited here to okay,
But I think the deeper message is that in order
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for all of us to truly experience unity together, to
be together and united, I think that only happens when
we really take the time to learn from and understand
those who are different than you, a different walk of life,
a different faith or culture. So in order for us
(33:19):
to truly reach unity, we have to address those who
are marginalized, who may not have had the same opportunities
that others have had. So in this book, these two
books are really spotlighting you know, culture history legacy by
(33:42):
the way, a legacy that all of us enjoy, no
matter the background. But in this one, we've got everyone.
Now that we've addressed this, now let's be together, Let's
let's continue the dialogue. I see this every time I
go go to a school. I see what unity looks
(34:03):
like in today's classrooms. The children are learning together, they're
playing together. It's really my vision for the world. So
that's how these the first two books are a little separate,
and they're their own conversation piece, and this one is
the one that brings it all together.
Speaker 10 (34:20):
When you have a young reader read this book, what
are you hoping that they get from it or feel
from it versus the first book?
Speaker 11 (34:29):
Oh, with Together United, My hope is that they recognize
the gift that they currently have. Right now, there's a
part of the book, if I may share, it's this spread.
Brian Collier is the illustrator, and what he does so
(34:51):
beautifully with the art is he takes a classroom of children,
multicultural classroom. He takes a classroom and pulls them out
of their everyday classroom, their four walls, and brings them
on a trip to the planetarium. You remember what it
was like going on a class trip was fascinating. But
when they when they go to the planetarium, they actually
(35:13):
get a chance to see just how massive the universe is.
And they're looking up at the planets and the stars,
and they're envisioning themselves and realizing, Wow, this this universe
is so big. There's a there's a place for you,
and you and you and all of us. But my
(35:38):
favorite part in the book is where I write and
grind Collier just he goes crazy with the art here.
It's so whimsical. Our gifts shine bright for all to see.
Speaker 4 (35:51):
Me.
Speaker 11 (35:52):
I am poetry, justice and action. I'm more on the page.
I write words with love to remind you you matter
today and always. Oh but you, who else could dare
do the things you do? Your voice is your power,
conductor of peace, a smooth melody over a jazz beat, magnetic, kinetic,
(36:15):
definitely prophetic. You inspire everyone you meet. So what I'm
doing there is I'm reminding children of the gifts that
they have. It could be anything. I get kids who ask, well, well,
how can I be an author? You have a story
in you right now. Doesn't take much. Grab a pen,
(36:37):
grab a pad, start writing. Everyone has a gift it's
our job at some point, you know, after nurturing those
gifts to share it. And what happens when we come
together and we bring our gifts together, that's where, you know,
it becomes explosive, almost like the big Bang. That's where
(36:58):
the magic happens. So that's kind of like my wish
for the kids is for them to see their own
gifts and for them to be open to sharing that
with others.
Speaker 10 (37:11):
How did you and the illustrator connect for the first book?
I noticed his style really reflected an eclectic really on
a like a collage style, And was that something that
attracted you to him or was this a meeting where
(37:33):
somebody puts you together? How'd that all happen?
Speaker 11 (37:36):
Publishing is it's a wild ride because typically when a
picture book author writes the text and they send it
off to the publisher, the publisher then selects who they
want to illustrate, and we're never supposed to talk. And
it's fair because you know, no one told me how
(37:57):
to write the story. I shouldn't tell him how to
draw the art based upon how he envisions it from
my words. So it's a mutual respect that we have.
But this was a different case, because when this book
was pitched, Scholastic asked me, you know, who do you
(38:17):
envision as the artist for this I had already had
a dream that it was Brian's art because I've been
a fan of his for so long. And when I
told him that, they said, oh, we can make that happen.
So Brian knew that all because you Matter was a
dream that I had of all the things that I
would say to my son during those moments where he
(38:38):
had big questions about the world. He took the opportunity
to say, I want to meet your son. Let's have
a photo shoot. So we met at a library in
upstate New York and he did a photo shoot with
my son, and he did all of the watercolor and
collage based upon his pictures. That has never happened, at
(39:01):
least for me, and it's certainly not typical in our industry.
Usually the artist works on their own and I just
see it when it's done. But it was really really
special to be a part of the art you boots
on the ground. It was great.
Speaker 10 (39:23):
Well this book. You have such a lyrical poetic flow,
you use Latin words within it, and you know you
have a colloquial words that black folks use all the
time in our language.
Speaker 5 (39:39):
Can you walk us?
Speaker 10 (39:39):
I guess through your process of creating that poetic flow
for Together United? How many drafts did it take to
get you to the point where you felt like, now
I got it.
Speaker 11 (39:50):
Oh, so Together United I had a totally different manuscript,
and now looking back, it was horrible. I had an
easier time with the first two books and I, by
the way, as a side note, I love sprinkling language
languages into my work. You'll see Spanish words sprinkled. You'll
(40:15):
see Tagalog in this too. I use the phrase of mahaquita,
which means I love you. Growing up, I had one
of my best friends was Filipino. I wanted to make
sure that you know she can see herself in there, right,
and then you go to this one. There's French in here,
there's Portuguese. My goal was to really show that the
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global nature of you know of us.
Speaker 12 (40:45):
You can hear author Tammy Turnles share how long it
took her to finish her powerful book, Together United and
what that journey taught her on the Color Between the
Lines podcast on iHeartRadio, or you can watch it along
with the book's beautiful illustrations on the Color Between the
Lines YouTube channel.
Speaker 1 (41:02):
I'm Ester Dillard, Hey Dad, Thanks Tammy and Esther. Carl
Webers The Family Business, the BET plus original series stars
our next guest as the Black Information Networks, Vanessa Tyler reports,
actor Sean Ringold is turning that family business upside down.
Speaker 4 (41:19):
Oral war and war people die.
Speaker 9 (41:25):
Let me handle it, after all, I'm the one in charge.
Speaker 13 (41:30):
Oh, it's so good to be bad. There is something
sexy about type dangerous and nobody is as notorious as
Junior Duncan. Joining me is the Sean Ringold who plays
Junior on the BEET original series Carl Weber's Family Business. Sean,
welcome to the Black Perspective on the Black Information Network.
Speaker 9 (41:51):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 4 (41:52):
How you doing, Vanessa's so good to hear your voice.
Speaker 13 (41:55):
Sean, It's good to hear yours. Talk about what Junior
has been up to and what do you think of
his new attitude.
Speaker 4 (42:02):
Well, it's a new attitude, a new perspective.
Speaker 3 (42:05):
Season six is going to be something that's absolutely epic,
out of this world and truly incredible. Junior has lost
quite a bit of weight. He's now in a boss position.
He's going against his family unfortunately. Unfortunately because he's had
some situations with his mother and father in season five,
(42:26):
because he found out that his mother is not really
his mother. It's really getting kind of crazy for Junior
right now. And also the family. They're trying to kill me.
Speaker 13 (42:36):
Just to brief our listeners on the show that has
been musty TV for five years, it is surrounding the
prosperous Duncan family, a dynasty, upstanding, upscale, and up to
no good.
Speaker 9 (42:50):
I think it's time you get me more responsibility, Jenny.
Speaker 4 (42:55):
You got ahead of Dunkin's security. That's a pretty important
position in what we do. Ok.
Speaker 9 (43:01):
I'm I'm not just the muscle on other things I
can do besides scarity. I'm just asking for a chance.
Speaker 13 (43:08):
And you started to talk a little bit about the
family secret. Can you ex found a little more about
what you found out and what's caused this turn?
Speaker 3 (43:18):
Well, all this time I thought my mom was my
biological mom, and I found out that my aunt Donna
was really my biological mother.
Speaker 4 (43:26):
So I was lied to.
Speaker 3 (43:28):
So I felt totally betrayed about that and finding out
you know that thinking that most of your life is
a lie, So when I found that out. When you know,
after I was married in season four, I kind of
rebelled against the family and said, I'm going to start
my own organization, which is the Alliance, and trying to
(43:50):
take over my family's business. And now, because I used
to be head of Dunkin Security, I have a good
knowledge of you know, where we keep our money, our secrets,
and how the organization moves from the inside out.
Speaker 13 (44:02):
In other words, he has enough intel to take them down.
Speaker 3 (44:08):
So in season six, I'm using a lot of these
advantages to make a name for myself. I've always felt
that I was backdoored and didn't wasn't given the responsibilities
or the opportunities essay Orlando received or London or Paris.
So I said, it's time for me to make a
(44:28):
name for myself being Junior Duncan. And it's getting very hot.
It's getting really hot. You guys are going to see
something that you've never seen on TV before.
Speaker 13 (44:40):
Well, listeners will certainly have to tune in to find
out just how gangster things get. But tell us about you,
your husband, and in full disclosure, I know your beautiful
black wife, the multi Emmy Award winning Nicole Johnson, your
father talk about you?
Speaker 5 (44:59):
Who is Ringold?
Speaker 4 (45:01):
John Ringold is a blessing from God.
Speaker 3 (45:06):
He's just given me the opportunity to live in this world,
to have a roof over my head, to have people
who I love. And part of what Sean loves to do,
he loves to give back. He likes to motivate and
encourage people to be the best versions of themselves, not
make excuses to see the true potential that lies inside
of them. Might come from humble beginnings. To be where
(45:29):
I'm at and to be living this incredible life that
God has given me. I've worked very hard to be here,
but to have met my wife and to now you know,
have children. I'm just truly humbled and grateful for everything
that has transpired in my life.
Speaker 13 (45:48):
Those who watch Sean Ringold as Junior Duncan and Carl
Weber's the Family Business can't help but notice the Big
Man is now a smaller, tighter, better version of I'm motivated.
Speaker 4 (46:01):
I'm doing the best I can and be in the
best shape.
Speaker 3 (46:03):
I've given up alcohol since January first and lost about
fifty five to sixty pounds, and just opportunities are opening
up and sharing my journey on social media has motivated
and encouraged a lot of other people to, you know,
try to get their lives in order to get their
health in order, because that's the most important thing.
Speaker 4 (46:25):
You can enjoy money and success if you don't have health.
Speaker 3 (46:28):
So I've been open enough to become accountable to my
fans and my family to trying to let them see
me become the best version of myself. Because they say,
what you say, I do not hear one's actions speak
ever so prevalent, and they say the definition of character
is ticking to a decision long after the emotion has
left you. So it's really important to be a man
(46:50):
of character, to be a man of God, and to
try to inspire.
Speaker 4 (46:56):
I think that's one of my gifts.
Speaker 3 (46:57):
I try to always motivate and inspire other people to
be the best versions of them.
Speaker 13 (47:02):
Wow, that health and wellness journey that you referred to,
that's changed.
Speaker 3 (47:06):
Due absolutely, it's it's changed everything opportunities. I just want
to you know, when you have children, it's not about
you anymore. It's about them, and I need to be
here and need to be healthy to and also be
their example. It's so challenging with all the bad foods
and you know that are you know it's not natural,
(47:30):
it's fake. So much of the food is bioengineered. I'm
trying to be that example to show my daughter.
Speaker 4 (47:35):
I'm eating you.
Speaker 3 (47:36):
Know, fruits and vegetables and salads and doing intimitted fasting
and just being in good shape has just helped change
my life in so many ways. And I just like
to see other people feel better about themselves. And when
you love yourself, there's nothing better than self love and
taking the necessary steps to be the best version that God.
Speaker 4 (47:57):
Has created in you.
Speaker 13 (48:00):
If anybody smells something good cooking, you do that too.
In fact, I'm waiting for a copy of your new cookbook.
Speaker 3 (48:07):
Yes, I got to give my wife bull the credit
that the name of the book is called Plated Pleasures,
and it's an incredible book based off of love, black
love relationships and how we intermingle food and because my
wife wins my heart when she cooks, so it's you know,
(48:27):
no matter what's going on, we could be having a
situation or argument and she will always cook, even if
she's mad at me or vice versa. She will make
sure that I have a good mail and she has
some incredible plates like her curry chicken, our curry ROTI,
her salmon. She just has so many incredible dishes that
(48:49):
she prepares. Her pork chops. Oh my gosh, I just
I can't wait for you guys to see the book
and try some of her recipes.
Speaker 4 (48:57):
It's phenomenal. She's an incredible cook.
Speaker 13 (48:59):
You also talked about your give back and your encouragement,
and it is so especially important for us as a people,
especially right now, talk about the many ways you pour
into our communities.
Speaker 4 (49:14):
Well, I'm very fortunate.
Speaker 3 (49:15):
I'm a part of I'm a new chair member at
a foundation called CRF Foundation, Christian Ravera Foundation, and it
helps with children that have a rare brain disorder that
is inoperable and unfortunately, many of the children or people
that have been diagnosed with it don't live for a
very long time, maybe six months to a year. So
(49:37):
we're busy trying to find a cure for that. You know,
my son having sickle cell anemia, Parker. I feel it's
really important to help people who are struggling, people that
are going through challenges in their lives, and especially you know,
with kids that have some people have terminal diseases, and
(49:59):
whatever we can do or whatever I can do to
help raise money, bring awareness, and you know, important causes
that are near and dear to my heart. I make
it a part of my life to have to make
the time to try to help those because as much
as given, much as expected, in my book, that's the
way that I was raised. The more that you can
(50:19):
try to help people, It's just funny how God works.
You do the best you can help other people, and
then all of a sudden, more and more doors keep
opening up for you. So I just feel it's very
important to try to make a difference. You know, I
can't change the world, but I know that with kindness,
empathy and love, you can make a difference in other
people's lives. That's all I can do is try to
(50:41):
make a difference.
Speaker 13 (50:42):
Now, your fans who have followed you for years know
about your early role in the soaps.
Speaker 4 (50:49):
Follow up again with your eyes not moving your head.
Speaker 9 (50:53):
Come on, man, didn't we do all of this after
I woke up last night? I gotta get out of it.
Speaker 4 (50:59):
Wow, you have some place to be. Oh either, I'm.
Speaker 9 (51:04):
Five weeks late to the best date of my life.
Speaker 3 (51:07):
Oh man, I give all the credit to the soap
operas for me being where I'm at because it was very,
very challenging to learn the amount of dialogue that came
with being on the soap opera, which was One Life
to Live on Channel seven, came on from two to
three pm. I started under five lines on that show
as a bodyguard to Vincent Jones and then it turned
(51:31):
out it ended one hundred and ninety eight almost two
hundred episodes later over the period of six and a
half to seven years at ABC.
Speaker 4 (51:40):
So the journey.
Speaker 3 (51:42):
Has been absolutely incredible, working with incredible actors and actresses
that were legends. I think that show was on TV
for almost over seventy years in total, and just to
be a part of it, and they built, you know,
a family around me. My name was Sean Evans on
the show, and my father was Franky Faison, very very
(52:05):
famous actor a lot of people know, and Tony Patello
was my mom. It was a phenomenal, phenomenal show and
gave me the chops and the confidence to break from
daytime television to primetime roles, you know, like Luke Cage
Netflix and to Life with fifty Cents and Ugly Betty
with America Ferrera. So many things catapulted from the soap opera.
(52:30):
It gave me the confidence and wherewithal to be able
to handle major scripts and opportunities.
Speaker 13 (52:38):
And then, of course, what's your number? You know what
I mean by that? You did commercials?
Speaker 3 (52:43):
Oh yeah, yeah, I mean while I was on the
soap opera, so many incredible things were happening. With the
I started, I was out there doing commercials. I booked
this role Nexium commercial. I bick this The Doctor Shoals
was my biggest one.
Speaker 4 (52:58):
I had flat feet.
Speaker 3 (53:00):
I found the side of the Free Doctor Show's foot.
Speaker 4 (53:01):
Mapping center at Beaumart. In less than two minutes, I
got my foot map and my custom number forty.
Speaker 3 (53:07):
I still pinch myself and it's how much time has
gone by and how fast it's going. And to know
that I didn't sort out. I wasn't sought out to
be an actor. I just wanted to be a firefighter.
Speaker 13 (53:19):
Firefighter as in saving lives. Growing up in New York,
members of the FDN Y are local heroes.
Speaker 3 (53:26):
Yes, I always wanted to be a fire fighter because
I was, you know, when I was younger, From the
time I was sixteen to twenty one, I was a lifeguard.
That's my part time job in the summer, and most
of the guys wanted to become firefighters because it gave
them an open schedule where you can switch your schedules around.
They were traveling, they would have businesses, and they did
very well. You work seventy two hour shifts and you
(53:48):
can do it back to back and then have four
or five days offers just as long as you get
those seventy two hours in. I'm like, that's the kind
of life I would love. You got great benefits, very
good paying. But God had different intentions for me. Now
I'm trying to get a firefighter role I went out for.
I don't want to say the name of the show
because I might get it then it would be a
(54:08):
really big, big opportunity. But definitely yet to play a
firefighter in my career. But I'm just playing in the
universe and I hope to God that it will definitely
be fulfilled. But I wanted to be a firefighter absolutely yourself.
You're saving people. You have to be brave, you have
to be you know, heroic to go into a burning building.
And it was it was a career that you can
(54:30):
be proud of You know.
Speaker 13 (54:32):
Well, we're certainly proud of your career, and thank goodness
you didn't become a firefighter because the world would not
be but it's see you as much. So you kind
of mentioned a little bit. I was going to ask
what's next, what's next for your projects?
Speaker 3 (54:45):
Well, right now, I finished filming a movie called Fettered.
I'm waiting to sell that. I'm an executive producer and
an actor in it. Another movie working on as the
David Berkowitz project, Coled Echoes in the Dark, Son of
Son of Sam. Yes, I'm executive producing that movie with
my partner, Son.
Speaker 13 (55:03):
Of Sam, the nickname of the stone cold killer in
the infamous New York City killing spree, white serial killer
David Berkowitz who mocked police and had New York shook
back in the mid and late nineteen seventies.
Speaker 3 (55:17):
So that's that's going to be a feature film. Working
on that as we speak. We that will take about
two years to complete. Another movie we completed, I'm an
executive producer on. It's called camp Joy. That was also
with McMuffin Productions, my partner, and it's we have Vivcat
plots in that.
Speaker 13 (55:38):
And speaking of family business, Sean Ringold is creating an
acting dynasty. His nine year old daughter Skyler seems to
have been bitten by the bug. Here she is and
her big number in our elementary school play Listen, she's
even using in the English accent val.
Speaker 5 (55:56):
Boss Oday to the top of the buckets.
Speaker 4 (56:06):
She's acting.
Speaker 3 (56:06):
Now, she's done three plays and she's just incredible. My
son Parker, you know, he's in college straight a's. He
also flies out of Republic Airport. He's working on getting
his junior pilot's license. So I'm just also making sure
that I take time to enjoy my family because everything,
(56:27):
you know, all work is no fun.
Speaker 4 (56:29):
But you got to keep the lights on, if you
know what I mean to us.
Speaker 13 (56:32):
When season six A Family Business kicks off.
Speaker 3 (56:35):
It kicks off October twenty third streaming on bet Plus
and then hopefully then it airs. After the whole season airs,
they released one episode per week. Then after that then
they will put it out on be et on the
network and hopefully we'll get licensed again back to Netflix,
(56:56):
because right now seasons one through four on Netflix you
can see that there. But that's coming down on the
twenty fifth of October. Because it was a two year
licensing agreement from what I know, and hopefully they will
license episode seasons five and six once it airs first
on BET. So keep my fingers closed for that, and
(57:18):
so grateful to all the fans and the supporters of
the show.
Speaker 4 (57:21):
Who would have ever thought that this.
Speaker 3 (57:22):
Show starting back in twenty eighteen that here we are
in twenty twenty five, just finished up season six. Very
few shows get past season two, so to be at
season six, you know, we've got to be doing something right.
Speaker 5 (57:34):
Well, I tell you this much.
Speaker 13 (57:36):
We are glued and we look forward to seeing more
of your excellent, excellent work. Sean Ringold. How can listeners
follow you and see all the fun that you have
on social media? You're very engaging.
Speaker 3 (57:50):
Yeah, thank you, thank you. Just learning you wouldn't believe it.
I just started getting into TikTok so. I put up
a couple of posts up there, but most of my followers,
everyone is on Instagram at Sean Ringle, sc A, n
RI I, N G G O, L d SO, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
Everything is showing Ringle very very easy to find. Love
(58:13):
doing my stories and telling people about my day, what's
going on, and you know, vice versa. I try to
put up things of motivation and encouragement, you know, drama
stuff on my page. You come to me for inspiration
and just trying to, you know, share with people my life.
I'm a real person, deal with real challenges and every
day is not a sunny day. But we just keep
(58:35):
on going.
Speaker 13 (58:36):
Yeah, we sure do. And thank you so much for
the inspiration, the motivation, and when it's time for us
to relax, we can sit back and watch Family Business
and all your other amazing projects.
Speaker 4 (58:48):
I'm so grateful. Thank you so much, Vanessa.
Speaker 13 (58:51):
I'm Vanessa Tyler with a Black Perspective. Mike back to you.
Speaker 1 (58:55):
Thanks Vanessa and Sean. Check out Carl Webers the Family
Business on the beet d plus app or wherever you
get your streaming services. And that's our program for this week.
For more on these stories, listen to the Black Information
Network on the free iHeartRadio app or log onto Vinnews
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