Nelson Mandela, and South Africa's Solidarity w/ Palestine

Following his release from prison in February 1990, South Africa's 1st President Nelson Mandela famously embraced Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman, Yasser Arafat in Lusaka, Zambia. He and his political party, the African National Congress (ANC), had long supported Palestinian statehood; comparing the Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank to South Africa's Apartheid, which barred Black South Africans from voting, owning land, and living outside of ethnically segregated areas called "Homelands."

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12.16.23 "If I must die, you must live." | March for the Martyrs

On December 16th, the Palestinian Youth Movement organized a public demonstration demanding a ceasefire, liberation for Palestine, and honor the thousands of lives lost in the U.S.-backed genocide against Palestinians. It was called the "March for the Martyrs."

These are the images of that march.

Willow: House of Griots | "...We're Finally Here."

Ten years ago, when I was writing the original stage play, in which the series is based; I could only dream of the possibility of this moment. But here we are. Realizing the first stages of our TV show, “Willow: House of Griots.” And I’m so very thankful for the people who’ve joined me on this journey.

Paul Notice named Jury President for Editing at 2022 D and AD awards!

Executive Producer, Paul A. Notice II was just named the Jury President for Editing at the D & AD Awards this year! Take a look at an excerpt from the article they wrote for D & AD here:

A Look Back at 2020 and 2021...

So, we here at The Notice Blog have been hard at work over the last two years, and wanted to share with you the projects we were able to manifest with your support.

This spans everything from investigative journalism, experimental films, boundary-pushing music videos, and our current feature film effort: the Afrofuturist, Anti-Capitalist, Womanist Horror script, Willow.

Thank you all for supporting us in our mission to champion and develop narratives from marginalized communities. If you are excited by our work, please make a tax-deductible contribution to support our nonprofit here.

And without further ado, let’s take a look at the past two years 2020 - 2021:

Nik Canon, Sophia Dawson + Jealous vs. GREAT Coworkers

Three years ago, I got to film an interview with Nick Canon. I ended up chatting with him afterward about the meaning of the artwork behind him. They were part of a stunning collection made by Sophia Dawson, and I couldn't help but ramble on and on about my favorite piece - it depicted the children of the Black Panthers in a classroom, some of them had already been orphaned by the FBI's COINTELPRO activities. He bought the painting outright for 8k. It was a great moment, that I never truly got recognition for...

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“Vulnerability is my superpower.” | OP ED | by Ashley Samona Baker

Read this Op Ed from Ashley Samona Baker, who originated the role of Diane in our upcoming film, “Willow.”

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New Addition to the "Willow" Project: Fiscal Sponsorship for Filmmakers

We finally went for it! I found a team, built a dream - and we went for it! And we’re still going for it. And I’m still proud - we’re making a movie. And good work takes time.

To our supporters & friends alike: Thank you all for showing so much love and kindness to me and the “Willow” crew. It makes everything so much more worth the work.

But, what I’m really here to talk about are FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS.

Dawkins: Nationalism Could be Worse than Religion

“Never one to shy away from controversy, Dawkins’ conclusion ruffled feathers to say the least, with patriotic Brits accusing him of insensitivity towards veterans, diehard atheists accusing him of changing course.”

- Sanders Gusinow

Why I'm still Going to Nairobi...

Ok, I don't usually post personal things, but here's why I'm still going to Nairobi this Fall:

The idea of #travelingabroad alone has always haunted me..

How the Paris withdrawal spells disaster... But only for us.

He was mocked by the media, asked questions he was too much of a simpleton to answer, and dominated by French President Emmanuel Macron’s Kung-fu grip.

Sequencing Matters

What if we are doing all the right things at all the wrong times?

SCIENCE IS COOL AND ALL, BUT Y’ALL MOTHERF*CKERS NEED PHILOSOPHY

Science unto itself bears no inherent qualities of moral or ethical predisposition. It compiles premises and reports on the probability of effects. Philosophy utilizes all available information to grant humanity broader perspective.

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Police Reform Activist Running for NYC Mayor

On Wednesday, April 5th at 1:30PM by 1 Police Plaza, long-time social, racial, & criminal justice advocate Bob Gangi formally announced his candidacy for NYC mayor, challenging Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary on September 12th. Gangi presented his vision for a more just, safe, inclusive, & affordable city for all NYers.

FBI to investigate Russian Interference in 2016

"With respect to the president's tweets about alleged wiretapping directed at him by the prior administration, I have no information that supports those tweets."

- FBI Director, James Comey

Discussing Beauty During NYC’s First Open Data Week

As part of open data week, we invited 14 friends and collaborators to dinner to discuss civic issues not in terms of problems and solutions, but in terms of beauty. - Chris Chavez

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NIKE IS CO-OPTING REVOLUTIONARY RHETORIC TO SELL THEIR BULLSHIT SHOES

The tweet read, “IF WE CAN BE EQUALS IN SPORT, WE CAN BE EQUALS EVERYWHERE.” All caps. Because champions don’t use lower case. This is a really weird statement because we’re obviously not all equal in sports. My understanding is that the whole point of sports is to see who’s better at doing the sport. If everybody was equal and all sports were tied, nobody would watch.

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100 Days of Resistance - Day 5 "Take Their Oil"

This kind of rhetoric, along with the recent executive orders banning all Syrian refugees and barring entry to anyone from seven Muslim majority nations from entering our country even as a tourist, play directly into ISIS’ hands.

Don't Be Fooled: Quotas Still Exist

Police officials euphemistically claim that they have "productivity goals," but not numerical quotas.

Our First Podcast Episode!

In this episode, We talk about Sean Spicer's attempt to take reporters' cell phones during a conference, the craziness behind Trump's new budget plan, the invisible nature of domestic terrorism and other crazy stuff.

Ok, I don't usually post personal things, but here's why I'm still going to Nairobi this Fall:

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