Yasmin Shiraz » 2011

Retaliation Radio Hits the Airwaves Next Week!!

One week from today, I’ll be launching Retaliation Radio, a weekly online radio show that discusses various topics that relate to retaliation. It is my goal to reach my fans and help them come up with solutions, problem solving, and coping. The show will reach youth and adults as all of us can and often [...]

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Tags: empower youth, empowerment, hosted by yasmin shiraz, retaliation radio

Huge Success: NYC Screening & Party for They Call Me Dae

For everyone who attended the NYC Private Screening for They Call Me Dae, I appreciate your support. Here are a few flicks from the event. Our posters, banner and postcards were so official. Thanks to Julian Alexander for hooking it up!!! We screened the film to different groups of people and each group asked us [...]

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Tags: black female director, Independent Film, NYC screening, party, screening, They Call Me Dae

7 Reasons To Attend This Week’s NYC Showcase for They Call Me Dae

This Thursday, April 21, I’ll be in NYC with the cast of my film, They Call Me Dae. We’re celebrating the kick-off fundraising to the Still Eye Rise Films feature film, Retaliation. They Call Me Dae is actually the prequel to Retaliation based on my book of the same name… I know time is precious [...]

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1 in 4 Homeless Persons is a Vet… (Video)

I just came across this film, Beyond The Wall: Homeless Zone–which tells the story of homeless people in Washington, DC. It seems really interesting… Can you believe 25% of homeless people are armed service veterans??? That doesn’t seem right, but this film documents it…

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The LeBrons: An Animated Webseries Hits YouTube

Hey, I had to share this with you. It sounds good. The LeBrons is a new animated webseries that will be shown only on YouTube and it features the life of LeBron as a lil kid… Sounds interesting. Here’s the trailer. The series goes live on youtube on April 6, 2011.

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