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Salim Akil

The Happily Married Creators of The Game, Girlfriends, and Sparkle Talk Film, Family and Whitney Houston

Chie Davis | Posted 08.31.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: American Black Film Festival, Sparkle, Director, Being Mary Jane, Writer, Abff, Producer, Hollywood, Film, Akil Productions, Pooch Hall, Whitney Houston, The Game, Girlfriends, Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil, Jumping the Broom, Bet, Bv-Life, Television, Black Voices News
Chie Davis

We're best friends, beyond being married we enjoy being together. He inspires me as an artist, plus he's sexy on top of it! I think that the challenge is balancing life together.

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Movie Makers and Story Tellers Take Over Miami

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 09.01.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Miami, Justiin-Davis, Denzel Washington, Salim Akil, Samuel L. Jackson, John Singleton, Jeff Friday, Terrell Suggs, Debbie Allen, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry, Forrest-Whittaker, Boris Kodjoe, Robert Townsend, Mara Akil, Lee Daniels, Miami Film Festival, Abff, Film, Black Voices News
Myrdith Leon Mccormack

From June 20th to the 23rd, my goal was to learn as much about the film industry as possible; to see it through the eyes of the artists, hear it in their voices, see their visions on the big screen, and to gauge the audiences reaction.

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Jumping The Broom: Family and Class Conflicts With a Side of Humor

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 07.03.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Angela Bassett, Jumping the Broom, Loretta Devine, Black Cinema, Paula Patton, Drama, Salim Akil, New Films, Mike Epps, Laz Alonzo, Class Conflict, Comedy, Entertainment News
Marlynn Snyder

The film doesn't try to put a copycat "urban" tag on the proceedings, but instead tells an interesting story free of Hollywood's often narrow depictions of African-Americans.

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How Fans Brought The Game Back to BET

Cocoa Popps | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Kelsey Grammer, Black Sitcoms, The Game, Bet, Social Media, Salim Akil, Rock Akil, Fans Impact, Consumer Demand, Girlfriends, Entertainment News
Cocoa Popps

This season of BET's The Game will not only entertain. It will be a testament that the black community does in fact have a voice -- and that voice has the power to affect change.

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