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BackList interview with Sofia Quintero (from the Vault)

11/06/08

Here's an interview I conducted in 2004 with one of my powerful and dynamic sistafriends Black Artemis aka Sofia Quintero. She was representing as a writer and activist way before I met her. But since our interview, she's gone on to co-found Sister Outsider Entertainment with another changemaker Elisha Miranda. Their company has been involved with a plethora of edutainment projects including the recently released hip-hop fiction curriculum CONSCIOUS WOMEN ROCK THE PAGE. I could go on and on about Sofia's accomplishments, but for right now, take some time and check out the interview. As always, she's droppin' science.

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BackList Interview (from the Vault): Abiola Abrams

09/06/08

All of my work has classical elements in it. My parents are Guyanese, and Guyana is a former British colony. So, I grew up with my mother quoting Shakespeare and through my own reading I just developed a love for timeless themes. I am also very influenced by fairytales and other archetypal storytelling. People used to try to discourage me from this path, particularly in my work as a filmmaker, saying that as an African American storyteller certain things may be too high brow. That's nonsense.

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