Well Suited Wednesday

Michael B. Jordan
Actor
1987 - 

"I want to do everything. I'm a producer at heart. Eventually, when I can produce the way I want to, my acting's going to help fuel that. And not just vehicles for myself - I'm a member of this film society, and I want to contribute. If you're in the industry, you can't just take from it; you have to deposit something back to keep it going for the next generation."

-Michael B. Jordan

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Recommended Watching:

• The Wire
• Fruitvale Station
• That Awkward Moment
• Friday Night Lights
• Chronicle
• Red Tails
• Full Uncensored Actors Roundtable
• Oprah's Next Chapter
• Bill Simmons Full Podcast
• DP/30 Michael B. Jordan
• Michael B. Jordan Discusses Fruitvale Station
• Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler
• When Oscar Meets Trayvon

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Recommended Reading

• Michael B. Jordan on the George Zimmerman Verdict
• Comic Book Masculinity and the New Black Superhero
• Black Masculinity: The Black Male's Role in Society
• We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity by bell hooks
• Black Men on Race, Gender, and Sexuality: A Critical Reader
• Why The Human Torch's Race Doesn't Matter

Well Suited Wednesday

Forest Whitaker
Actor  Producer  Director
1961 - 

"As a kid, I never had dreams of becoming an actor or director. Even when I was already working professionally, it took me a long time to know whether this was what I really wanted to be. Now I feel comfortable about what I'm doing, but I see that I can continue to make it better, that I can create a deeper balance in my life, and I'm still working on that. I didn't plan for things to turn out this way at all. But I have to say, I feel good about it. I do."

-Forest Whitaker

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Recommended Watching:

• Lee Daniels' The Butler
• The Last King of Scotland
• Two Men in Town
• Zulu
• The Great Debaters
• Black Nativity
• Brick City
• Fruitvale Station
• Waiting to Exhale
• Full Actors' Roundtable 
• Movie Star Bios
• Bad Books
• Forest Whitaker at Hope North
• Fruitvale Station Interview
• Raise Your Vote
• Conflict and Reconciliation
• March on Washington 50th Anniversary
• Inspired by Dr. King
• My Dream: Forest Whitaker

Well Suited Wednesday

Michael K. Williams
Actor
1966 -

 

"My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me." 

-Michael K. Williams

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Recommended Watching:

• The Wire
• 12 Years a Slave
• Boardwalk Empire
• Brooklyn's Finest
•  Michael K. Williams Talks About Playing Omar on The Wire
• The Philanthropist
• Walk This Way
• Snitch
• The Breakfast Club
• Michael K. Williams Gets a Surprise from President Obama
• Michael K. Williams on Queen Latifah Show
• Michael K. Williams Hits the Dance Floor
• On Being Discovered by Tupac
• The Road
• On iamlunic

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Recommended Reading:

•  The Redemption of Michael K. Williams
• Michael K. Williams' Disappearing Act

Well Suited Wednesday

Mack Wilds
Grammy Nominated Recording Artist & Actor
1989 - 

 "Some things come with time and patience. You can grow within your craft, especially if you stay at it."

-Mack Wilds

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Recommended Watching:

• The Wire
• Red Tails
• 90210
• The Secret Life of Bees
• Miracle's Boys
• Michael Lee: The Wire
• I Will Not Lose
• The Truth With Elliot Wilson
• BHL Next
• First Time Grammy Nominee Vlog
• Black and Latino
• Mack's Story 
• Complex: Mack Wilds Talks Growth 
• Public Schools, Rap Music, and Black America 
• Speak Dreams into Existence

Listen/Watch:

• Own It
• New York: A Love Story (iTunes)
• Cold
• Freestyle on Toca Tuesday

Recommended Reading:

• Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life by Marc Lamont Hill
• Staten Island's Mack Wilds Scores Grammy Nomination
• New Music to Know
• On His Move From Acting to Singing
• The End of The Wire