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Opio

Poli-Tainment.com

About Me

Opio is a general manager at a Black owned radio station which serves Portland and Vancouver. He is a publisher of three books ("I Want to Be a Lawyer When I Grow Up," "Poli-Tainment: Making Struggle Sexy" and "How to Make Love to a Real Black Man" by Frank Wills). His articles have appeared in the Black Commentator, the Boston Globe, the Washington Times and many websites. He has appeared on the O'Rielly Factor, C-SPAN and has a television show which serves the greater Portland area. Opio has produced two films ("Small City Big Hip Hop" and "Meth Around")............................ www.Poli-Tainment.com http://groups.myspace.com/blackpoliticalparty

My Interests

Politics, Hip Hop, Filmmaking

I'd like to meet:

Independents, Leaders and Actionists

Music:

Hip Hop, old Gospel, Classical

Movies:

Louis Theroux BBC meets Dr. Khalid, Al Sharpton and Hebrew Israelites


Louis Theroux of BBC meets Dr. Khalid, Al Sharpton and Hebrew Israelites.

Turn Off Channel Zero -trailer2


Professor Griff, of legendary rap group Public Enemy, is at war with mass media and is taking the fight directly to Viacom. Friend and P.E. group mate - Flavor Flav is a Viacom ratings dream boy whose tv shows are the target of much debate and interest in popular culture. Turn Off Channel Zero is the best example of activist filmmaking. The director calls it a romantic comedy. The aim of the film is to kick the hell out of the creators of negative media images. This heavily anticipated film reaches deep into the United States black community and high into the front yard (literally) of one of the most powerful media moguls in the world - CBS and Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone. Professor Griff is running with the most capable group of activists, artists, filmmakers and everyday people. Some things get said!!!

Turn Off Channel Zero --trailer


Professor Griff, of legendary rap group Public Enemy (P.E.), is at war with mass media and is taking the fight directly to Viacom. Friend and P.E. group mate - Flavor Flav is a Viacom ratings dream boy whose tv shows are the target of much debate and interest in popular culture. Turn Off Channel Zero is the best example of activist filmmaking. The director calls it a romantic comedy. The aim of the film is to kick the hell out of the creators of negative media images. This heavily anticipated film reaches deep into the United States black community and high into the front yard (literally) of one of the most powerful media moguls in the world - CBS and Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone. Professor Griff is running with the most capable group of media activists, artists, filmmakers and everyday people. Some things get said!!!This Opio Media film is due out February 21, 2007. Friday, Emperor's Club, Meet Joe Black, Glory, Seven, School Dayz, Excorcist, Meth Around, Small City Big Hip Hop, The Last Dragon

Television:

Dave Chapell Show, News

Books:

Reallionaire, They Stole It But You Must Return It, Destruction of Black Civilization, Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Tipping Point, ... too many more to name

Heroes:

Queen Nzinga, Patrice Lumumba, Malcolm X, Fard Muhammad, Nat Turner, Fidel Castro, Marcus Garvey, Minister Farrakhan, Muhammad Ali, Oprah, Chuck D