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Nathan James has recently been cast as a reoccurring plain clothes police officer on HBO’s hit series, “The Wire”. As an Actor/Spoken Word Poet/Activist born in the city of Pittsburgh, he recently performed his poem “I too Sing America 2”, a remake of the original Langston Hughes poem, on the 2006 Emmy Award nominated documentary soundtrack, “Torch Bearers”. Groomed as an actor since the age of 12, he recently performed at the National Black Theater Festival in the hit show "Revenge of a King". He received the 2006 AACTA acting award of “Best Supporting Actor” for his role as “Red Carter” in August Wilson’s “FENCES” at Kuntu Repertory Theater. You may also look for Nathan Co-starring in the role of “AL” in the up and coming Indie Film “Pain Within”, at the Sundance Film Festival. With Nathan on the cover of “Best Black Plays 2003 - 2006” due for release in the fall of 2006, he is ranked as one of the top 15 poets in the Nation by “Poetry Slam Incorporated” 2005. In the spring of 2006, Nathan was commissioned by The August Wilson Cultural Center to write and perform a poem for one of America’s premiere black pioneers, Mae Jemison (the first black women in Outer Space). He has just completed his acclaimed one-man show, “Growing Pains”, written and produced by Nathan. In November 2006 he was commissioned by the Thomas Merton Center to perform for the legendary Civil Rights Activists, Angela Davis. You may find some of his most recent work published in the National Poetry Anthology 2004 (poetry Slam Inc.) and “Eternal Portraits” (The international Library of Poetry 2005). With a nomination for International poet of the year and awarded as an International poet of Merit, Nathan has shared the stage with International artists/personalities such as: James Earl Jones, Abiodun Oyewole (The Last Poets), Bobby Seale, Sean “Puffy” Combs (vote or die), Amel Larrieux, Raheem Devaughn, Donnie, Molefi Kete Assante, Amir Sulliman, Saul Williams, Marc Bamuthi Smith, Will Da Real One, and Dana Gilmore (all by way of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam”). He has been a feature performer in many venues Nationally and Internationally such as: “The International Word Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa), The Shadow Lounge (Pittsburgh Pa.), The Greek Week and October Gallery (Philadelphia Pa.), Bohemian Caverns (Washington D.C.); and Schools/Universities such as: The Ohio State University, Penn State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Point Park College, University of Pittsburgh, Chatham College, Slippery Rock University and various public high school and middle schools. Poetry has been a love of his since his early years of high school. It wasn’t until influence by the late Robert Penny (his mentor/professor at the Univ. of Pitt), and his acting mentor Dr. Vernell Lillie, that Nathan decided to put his acting and writing talents together to create spoken word performance pieces that were entertaining but educational as well.
Appearance on HBO's "The Wire"



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Rob Penny, Malcolm X, The Black Panthers, The Last Poets, Gill Scott Heron, Denzel Washington, Jill Scott, Spike Lee, Amiri Baraka, Amir Sulliman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Asata Shakur, Tupac Shakur, Nikki Giavonni, Maya Angelo, Ossie Davis, August Wislon, Sam Greenlee, WEB Dubois...I mean, the list could go on and on lol.
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TELL ME ABOUT YO0RSELF - The Survey
Name: Nathan James
Birthday: May 1st
Birthplace: Pittsburgh Pa
Current Location: Pittsburgh
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: dark brown
Height: 5'10
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: African
The Shoes You Wore Today: Tan air force
Your Weakness: dark skin with nice lips...(everytime)
Your Fears: not being successful
Your Perfect Pizza: Peperoni with bannana peppers
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Internatioanally publish my book
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: *wink*
Thoughts First Waking Up: I'm sick of this shit
Your Best Physical Feature: lets just say....it can be seen with clothes on *wink*
Your Bedtime: any time after 2am
Your Most Missed Memory: the entire year of 1996
Pepsi or Coke: coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither
Single or Group Dates: depends on the mood.....mostly single though
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: hot tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: neither
Do you Smoke: depends on the mood...never nicotine though lol
Do you Swear: yes
Do you Sing: in the confines of my apartment lol
Do you Shower Daily: of course....come on now lol
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: been there...done that
Do you want to get Married: eventually
Do you belive in yourself: OF COURSE....I'm NATE "Mutha Fuckin" JAMES (B*tch)
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: So people say ...*wink*
Are you a Health Freak: at times
Do you get along with your Parents: yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: Hell Yeah *wink*
Do you play an Instrument: yes.....percussion
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: not ciggarretes lol
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: yes....thats my second income
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no...sounds interesting though lol
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: All the time
Ever been Beaten up: Jumped....so it doesn't count lol
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: If not natural cause....any way, as long as i'm dying for what i believe in
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A porn star....sike naw.....I'm a grown ass man already lol
What country would you most like to Visit: been there.....Africa
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: brown
Favourite Hair Color: black
Short or Long Hair: either or....as long as there is enough to grap in special occasions *wink*
Height: short or long legs...its all good
Weight: as long as your breasts stick out further than your stomache....i'm straight lol
Best Clothing Style: Jeans, casual boots, Button up shirt, and a blazer
Number of Drugs I have taken: none
Number of CDs I own: too many to even think about
Number of Piercings: 1
Number of Tattoos: none
Number of things in my Past I Regret: where do i begin lol

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!!!!!!!!!The Twy-LIGHT Zone (A New POEM)!!!!!!!

Welcome to the Twy-light zone In this episode We have a young lady Who swore there was none in the land As fair as she And while awakening to the sound of her alarm She saw the sun shinning As ...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:02:00 GMT

Pleasurable Defiance! (A New Poem)

_________________________   According to the laws of physicsA magnet with a positive chargeCan only connect with a negativeThereforeAt any given momentYou can find our energy mergingEyes focused ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 16:55:00 GMT

Nathan's appreciation of Michael Richards' Racist Rant

As many of you may know, recently Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfield) exploded in anger as he performed at a famous L.A. comedy club last Friday.  Richards, who played the wacky Cosmo Kramer...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:32:00 GMT

Why the movie "CRASH" is bullshit Pt. 1

This is an excerpt from a chapter of my new book: "Turn off the television" (the media and its influences over what African Americans think of themselves and each other). For ages we have been develo...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:27:00 GMT

A DEDICATION TO BLACK WOMEN

Brown Skin Queen   It seems that the new trend among black men is to romantically ascend beauty that's out of our own cultural origin   but even still my type of blend continues to be bro...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:32:00 GMT

A Questionaire about the move "CRASH"

I am interested in knowing people's perceptions of the movie "CRASH" starring Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillion, and lots more in all star cast?  How did it make you fell...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:22:00 GMT