"I'm actually about to perform
on the 26th at the 21st Black Music Awards," said Angel Sessions a veteran vocalist, who just released her new single
"Heaven" (Atlas Elite Entertainment/Awal/Orchard/Sony Music). "I've been nominated for three awards for my
single ‘Well Done.'"
Another one of Angel's
singles "I Love How" debuted at #1 on the Amazon Music Chart for "Best New Releases" and it's currently
#2 for "Best New Release" and #4 for "Best Selling Contemporary Christian Music" on Amazon's charts. Her
new single "Heaven" is produced by multi-platinum selling Tizone (Antonio Street) and co-written by Tizone and Angel
Sessions. Based in Atlanta, Georgia Tizone, also a music engineer, has produced projects for Keith Sweat, Mary J. Blige and
R. Kelly.
"‘Well Done' is up for Grammy
consideration," Sessions informed me as we talked about her hits.
"The current single is ‘Your
Name is Jesus.' The album is ‘Back to the Basics'... it has eight songs and drops in November,"
said MOGMusic (real name Nana Yaw Boakye) when asked.
The Contemporary Gospel artist is from Ghana, but during our interview about his new music he was
here in the United States.
I just had to ask about
his name MOGMusic, and he told me , "MOGMusic means man of God (music). I'm a pastor."
With a slight laugh he added, "Easy to Google MOGMusic...even for a baby."
About six months ago he released the "Amen" single
off the "Back to Basics" (Integrity Music/Integrated Music Rights) project, and the currently single "Your
Name is Jesus" was released about a month ago. The singles' music video has already amassed over... <Read the full October 13, 2025 column here...>
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Lifetime Network
to Release Toni Braxton's ‘He Wasn't Man Enough' and ‘Breathe Again' Movies Based On Her Hit Singles
(Los Angeles, CA) - Following Lifetime's multi-picture deal with Grammy
Award winner Toni Braxton, it is debuting two movies under this partnership - He Wasn't Man Enough
and Breathe Again. Braxton serves as both star and executive producer, collaborating with an ensemble
cast.
Set to premiere Saturday, November 22, 2025
at 8/7c as part of the network's Love of a Lifetime November Romance Movie slate, Toni Braxton's He Wasn't Man Enough,
stars Braxton alongside Essence Atkins (First Wives Club) and Emmy nominated Yvette Nicole Brown (The Mayor). Prremiering
in 2026 is Toni Braxton's Breathe Again, which reunites Braxton with Atkins who will be joined by Emmy Award winner
Cree Summer (Rugrats).
Dr. Eunice Moseley, Executive Director of the
Uplifting Minds II Foundation, Conducted a Business Workshop for the Living Classrooms' Workforce Development Program in Baltimore
(Baltimore, MD) - The Living Classrooms Foundation
recently held a business management class for its workforce development participants at the Bauer Workforce Opportunity Center
hosted by Dr. Eunice Moseley, executive director of the Uplifting Minds II Foundation to discuss becoming
a business owner and to introduce it's One Stop Business Shop (1StopBizShop) program. The ULMIIF's 1StopBizShop
program guides and finances participants to becoming entrepreneurs.
Celebrating 40 years of community service,the Living Classrooms' mission is to strengthen communities
and inspire children, youth and adults to achieve their potential through hands-on education. Located in Baltimore and Washington,
DC, it has been developed in collaboration with residents in the surrounding neighborhoods that includes their Community Hubs
(UA House, POWER House, Park House, Bauer Workforce Development Center, and the James C. Dent House); outdoor education campuses;
and their fleet of ships.
The Uplifting Minds II
Foundation has a mission to empower the underserved/underrepresented through its programs, which the 1StopBizShop program
is one. It operates in Baltimore, Maryland, Long Beach, California, and Willingboro, New Jersey. Previously in Baltimore 1StopBizShop
helped launch three businesses - the Repair Credit 4 You service, Exclusive Occasions Signature Events and Look Up Don't Look
Back, Inc consulting.
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SPOTLIGHT of THE WEEK
"IMAGIINATION LUNCHBOX
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S & ADULT'S FILMN FESTIVAL"
(Baltimore, MD) - Filmmakers from the U.S.,
Columbia, and Australia shine bright as winners of the 9th annual Imagination Lunchbox International Children's &
Adult's Film Fests (ILICAFF), held recently from September 8 - 14, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. The ILICAFF offered
free admission to the screening and awards of short films from eight different countries that included the U.S., the U.K.,
Netherlands, Portugal, Colombia, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. Winning films included Mariposa, by director Brook Vitovsky
from the United States for "Best Film For Kids;" Evil Eye, by director Mia StarrFrank from the U.S. for "Most
Uplifting Film;" Snow Bugs directed by Jenny Shuermann from the U.S. for "Film Festival Favorite;" Who Has
Taken My Cheese from director Cristian Rojas from Colombia for "Best Film By Kids," and Doomsday 2000 by director
Harrison Lysaght from Australia for "Best Film Made For Adults." The growing popular film fest for young, as well
as adult, filmmakers also offered a filmmaking workshop at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center in Baltimore that had virtual access;
a virtual open call audition powered by Zoom, and open court community basketball games at the UA House at Fayette for fun
and free giveaways. All events were hosted by ILICAFF's founder Anthony Michael Hobbs (Anthony-Michael.com), a current SAG/AFTRA
member who is a multi-award-winning actor (PBS, DreamWorks) and filmmaker with over 20 awards won worldwide.
The ILICFAFF Imagination Lunchbox/Eubie Blake Filmmaking Workshops
held at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center with virtual access via Zoom offered such speakers as John Wesby (Wesby One Productions)
a producer at BET Networks who talked on film production; documentary film attorney Richard B. Jefferson, Esq (M.E.T.A.L.
IP Law Group), whose clients include Disney, for his Ask a Lawyer Session; stuntman/director Chuck Borden (Faceplant Films)
whose credits include stuntman/directing for Fast & Furious and Star Trek franchise films spoke on directing stunts, and
founder Anthony Hobbs (Imagination Lunchbox, LLC), who produced and directed three shorts garnering over 20 awards, spoke
on scriptwriting. The Imagination Lunchbox Virtual Open Call Auditions had a panel of casting directors that included Mark
Hunter (Remarkable Productions) who has projects on TUBI; Arthur Mohammad (Chariots Productions) who has projects on Netflix,
Hulu and Fandango; Alander Pulliam, Jr. (Power 98 Media Group) whose production credits include Fast and Furious: Hobbs and
Shaw and 2019 BET Awards, and Nicole Butler (A&B Productions) whose series of sitcoms for kids air on YouTube's Channel.
The ILICAFF ended with the Imagination Lunchbox Open Court Community Basketball Games at the UA House at Fayette where founder
Anthony Hobbs, coached the teams through two games (winners received cash prizes) and then played one-on-one with two players
from the winning teams for cash prizes. Highlights of ILICAFF, in pictures, are available at https://imaginationlunchbox.com/ili-film-festival.html.
The Imagination Lunchbox International Children's Film Fest (ILICFF)
was created first in 2016 by Hobbs, who started out as an actor at age four with credits that include projects for DreamWorks
and PBS. It most notable role is in the PBS documentary-series "The Abolitionist" as a young Frederick Douglas.
That role resulted in him attending the Emmy Awards for the film's nomination. Anthony Hobbs went on to become a young prodigy
filmmaker at the age of nine garnering over 20 awards world-wide for writing, starring-in, directing and producing his own
shorts, such as One Nation, and Naga Pixie. He has also produced through his company Imagination Lunchbox, LLC a short film
for his former coach titled Agent Hollywood - another multi-award-winning film. Hobbs started ILICFF so that young filmmakers
like himself, would have a platform to showcase their films. In, 2023, as Hobbs entered A&T University, he expanded his
film fest to include the Imagination Lunchbox International Adult's Film Fest (ILIFF), to give "adult" short films
made by and for adults a chance to be seen. As a result, the Imagination Lunchbox International Children's & Adult's Film
Fest (ILICAFF) was created.
Feedback from attendees: "Good afternoon, I participated in the film festival, and the selected pieces were truly amazing. I have to give additional
kudos to the films, by children. Their creativity and vision was next level. I also want to thank you for the email follow-up
and reminders. The constant communication was welcomed and appreciated. I wish you and your team continued success. Respectfully"
by Jacquel Tomin (2025)
"Simply the best
festival ever!" said filmmaker Alan Chriest (2021)
"Super
impressed with them and love that they have kid judges," said filmmaker Nicole Rose (2020).
"Such a friendly creative film festival. It was a wonderful experience,"
said filmmaker Charlotte McLaverty (2019)
Learn
more about the Imagination Lunchbox International Children's & Adult's Film Fest log onto https://imaginationlunchbox.com/ili-film-festival.html (screening and awards; https://imaginationlunchbox.com/iliff-filmmaking-workshops.html
(filmmaking workshops); https://imaginationlunchbox.com/il-virtual-open-call-auditions.html (open call auditions), and https://imaginationlunchbox.com/iliff-open-court-basketball.html.
