Through The Wire.

I live in the city that the HBO TV series The Wire is based upon. I am a Baltimorean born and raised. I have never lived anywhere else. I have visited a multitude of places but this is home. I recently cast the lead male role for the sitcom that I have written. I cast Mr. Anthony Kelly Sr. an up and coming filmmaker based on our conversations about the city in which we both live and his perspective on what it is like to be young, black and living in America. Specifically living in a city where the average black male is sure to be incarcerated at least once in his life. A city where most of his peer don't graduate high school or live past their 25th birthday.
Anthony is a documentary film maker and during his travels along the corridors of Baltimore he films the struggles and frustrations of his peers. He is trying to address some of the issues causing young black men to go wayward. Issues such as poverty, fatherlessness, drug addiction(selling as well as using) and not having productive role models to help shape young men. I found it interesting that he has an aspiration is to be a film maker where most only see their ticket out of the "hood" in form a basketball, football or mixtape.

He sees this city and the people in it in a totally different light. Where one my see raw anger he knows behind that anger there is a story to be told. He is currently in the process of producing several 30 minute movies focusing on different scenerios that take place with black men within the community where he lives. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Our men are intelligent, caring, sensitive and misunderstood all at the same time. Anthony is making an effort to show the hows and whys things are the way they are for his peers and get from them what they feel may be solutions to their problems. Bravo!

So until next week, same time, same channel. I will leave you with a picture of a delicious black man Mr. AK and Kanye West's song Through The Wire. As always have a great week. Church Hugs Gents, Diva Waves Ladies.