(New Video) Black Canadians in Pop Culture w/ @CTVCanadaAM

February 17, 2015 by

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This morning I had the pleasure of being apart of a panel with Canadian Music Mogul & Vice president of Feva TV Farley Flex and Celebrity Manager & Boss Lady Marina Phillips on CTV News. For those of you who are not Canadian, CTV is one of the largest networks in Canada and used to be my old stomping grounds when I was on Degrassi.

As a part of Black History Month they brought up the very important topic of diversity in pop culture on Canadian Television and if Canada is doing a fair job of reflecting the true diversity of our country. Stats show that 87% of Canadian TV is White and frankly that’s absurd! I grew up on TV in Canada and I always felt fortunate to be the representation for people of color because the opportunities for us are few. I’ve lived in the US for many years and people are always shocked when I tell them that we don’t have a Canadian version of BET or our own NAACP awards or Black Canadian Essence Magazine, so as a person of Color you truly have to fight to have your story told. Toronto is one of the most progressive and beautiful cities to live in and be apart of but when it comes to our Entertainment Industry and the reflection of seeing faces that look like mine and friends we still have a lot of room to improve. I’m glad that CTV brought up the importance of this ongoing discussion and that I could be apart of it  and I hope to continue to make a change in Canada and for people of Color on Televsion. Click the link below to watch the full clip.

Black Canadians in Pop Culture

 

 

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(New Video Post) Treat Yourself! Happy Valentine’s Day #SelfLoveSaturday

February 14, 2015 by

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Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Self Love Saturday!

What a great day of the week for Valentine’s Day to fall on this year. A lot of people complain about Valentine’s day because they say it’s a hallmark holiday or it’s a reminder of being single but personally I love Valentine’s Day! Any day that is dedicated to love is good by my standards and whether I’m in a relationship or not has never really mattered to me on Valentine’s Day because I always treat myself. That is the simple message that I am sharing with you guys today, go out and treat yourself on this day of love. Check out my video below on why I think it’s important to make the best of Valentine’s Day.

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#BlackActress Ep 2 Sn 2 ft @AishaHinds

February 12, 2015 by

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Hey guys!

It’s Thursday again and that means a new episode of Black Actress. Today’s Episode features the ridiculously talented and beautiful Aisha Hinds from “Beyond The Lights”, “NCIS: Los Angeles” “Under The Dome”, “True Blood” and countless other projects that she was amazing in!

In this Episode Kori has to deal with “actress trends” and whether she fit the mold of the actresses that are on TV right now. Izzy lends her friendly advice and but has her own problems to deal with when she confronts Jermaine about their relationship.

Enjoy Episode 2 Below.

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(New Video Post) Black Actress Google Hangout with @CeliHangout

February 11, 2015 by

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Hey guys,

Incased you missed it, tonight we had a live Google Hangout with the Black Actress Team hosted by my girl Francelli Chapman. The hangout included my producing partner Brian Walker, Season 2 director William Alex Runnels, Allison Edwards-Crewe “Izzy” and Rob Vincent “Romeo”. We had a great time talking for an hour about “Black Actress”, actors and diversity and what’s to come for my production company “Jungle Wild”. Check out the hangout below.

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(New Video Post) BOOK GIVEAWAY & Review #SelfLoveSaturday

February 7, 2015 by

Happy Self Love Saturday!

Hey guys, today I’ll talking to you about some of the books that I’ve been reading and Giving away a new book called “Absolutely Enough” by Adunni Badmus a new author out of the UK. Check out the video below and the list of all the books I’m reading, let me know what books you guys are reading now and any suggestions you have for me!

Books Reviewed in Ordrer:

1. BYOB

2. #GirlBoss

3. A Return to Love

4. Absolutely Enogh

Giveaway Rules:

Tweet me https://twitter.com/missandrealewis with the #SelfLoveSaturday & #AbsolutelyEnough about why you are Absolutely Enough.

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#BlackActress Sn 2 Ep 1 — Ft. @MsAmberRiley

February 5, 2015 by

Hello Friends and Family!

Here is Episode One of Season 2 of Black Actress featuring the very talented and beautiful Amber Riley. Amber gave a great interview and touched on dealing with Fear, having anxiety and having to work a normal job while pursuing her dreams! We open with Kori back in business, she’s auditioning but she isn’t booking anything and she’s starting to feel it financially.

Check out the Episode below and tweet, share!

Episode 1

Created/Written By: Andrea Lewis

Directed By: William Alex Runnels

Executive Produced By:

Andrea Lewis

Brian Walker

Brad Kaaya

Carol Desousa

Produced By:

Andrea Lewis

Brian Williams

Essence Atkins

Tatyana Ali

William Alex Runnels 

Nicholette Dixon

Music Executive Produced By Kosine of Da Internz

  

Cast

Kori – Andrea Lewis

Izzy – Allison Edwards Crewe

Sandie – Carey Gravenson

Romeo – Rob Vincent

Karen – Alex Maurice

Special Thank you to Amber Riley

Crew

Michael Wells – DP/Color Correction

Vincent Cross – AC

Nicholette Dixon – AD

William Alexander Runnels – Editor

Alex Herboche – Sound Mixer

Rosco Spears – Wardrobe Stylist/Production Design/

Delina Medhin – Makeup

Marsha Page – Makeup

Mahada Afrah – 2nd AD

Dominique Brown – Production Assistant

Cynthia Francillon – Production Assistant

Isa Walker – Production Assistant

Music

“Chords Crazy”

Produced By: Ty Steez

“Grateful”

Produced By: Da Internz

Performed By Enrique Dragon ft Problem

“Or6an 2”

Produced By Ty Steez

“Sex”

Produced By: Briddy & Ten

“We Got Options”

Produced By: Da Internz

Performed By: Symphony

“Wild Girls Unite Mix”   

Mix Created By: Dj Big Jacks

@BigJacks

 

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(New Video) Letting Go of Grudges #SelfLove

February 1, 2015 by

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I told myself in 2015 I was no longer going to hold on to any past grudges, hurt and ill feelings towards people and circumstances that I can’t change. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason and as much as some situation suck to go through, I needed to experience them in order to grow.

Holding on to a grudge, whether I realize I’m doing it or not can effect me more than the situation itself, simply because I’m allowing it to brew inside of me by going over the woulda/shoula/coulda of the situation. I’m sick of feeling this way so I decided that this year I was going to be honest with my feelings and say how I feel in the moment or write it out in a letter and get rid of it simply to be able to release my pent up feelings and not create a ball of negativity inside of me. Doing this has helped me a lot to get rid of some of the grudges that I’ve been holding on to and to be honest with myself and the other person about how I feel. Check out my video below on the importance of letting go of grudges.

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(New Video) “Embrace Change, Be Malleable” #SelfLoveSaturday

January 24, 2015 by

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Happy Self Love Saturday!

How are you doing? Today I want to talk to you about embracing change and being malleable to God’s plan. My theme for this year is “change” and I’m doing a lot of things to bring change into my life but at the same time I’m learning that I have to let go of control and just let some changes come naturally. In doing this I have to be malleable to God’s plans for me and I can’t try and predict and hold on to everything in my life because some changes are supposed to come in their own time. Check out my video below on why it’s important to me to embrace change and let go of control.

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(New Video) BLACK ACTRESS SEASON 2 Trailer [Premiers 2/5/15]

January 21, 2015 by

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Hey guys,

It’s finally here, the Trailer for Season 2 of “Black Actress”. The first episode premiers on Thursday February 5th and you can watch it at youtube.com/AndreaLewisChannel . This season we’re following Kori Bailey as she straddles the line of following her passion and learning the business of acting. Her relationship with Romeo progresses but not necessarily in a good way but luckily Izzy has her back along this crazy ride. Enjoy the trailer below and subscribe to my channel for updates, giveaways and a lot more with Black Actress and Jungle Wild Productions.

Written By: Andrea Lewis

Produced By: Andrea Lewis, Brian Walker, Essence Atkins & Tatyana Ali

Directed By: William Alexander Runnels

Camera: Michael Wells

Sound: Alex Herboche

Wardrobe: Rosco Spears

Makeup: Delina Medhin & Marsha Page

Cast:(featured in the trailer)

Kori: Andrea Lewis

Izzy: Allison Edwards Crewe

Romeo: Rob Sissac

Jermaine: Sidiki Fofana

Camilla: Sarah Francis Jones

Danielle: Franchesca Ramsey

Alex: Alex Herboche

Aisha Hinds

Aj Johnson

Amber Riley

Garcelle Beauvais

Erica Hubbard

Keesha Sharp

 

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(New Video Post) Be The Star of Your Own Life #SelfLoveSaturday

January 17, 2015 by

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Happy Self Love Saturday!

How are you guys doing? Today I was inspired to talk to you guys about “being the star of your own life”. In the book “A Return To Love” By Marianne Williamson she speaks about society’s obession with Celebrity Culture and the fact that she believes we are so obsessed with celebrity because most people are not starring in their own lives. I completely agree with her and I used to be one of those people who was not being the lead in my own life and was instead waiting for something else and feeling like I wasn’t good enough to be the lead.  If it wasn’t for my Self Love journey I probably would still feel that way, but I can honestly say that once I began to live life according to me and not what I thought others wanted me to be I started to be okay with letting my peacock feathers fly and I realized life was too short for me to not live this way! Check out my video below on the importance of Being The Star of Your Own Life!

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