THE NATIONAL BLACK TALENT DIRECTORY 1987

I think the Brothers are genius, I had the chance to hear about them before they made MENACE II SOCIETY. I was the director of sales of the historic book THE NATIONAL BLACK TALENT DIRECTORY in 1987. They came into the office before they had created the above title looking for a way to break into Hollywood. We told them to go back to school and they attended L.A.C.C. where they met their producer at a lecture the rest is history.

THE NATIONAL BLACK TALENT DIRECTORY came along when the NAACP could not hand out an image award for a black man in a leading role of a feature film? My how things change when you have organization. The book had over 1,000 registrants and saw the faces of the new black film and television industry develop new stars were born. We had Tommy Davidson, Jamie Foxx, T'Keya Crystal just to name a few come into the office and ask how can I get my career started, they had the talent we knew Hollywood. The book last for two years before the advent of the internet and competition we became obsolete.

I still would like to thank our sponsors who made it all possible, ORION PICTURES, WARNER BROS.STUDIOS, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, EDDIE MURPHY PRODUCTIONS, PAT TOBIN, VANESSA WILLIAMS, GEORGE LUCAS FILM,LTD., SFX, KTTV FOX TELEVISION, 40 ACRES AND A MULE, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, WALT DISNEY COMPANY, VIGNETTE MULTI-MEDIA, TOWER RECORDS, LEXIE BINGHAM, REED MCCANTS, REDD FOX, BYRON ALLEN, JOE WILLIAMS, BRAD SANDERS, GLENN RAPHAEL, TINY "TOM "TINY" LISTER, DEXTER GORDON, IAN FOXX, PAUL BATES, MALCOM JAMAAL WARNER, LARRY B. SCOTT, NIGEI MIGUEL, TODD BRIDGES, PAUL WINFIELD, ARNOLD WILLIAMS, MICHAEL WARREN, MICHAEL HUBBARD, ROBERT TOWNSEND, GLYNN TURMAN, HAROLD SYLVESTER, JUNEY SMITH, TIM REID, LIONEL RICHIE, LARRY RILEY, ROBBY ROBINSON, RICHARD ROUNDTREE, HARRISON PAGE, FELTON PERRY, BROCK PETERS, RON O'NEAL, ROBERT L. MINOR, BILLY MITCHELL, ZAKES MOKAE, GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS, VIACOM PRODUCTIONS, INC., PRINCE, MICHAEL JACKSON, ARSENIO HALL, DANNY GLOVER, MORGAN FREEMAN, JALEEL WHITE, IMAGINARY ENTERTAINMENT HAMILTON CLOUD II, DREXEL BURNHAM, SHEKINAH, TONY KING, TED LANGE, JULIUS J. CARRY III, ROBERT HOOKS, ERNIE HUDSON, KEENEN IVORY WAYANS, GREGORY HINES, DORIAN HAREWOOD, DURIEL HARRIS, BENNET GUILLORY, J.D. HALL, PHILLIP FULCHER, CONROY GEDEON, SMOKIN' JOE FRAIZIER, ART EVANS, FRANKIE FAISON, ANTONIO FARGAS, BERNIE CASEY, CYLK COZART, EDMUND CAMBRIDGE, AVERY BROOKS, JAY BROOKS, BILLY BLANKS, HARRY BELLAFONTE, WALLY "FAMOUS" AMOS, SHEILA RAY, RAIN PRYOR, ANDREA PEEBLES, CRYSTAL NICHOLS, AYLA MARI, PAT KATAKIO, CASSIUS V. WEATHERSBY, ROY CAMPANELLA II, JAMAA FANAKA, FAY HAUSER, MICHAEL SCHULTZ, KONDA MASON, HAL MURRAY, JAMEEL RASHEED, NEEMA BARNETTE, TONY SINGLETARY, BILL DUKE, FRED WILLIAMS, WARREN GRAY, LESLIE JACKSON, HARRIETT WHEELER, VALDEZ FLAGG, SHEILA COLE, TERII RICHARDS, SYLVIA O'GILVIE, A.J. JOHNSON, JOY RENCHER, JIMMIE HERRON, SHIRLEY MOORE, BOB BRYAN, RALPH CRUSE, JOHN L. DEMPS, RAWN HAIRSTON, MS. J. JOEBLAKLEY, NORMAN LANGLEY, NATHANIEL BELLAMY, JOSEPH W. CALLOWAY, DONALD A. MORGAN, JOHN W. SIMMONS, STEPHEN A. BLAKE S.O.C., GOLDEN FELTON, ARTHUR JACKSON, PHYLLIS BAILEY, TRI-AD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, SELLULOID, GONEK INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., CAROL BROWM, RAY PRICE, CORA SMITH, KATHLEEN BRADLEY, BETTY A. BRIDGES, IRENE CARA, DIAHANN CARROLL, MARIE FANAKA, ARETHA FRANKLIN, SHEILA FRAZIER, MARLA GIBBS, MONTROSE HAGINS, JAYNE KENNEDY-OVERTON, MABLE KING, GAMY LA BELLE, PATTI LA BELLE, JANET MACLACHLAN, CANDIDA MOBLEY, VONETTA MCGEE, NICHELLE NICHOLS, JUDY PACE, ANITA POINTER, SHERYL LEE RALPH, ALAINA REED, DAPHNE MAXWELL REID, ESTER ROLLE, ISABEL SANFORD, MADGE SINCLAIR, BERNNADETTE STANIS, BEVERLY TODD, LESLIE UGGAMS, VERNEE WATSON-JOHNSON, TEMPESTT BLEDSOE, JASMINE GUY, FRANCINE L. JULIUS, HOLLY ROBINSON, LA RITA SHELBY, DANIELLE, SPENCER, CREE SUMMER, STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, ANNE-MARIE JOHNSON, CHARTOFF/WINKLER PRODUCTIONS, PEARL BAILEY, HARRY BELAFONTE, WILLIAM MARSHALL, SAMMY DAVIS JR., TRANSAMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, and THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. And who said they cannot find black talent in Hollywood?

I did what God ask me to do and the rest is history. You should find the directory at AFI and the major studios. I can send one to you. 702-834-8223