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#UPFRONT features cast of #DearWhitePeople + Kim Hawthorne + GregAlan Williams + more

Ray Cornelius with GregAlan Williams

This week’s edition of #UPFRONT is a very special one. I will be talking to the cast of Netflix’s “Dear White People,” which premiered on Friday (April 28).

 

 

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Ray Cornelius with the cast of Dear White People

The new series follows a group of Winchester University’s students of color as they navigate a diverse landscape of social injustice, cultural bias, political correctness (or lack thereof) and activism in the millennial age. My featured guests include creator, writer and executive producer Justin Simien, Atlanta’s own Logan Browning, Marque Richardson and John Patrick Amedori.

 

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Ray Cornelius with Kim Hawthorne

TV, film and stage actress and star of “Greenleaf,” Kim Hawthorne drops by the studio to chat about her character Kerissa and her time at Atlanta’s Tony Winning Alliance Theatre. Emil Thomas, Artistic Director of Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square talks about their current production of “Native Son” and actor GregAlan Williams recalls his heroic efforts 25 years ago during the infamous L.A. Riots. This is an amazing story of courage and brotherhood that you don’t want to miss.

#UPFRONT airs every Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. on Jazz 91.9 WCLK!

Ray Cornelius is one of Atlanta’s newest entertainment writers and media personalities. His arts and entertainment website, www.raycornelius.com spotlights the latest in “positive” African-American celebrity news and was established in 2012. Since that time Cornelius has covered a myriad of red carpet premieres, award shows and Atlanta-based films including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, The BronzeLens Film Festival, The Trumpet Awards, and The Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards just to name a few. He has also interviewed a who’s who list of today’s top singers, actors and reality stars. With nearly 20 years of media experience, Cornelius has also worked as an associate producer for the Emmy-winning public affairs program, ATL Insider and with such award shows as The Soul Train Awards, The Trumpet Awards and BET Hip-Hop Awards.