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'''Abiola Abrams''' is an American TV host, art filmmaker, and author. She is a first generation [[Guyanese]]-American who was raised in New York City. |
'''Abiola Abrams''' is an American TV host, art filmmaker, and author. She is a first generation [[Guyanese]]-American who was raised in New York City. |
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She is currently the host of ''The Best Shorts'', BET's indie film showcase ([[Black Entertainment Television]]) executive produced by Sean Joell Johnson and Ralph Scott. She is the author of Dare (ISBN 978-1416541660) |
She is currently the host of ''The Best Shorts'', BET's indie film showcase ([[Black Entertainment Television]]) executive produced by Sean Joell Johnson and Ralph Scott. She is the author of ''Dare'' (ISBN 978-1416541660) a chick lit retelling of [[Faust]] set in the hip hop world. Abiola also appears on ''My Two Cents'', a panel-style show also on her network's BET J, formerly BET Jazz. She has hosted or co-hosted such shows as the syndicated ''The Source: All Access'', ''Source Magazine's'' hip hop show, and ''Chat Zone'', an HBO interstitial talk show billed as ''Politically Incorrect'' for the MTV set, and appeared on ''The Jimmy Kimmel Show'' as a part of his red carpet interview coverage of The 2007 BET Awards in Los Angeles. |
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Her edgy and controversial mini-films and plays have been shown and performed in galleries, festivals, theaters and museums throughout the US, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, and she was named a Fun, Fearless, Female by ''[[Cosmopolitan Magazine]]'' as a result. |
Her edgy and controversial mini-films and plays have been shown and performed in galleries, festivals, theaters and museums throughout the US, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, and she was named a Fun, Fearless, Female by ''[[Cosmopolitan Magazine]]'' as a result. |
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Abiola is the founder of The Goddess Factory, a fun, inspirational movement to motivate and empower primarily women, but people of all backgrounds, culturally, emotionally, politically and sexually. A self-declared hip hop feminist, her writing is featured in playwright/ activist [[Eve Ensler]]'s current anthology ''A Memory, A Monologue a Rant and A Prayer'' alongside such writers as Maya Angelou, Edward Albee, Alice Walker and Edwidge Danticat. |
Abiola is the founder of The Goddess Factory, a fun, inspirational movement to motivate and empower primarily women, but people of all backgrounds, culturally, emotionally, politically and sexually. A self-declared hip hop feminist, her writing is featured in playwright/ activist [[Eve Ensler]]'s current anthology ''A Memory, A Monologue a Rant and A Prayer'' alongside such writers as Maya Angelou, Edward Albee, Alice Walker and Edwidge Danticat. ''Dare'' will be published by Simon and Schuster on December 11, 2007. |
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Abiola Abrams is an American TV host, art filmmaker, and author. She is a first generation Guyanese-American who was raised in New York City.
She is currently the host of The Best Shorts, BET's indie film showcase (Black Entertainment Television) executive produced by Sean Joell Johnson and Ralph Scott. She is the author of Dare (ISBN 978-1416541660) a chick lit retelling of Faust set in the hip hop world. Abiola also appears on My Two Cents, a panel-style show also on her network's BET J, formerly BET Jazz. She has hosted or co-hosted such shows as the syndicated The Source: All Access, Source Magazine's hip hop show, and Chat Zone, an HBO interstitial talk show billed as Politically Incorrect for the MTV set, and appeared on The Jimmy Kimmel Show as a part of his red carpet interview coverage of The 2007 BET Awards in Los Angeles.
Her edgy and controversial mini-films and plays have been shown and performed in galleries, festivals, theaters and museums throughout the US, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, and she was named a Fun, Fearless, Female by Cosmopolitan Magazine as a result.
Abiola is the founder of The Goddess Factory, a fun, inspirational movement to motivate and empower primarily women, but people of all backgrounds, culturally, emotionally, politically and sexually. A self-declared hip hop feminist, her writing is featured in playwright/ activist Eve Ensler's current anthology A Memory, A Monologue a Rant and A Prayer alongside such writers as Maya Angelou, Edward Albee, Alice Walker and Edwidge Danticat. Dare will be published by Simon and Schuster on December 11, 2007.