Cartoon Junkies – Episode 103

By Kato Blog

“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Fan-Made Movie Trailer Released

By Kato Blog, Movies

Back in 1990, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s pilot episode aired to high ratings and critical acclaim, and now almost thirty years later the show is still revered as one of the best sitcoms in the history of television. For that reason, it’s not surprising that the iconic show has continued to be referenced in pop culture more than two decades since its series finale. Anybody who knows me personally also knows just how much of a fanatic of this show I have always been. And now a fan-made film trailer has taken on the story with an entirely new modern twist.

Released on Sun Squared Media‘s YouTube page, the film stars actor Jerry Madison as Will Smith, the street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who’s sent to move in with his wealthy aunt and uncle in a town called Bel-Air.

Within the 3:37 fan-made trailer, director, cinematographer, and writer, Morgan Cooper, depicts the comedic dynamic of the series in a much more serious tone, while emphasizing the more dramatic elements of a young man experiencing a culture shock far away from home. Meanwhile, while seeming to follow the main plot and storyline, there’s also plenty of modern references to indicate the story is being told in the present day, with Smith wearing a “What Would Meek Do?” sweatshirt as a prime example.

Source: YouTube

Taking a Stroll Through The National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC)

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Take a ride with me as we visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American American History & Culture.
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Music:
“Body Moves”
by Rare Essence

A Go-Go Detour Uptown Through Washington DC’s U Street Corridor

By Kato Blog, Positive Thinking

The Go-Go music culture has been added, among many other cities across the world, to Detour.

What exactly is Detour?

Detour is a beautifully produced GPS audio platform app for location-based audio experiences. This particular app, which is available on iOS and Android, takes you on walks beneath the surface of cities around the world revealing what makes each city unique, covering history, culture, art, food, and features incredible storytelling and narrators from these cities.

Among the 150 tours that it provides is a guided virtual walking tour of Washington DC’s U Street Corridor and Go-Go music’s history, that helped it overcome the devastation of the ‘68 riots. The walk, which is narrated by Kato Hammond, takes you from St. Augustine’s Chapel to the Howard Theatre, hitting spots in between, such as the Reeves Center, Meridian Hill Park (Malcolm X Park) Ben’s Chili Bowl, Industrial Bank, Lil Benny Way, Masonic Temple, Lincoln Theatre, The African American Civil War Memorial, 960 Club, Chuck Brown Way and much more. Also included in this virtual tour are stories from Andre “Whiteboy” Johnson (Rare Essence), Charles Stephenson (The Beat) and Virginia Ali (Ben’s Chili Bowl), and features notable music from Rare Essence, Little Benny and The Masters, Ivan Goff, Jas Funk, DJ Flexx and DJ Rico.

For more information and preview, visit HERE!

That time Little Benny and That Masters played at Lorton Corrections Facility

By Kato Blog

One of the many places that the Go-Go band Little Benny and The Masters would often play was at Lorton correctional facility. In this clip Kato Hammond recounts a memorable moment at one of those particular occasions.

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Shopping For Good Health

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As I jump back into a schedule of counting my calories, it’s time to take a little trip to the store to do a
little big of grocery shopping. Something that I’m really not fond of doing.

Attending the 10th Annual 2017 Erin Peterson Fund Gospel Celebration of Life

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Taking a weekend trip through West Virginia. Then ending it by attending the 10th Annual 2017 Erin Peterson Fund Gospel Celebration of Life, featuring Isreal Houghton and New Breed and hosting by Jacquie Gales Webb, in memory of Erin Peterson, the young lady who was among the 32 students tragically taken away from us during the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007.

The Erin Peterson Scholarship Fund is a non-profit organization that has given away more than $180,000 in scholarships and grants in honor of the life and legacy of Erin Peterson. For more information on how you can make contributions, visit: http://ErinPetersonFund.org.