Reelblack Founder Mike D. on the Sinking Heels of Motherhood Podcast (2020)
"Candid Conversation with Mike D., filmmaker and founder of Reelblack, a YouTube Channel dedicated to Educating, enlightening, entertaining and empowering people through Black Film. Host Ericka Polanco-Webb chats with Mike about the importance of accurately seeing Black culture depicted in film, and he shares his words of wisdom as we navigate the Race Pandemic." Recorded via Zoom and first broadcast on June 16, 2020 on Instagram. Follow Ericka on Instagram @sinkingheelsofmotherhood Feel free to share your comments below. ##### Reelblack's mission is to educate, elevate, entertain, enlighten, and empower through Black film. If there is content shared on this platform that you feel infringes on your intellectual property, please email me at Reelblack@mail.com and info@reelblack.com with details and it will be promptly removed.
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