Robert Friedstand on Star Trek: the Motion Picture and Racial Activism during the 1960s

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, Dr. Spock and Scotty were some of the faces on the front end of Star Trek’s franchise but Bob Friedstand was on the back end of the makings of the Star Trek Legacy. Friedstand sat down with me to discuss how Star Trek: the Motion Picture… Continue reading

From Pharrell to Beyonce, one of the Hottest Tech Geniuses in the Hip-hop Music Industry, Shomi Patwary

The time was a little after 1300 hours or 1 p.m. on May 1, 2019 when this interview took place with a friend. The 37-year-old, former Senior Producer of The Fader Magazine and former Media Producer at Karmaloop TV, graduated from Old Dominion University with a degree in Computer Science…. Continue reading