Positive Black Talk
Positive Black Talk (PBT) is an organization that created a television program to counter-act the negative images that existed in the African American community of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
The initial members were: Earl J. Mackie (host),[2][3] Nicole Payton (Mackie) (co-host),[4][2] Henry "The Man" Holden,[3] Willie (Will) Horton, Cynthia Brown (Mackie) and Lawrence "Poochie" Mackie.
The program aired weekly on Cox Communications.[5] The name of the show was changed from Positive Black Talk to PBT. The hosts also changed from Earl and Nicole to Anthony Mackie and Rene Porche' Guzman aka Reero from the rap group, Da' Sha Ra'. Anthony Mackie has become one of America's leading Hollywood actors, in films like "Hurt Locker", "8 Mile" and "Notorious".[6] He achieved global recognition with his portrayal of Sam Wilson / Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his first appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
PBT later became the prelude to a record label, named Take Fo' Records, which became the premier record label of the south. Take Fo' Records discovered over 35 artists, including DJ Jubilee, Choppa and Baby Boy da Prince.[7] The initial company, Positive Black Talk, Inc. became the mother company of the TV show and the record label, thus explaining the Federal Legal battle between Cash Money Records vs. Positive Black Talk, Inc. DBA Take Fo' Records in 2004.[8]
References
- ↑ "The story behind Anthony Mackie's New Orleans clan of entrepreneurs, from nonprofits to construction". NOLA Historic Tours.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cohn, Nik (2009-03-12). Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-54827-6. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Miller, Matt (2012). Bounce: Rap Music and Local Identity in New Orleans. Univ of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1-55849-936-2. Search this book on
- ↑ LCI (January 14, 2020). "In Her Soul Kitchen: Nicole Mackie of Ma Momma's House of Cornbread, Chicken & Waffles". LCI Worker's Comp.
- ↑ Brightwell, Eric (2009-02-20). "The Take Fo' Story". Amoeba Music. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/anthony-mackie
- ↑ Strauss, Neil (2000-05-28). "A Trendsetter On Rap's Fringe". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ Positive Black Talk, Inc. v. Cash Money Records, Inc., 394 F.3d 357 (5th Cir. December 17, 2004).
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