5 minute read
BRIAN WALKER
Brian Walker was born and raised in Kansas City Kansas, graduated high school and college, then moved to Atlanta GA in 1988 where he discovered his gift of teaching. Teaching with the emphasis on bettering the lives of others. Brian entered the Transportation Field as a driver, then as an instructor. He traveled the country helping drivers make better decisions behind the wheel techniques and practices. Brian recognized his love for physical fitness and gained his certification as a Personal Fitness Instructor. He positively impacts clients through the education of resistance training along with living a healthy lifestyle. Brian is a Print and Runway Model, Actor, Author, Event Host, a Contributor to Impact Atlanta, and to Life Love and Lockup “My Pain Became my Character”. using driving simulators, computer based training as well as real time driving Brian is Chairman of the Non profit organization, “Future Gents”. Their mission is to usher young men into the lifestyle of being gentlemen using the pillars of Style, Etiquette, Confidence, Manhood, Leadership Skills along with Effective communications.
Advertisement
Anthony R. Page is a working industry professional who has been involved in more than 200 film, television and theater projects that include 65 works in local and regional theater, several mainstream and independent television projects as well as a number of narrative and documentary films, branded content, commercials, videos and web-series. Although he has spent years learning every part of the production process, he spends most of his time working as a producer / director / writer operating under the moniker Blue Bistro Creative. Through the company he recently produced and directed a series of short films including RJ Sings the Blues and Life Support as well as serving as executive producer for the short films Body and Son, W.H.A.C.K, Armed and Dangerous, Feral and The Conduit. The film Body and Son has been screened at several film festivals across the world including BronzeLens Film Festival (Atlanta, GA), Savona International Film Festival (Savona, Italy); San Francisco Black Film Festival (San Francisco, CA) and Barbados Visual Media Festival (St. James Barbados). And has received several awards including Best Narrative Short at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival and Best Cinematography at the New York True Venture Film Festival. Anthony’s current directing project is Remembering Momma, which he also wrote and serves as Executive Producer. In the film, Brenda “Ladybug” Brooks, a middle aged African American woman’s vivacious and expressive life as a wife, mother, visual artist and art teacher slowly fades away, due to early on-set Alzheimer’s Disease. The film stars Meki Mac, Wes Lee, Amber Reign and Semaj Cottle. They are flanked by a strong ensemble cast that includes Kenisha Johnson, Tarik Garrett, Amy Christine, Kimberly Raven, Niya Davis, Angel L. Henderson, Nathan Rothwell and Tisa Key. This film is in post production. Other projects for 2020, where Anthony (Blue Bistro Creative) served as producer include THOT Therapy (Focused Fylmz & Doin’ Dope Productions); American Leopard (Chalant Productions) and MOMS (Executive Producer Leslie
Black) with several productions in development including Audacity (Georgia Shift); I Can Only Imagine (Focused Fylmz); 3 Sides (Focused Fylmz) and DAQ (IMPK Studios). Anthony has also done some contract development work on projects that are in various stages of production including American Black Princess (Aduke Aremu Productions) Atlanta Law (Galo Entertainment) and Christmasanity (Kent Fields Productions). Adding to his acting credits, Anthony had co-starring roles in films Summer (Role Call Films); Stranger in My Bed (Beastmode Entertainment); The Christians (Laconic Productions) and a cameo appearance in THOT Therapy. In the world of theater, Anthony has written several stage plays including A Voice on The Winds of Change, Strugglin’, The Commitment and Somewhere in Summerville, which was a runner up for Best in Show for the 2018 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival. Anthony and his team are planning a regional tour of Somewhere in Summerville in 2021. A life-long student, he earned an Associate’s degree from Saint Leo University and went on to graduate from Georgia State University with four Bachelors degrees - - Accounting, Finance, Theater as well as Film & Video Production. He later completed an MBA at the University of Phoenix and completed a certificate program in Multimedia Arts from Sessions College of Professional Design. Page is also an advocate for independent films and filmmakers having curated and found placement for projects with the streaming platforms BOP TV, CEP TV and HueMan TV. Born in Belvedere, South Carolina and growing up in North Augusta, South Carolina, Anthony is a husband, father, grandfather and veteran of the United States Navy. He currently resides in Atlanta, GA.
Get in
Accessories can be real statement pieces and a way to show your personality in an otherwise classic outfit. Fashion accessories are a great way to spice up any wardrobe, especially one that could use an updating.
Are you interested in updating your appearance, at least in terms of your fashion? If you are, you may not only want to examine the latest in clothing fashion trends, but also the latest trends in fashion accessories. Fashion accessories are rapidly increasing in popularity, particularly in our celebrity-obsessed culture. But many of us still do not know exactly how to use them to our best advantage.
The term “fashion accessories” is very broad and includes a number of products. Just like fashion clothing pieces, accessories come in virtually every size, shape and style under the sun. There are fashion accessories that are designed for children, teens, men, women, petite sized, and plus sized individuals. Below are a few of the major fashion accessory items you might want consider in order to keep your look current and expand your coordination options.
Get in Style Accessorize
The most well known fashion accessory is of course, jewellery. For teenagers and children, fashion jewelry pieces that are popular often include colourful, oversized pieces, as well as charm necklaces or charm bracelets. For men, a popular piece of jewellery often includes large pendant necklaces, many of which display a cross or another popular or meaningful symbol. As for women, popular pieces of fashion jewelry include watches, earnings, rings, necklaces, bracelets, pins, and so forth. Another major fashion accessory that you might want to look at is a new handbag. While purses can also be trendy, it is the handbag that has become a real status symbol and major fashion accessory. They come in a huge array of different styles so it is common to own more than one if your budget allows. In fact, many women out there like to match their fashion accessories, including their purses and handbags, with the clothing that they wear. [Continue on Page 24]