Feb 1, 2021 - The Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition (BLACC) powered by AHF in partnership with iN-Hale Entertainment & All Tea, No Shade Productions present the filmed dramatic reading of "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson and Directed, Produced & Adapted by Nathan Hale Williams in support of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the theme of “Stigma Gotta Go.”
The event will stream on GLAAD and iN-Hale Mega Vee YouTube and Facebook pages.
The partnership presents the filmed dramatic reading and special virtual event on Monday, February 8, 2021 at 5:00PM PST / 8:00PM EST of George Matthew Johnson’s Amazon Best-Book of the Year and critically-acclaimed book, All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, recently optioned by Gabrielle Union and Sony TV for television.
The short film, which is directed, adapted and produced by Nathan Hale Williams is a filmed dramatic reading of three chapters from the book performed by Jenifer Lewis (“Black-ish”), Dyllón Burnside (“Pose”), Bernard David Jones (“The Mayor”) and Thomas Hobson (“Sherman’s Showcase”). The three-part virtual event will feature live performances, a virtual art installation curated by African American Contemporary Visual Arts Advocate/Curator, Rodney LoveJones of byLoveJones and music featuring Black and Black queer artists.