Video: Chapter 3 TV: The Girls Bathroom

 Detroit Based Chapter3 TV Launches With Original Mobile 5 Minute TV

Two BET and Sony Music Studio Producers Launch Online Network with Branded Entertainment

Detroit, MI, July 25, 2011 – Www.chapter3.tv - the creative collaboration between Detroiter, Darralynn Hutson and New Yorker, Michael Negri launched this week. The new network boasts both original and branded programs, specifically produced for mobile device viewing. The first 3 shows to launch areTAWTK-The Audience Wants to Know, a Live movie Q&A show, WTF?  A lunch time wrap up of videos on the www and The Girl’s Bathroom, a show that eavesdrops on four black teenagers preparing for 1^stperiod.

 Detroit Based Chapter3

Veteran journalist and TV producer, Darralynn Hutson states, “If you’re looking for a group of entrepreneurs that’s committed to Detroit and fostering national relationships to bring business and positive focus to our city; look no further.” She goes on to say, “This production company exists despite our governor destroying the tax incentive because the creative vision is still very much alive.”

The Branded Entertainment concept sprung out of an immediate need to engage their corporate relationships with their wealth of experiences developing audiences for film, TV, events and publishing. The first set of brand partners to be integrated in the first 3 programs include Bronner Brothers, Upscale Magazine, Heys Luggage, Radio One, 102.7 FM and Faygo soda.

The first season of slated shows include:

·         WTF? : A daily short and sweet look at some of the most ridiculous videos, news & sightings on the web; presented in a scripted satirical and relevant way.

·         The Girl’s Bathroom: A weekly bird’s eye view of four black teenagers entering their first semester of Senior year.

·         TAWTK-The Audience Wants to Know: A live stream series with exclusive never before seen footage from a soon to be released movie or TV Show. A sexy yet simple Q&A session that give fans the chance to engage live with Cast and Crew.

About The Partners

Darralynn Hutson

Darralynn has written on the African American experience for more than 20 years for publications that include but are not limited to The Source, Upscale, Vibe, Hip Hop Weekly, Black Enterprise, Rolling Out, People Magazine, The New York Times, The Detroit News and Free Press.
She worked as a production coordinator, manager and writer for networks in the Viacom family that include MTV, VH1 and BET. She also held the title of Production Manager and Producer on three TV One shows including “25 years: The Color of Success on the Color Purple’s 25th Anniversary”, and “Get the Hook Up” and “Renovate My Home”. Last month, Darralynn was asked to head a Film Advisory Board at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American history for the purpose of creating a film evolution exhibit. Darralynn relocated back to her birth place of Detroit Michigan, after living in Harlem for 6 years and quickly found a home in the film industry with the Weinstein Company as a Post and VFX Assistant on Piranha 3D and then as Post Product Coordinator on Sony Pictures/ Stage 6, Game of Death.

Michael G. Negri

Michael has been working in the television and music business since 1987. During a 13 year run with Sony/BMG Music, he has had the opportunity to work with a diverse array of programming including music video, long form concerts, live 2 way broadcast television, game shows and documentary.  Amongst the many shows he had a hand in at Sony/BMG are the very first season of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” for ABC, and several unplugged performances for MTV including the legendary Nirvana show.  After leaving Sony/BMG, Michael has continued his career at AMV, where he has had the opportunity to line produce, tech manage several large budget high end broadcast projects for major networks and cable outlets. Among the many credits at AMV to be counted include Stereography on the 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and Billy Joel’s epic 2009 “Last Play at Shea”.   Michael is looking at Chapter 3 as the natural progression to utilize his experience and talent on the front end of new original production assets. Additional info: www.chapter3.tv

Poet's Corner: "Bang Bang"

*bang bang*

Hey, hey, let the shooters run
From the Motor City to Charm City
Your name on hot lead or cold steel.
The guns salute the different names,
But the epitaphs all read the same.

*bang bang*

Hey, hey, let the shooters run
From crime and justice.
The failure of due justice
Is the failure of justice for
Victim's survivors. No way to
Legislate from the bench the
Return of a slain father, and
Future grandfather. A generation's
Cycle is snipped prior to ever
Becoming aware.

*bang bang*

Hey, hey, let the shooters run!
A penny shackled and taken
Instead of the hundred dollar bill.
Wobbly king pins order you not
To snitch, because gangstas
Keep the streets safe, and drug
Lords keep the streets clean, right?

By A. Jarrell Hayes

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Poet's Corner: "America's Own (Tribute to Aiyana Jones)"

 I heard a song from Motown --
A Supreme ballad --
And my thoughts drift
To Aiyana Jones:
Shot by the police
In the middle of her home.
Detroit's own,
Aiyana Jones.

Just seven years old,
Sleeping with a princess
Dream in her head -- maybe.
We'll never know,
Because she was fatally
Shot in her home.
Detroit's own,
Aiyana Jones.

And the cameras were
Rolling. I'd like to see
The first 48 hours of
Her father, as he deals
With being pressed in
A puddle of his lil' girl's
Blood; in the middle
Of the home.
Detroit's own,
Aiyana Jones.

Now, memorialized in
Tragedy; immortalized
In poem.
America's own
Aiyana Jones.

By A. Jarrell Hayes

Aiyana Jones is a 7-year old girl that was shot and killed by police in the middle of her Detroit home. The police were looking for a murder suspect, but did not cared about any civilians in the home. In fact, the suspect was apprehended in the apartment above the one where Aiyana slept. The Detroit police used flashed grenades and stormed the apartment with guns ready. The scene was part of the reality TV show "The First 48 Hours." The Detroit police have yet to release the video of the encounter. Show your support and sign the petition for the release of the video at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/aiyanajones. Thanks.

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This Detroit City School is Getting it Right

This Detroit school is determined to get it right. Here class is in session 11 months of the year. The students wear uniforms and the part of the curriculum consists of learning the violin. In this video, CNN's Allan Chernoff takes you on a tour of the school...

Peaches & Green Deliver Healthy Eats To Detroit Neighborhood

By Alicia Cruz
Senior writer
Theblackurbantimes

One company is making it easier for people in a Detroit neighborhood to eat healthier. Five days a week, the Peaches and Green truck arrives with Rhythm & Blues music flowing from the trucks loudspeaker and an announcement: “Nutritious, delicious. Brought right to you. We have green and red tomatoes, white and sweet potatoes. We have greens, corn on the cob and cabbage, too.”
They carry everything from bananas, grapefruit, oranges, cherries, kiwis to strawberries and the residents come out in droves to spend their money and eat healthy. The truck is reminiscent of the portable Mercado's back in Colombia that sit on the road side selling everything from fresh meat to coffee to vegetables.
The neighborhood is well-stocked with liquor stores, fast-food joints and candy stores, but only one grocery store that isn't convenient for many of the residents. many end up "grocery" shopping at the convenience stores that stock very little, if any, fresh fruit or vegetables and their prices are far from reasonable.

The lack of fresh food is a public health problem in Detroit, which has one of the nation’s highest obesity rates. Other cities also are struggling with obesity, diabetes and other illnesses tied to diets high in calories and sugar.
Like many areas in States like North and South Carolina, things are spread-out over miles which makes it tough for those without transportation to get to grocery markets with healthier foods and reasonable prices.
People eat better when it’s easy for them to get healthy foods, said Lilian Cheung, a researcher at Harvard’s School of Public Health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended improving the availability of fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods in low-income areas lacking grocery stores as part of a broad effort to curb obesity, she noted.

Peaches & Greens has community gardens, where volunteers grow greens, tomatoes and other vegetables to help stock the truck. The food also is offered at a neighborhood produce market, and organizers hope to persuade liquor stores and corner markets to stock their vegetables.
“People will buy it,” said Lisa Johanon, executive director of the nonprofit Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corp., which runs Peaches & Greens. “We’ve seen the stereotype that urban communities won’t eat healthy, and we’re seeing that isn’t true.”
The truck brings out residents like 49-year-old Gween Ensley, who lives with and cares for a 46-year-old woman kept mostly home bound by health problems including frostbitten feet. They listen for the truck’s music, and Ensley said she flags down the driver each time.
“There’s no market close to us,” said Ensley, who would otherwise have to walk more than a mile past vacant lots and abandoned homes to a store and haul back heavy bags of produce. Eastern Market, the city’s main farmers market, is even farther — 4 miles. “This is the way for the lady I take care of to get fresh fruits and vegetables,” she said.
The truck started making rounds of the 3-square-mile neighborhood last year and runs from mid-March to mid-December, since residents are reluctant to brave un-shoveled sidewalks during snowy Michigan winters. The truck is equipped with a handheld scanner to ring up purchases from food assistance recipients, who get funds transferred electronically onto a card used like a debit card.

Who Killed Tamara Greene? UPDATED 11/17/2009

Victim of a Senseless Drive-By or Something Much Worse?

3:40 a.m. April 30, 2003, on Roselawn near Outer Drive, Tamara Greene, age 27 became Detroit murder victim No. 113. Initially it appeared that the young woman was just another victim of a cowardly crimminal act, but when her name went public, this tragedy quickly turned into a politically charged soap opera.

It was reported that she danced at a party thrown at the mayor's mansion when Kilpatrick was still in office, was assaulted by the Mayor's wife when she walked in and caught Greene in her home and was later executed because she knew too much. Some say the former Mayor was involved and that there may be text messages to prove it. With all of the contradictions and twists involved with this sad mystery, no one knows what to believe. Judge for yourself: Full Story Here

Ex-Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick Released From Jail

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer

Kwame Kilpatrick regained his freedom early Tuesday morning, emerging from jail after a 99-day sentence and stepping back onto the streets of the city he once ruled as mayor.

The 38-year-old Kilpatrick, about 25 pounds lighter than when he entered jail at the end of October, left the downtown Detroit facility wearing a dark suit just after 12:30 a.m. On the sidewalk, Kilpatrick stood for a long moment amid bright television camera lights, a crush of awaiting reporters and swirling snowflakes, smiling occasionally to those in the crowd who called his name and shouted: "We love you, Kwame! Detroit loves you, baby!"

Kilpatrick was rushed to a waiting blue Chevrolet Suburban, as the Democrat waved from behind tinted windows as he was whisked away as part of a multi-vehicle caravan. Kilpatrick made no statements to the media during his release, upon the orders of new defense attorney Willie E. Gary, according to the AP. "He's not bitter. He said he learned a lot," Gary said during an impromptu sidewalk news conference.

"He said this has been an experience he'll never forget, and he thinks because of it he'll be a better person." It's been more than a year since a text-messaging sex scandal started the long process that ended in Kilpatrick's arrest, plea, jailing and release.

Now, the man who quickly rose from a state representative to mayor of a city of 900,000 people simply is looking for work. Kilpatrick was expected to meet with state probation officials before heading to a job interview Wednesday with an unnamed company at an undisclosed location in Texas. His wife, Carlita, and three young sons, already have left Michigan.

A judge has ordered that he return by Feb. 9. "The job prospect is very, very, very favorable," Gary told reporters. "We want to make sure he can get, and land, the job. That's his first thing. He wants a job. That's what he is concerned about now.

He wants to get with his family, get with his kids so he can start his life again." The next five years, though, will be spent on probation and paying off the bulk of $1 million in restitution to the city. He also has had his law license revoked. If Kilpatrick lands the job in Texas, he must first get permission to transfer his probation from Michigan to that state, as reported.