When Blackness Was Golden!: Observations From The Front Line

Pemon Rami
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When Blackness Was Golden!: Observations From The Front Line

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  • Published date: May 23, 2022
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 262
  • Publisher: BookBaby
  • ISBN: 9781667840314
  • Dimensions: 5.5" W x 0.6" L x 8.5" H
Pemon Rami is an International film producer and director, member of the Board of the Illinois Arts Council, former member of the Joseph Jefferson Theatre Awards committee, member of the Luminary Board of the Independent Film Alliance and former National Endowment for the Arts Program Evaluator.

While in his teens Pemon was cast in a reoccurring role on the weekly TV series "Bird of the Iron Feather." television's first black soap opera. He also appeared in the acclaimed feature films "The Spook Who Sat by The Door" and Mahogany".

From 1967 through 1970, Rami served as Associate Director of Theodore Ward's South Side Center for the Performing Arts; from 1971 and '72, he was director of the Kuumba Workshop; and from 1973 to 1979, Artistic/Managing Director of the Lamont Zeno Theatre. Rami served as Managing/Artistic Director for the Phoenix Black Theatre Troupe, and General Manager for Marla Gibbs Crossroads National Education and Entertainment Complex in Los Angeles.

The first African American film casting director in Chicago, Rami provided talent for the classic feature films and television movies; "Blues Brothers", Mahogany", "Cooley High", "The Spook Who Sat By The Door", and "Uptown Saturday Night". Pemon produced the feature film "Of Boys and Men" released by Warner Brothers starring: Angela Bassett and Robert Townsend. Rami produced the feature film "Of Boys and Men" released by Warner Brothers starring Angela Bassett and Robert Townsend and "93 Days" in Nigeria starring Danny Glover currently airing on Netflix and Amazon Prime for which he was nominated for an African Academy Award and an African People's Choice Award.

As Director of Education and Public programs for the DuSable Museum from 2011 to 2016, Mr. Rami coordinated the Interdisciplinary African and African American Studies Professional Development training for Chicago Public School as well as the Illinois Amistad Commission curriculum for the Illinois State Board of Education.

In 2019, Mr. Rami was selected for inclusion in the HistoryMakers Digital Archive, housed at the Library of Congress. Rami has been recognized with awards from numerous organizations including: American Advertising Federation, International Television Association, the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP (Best Theatre Director Award), Proclamation from the Los Angeles City Council, Key to the City of Detroit, the Life Time Achievement Award from the Chicago African American Arts Alliance, the Pan African Film Festival Visionary award and the Deloris Jordan Award for Excellence in Community Leadership from the Black Harvest Film Festival.

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