You’re a familiar face to many, but have you experienced problems while traveling in the U.S.? Stephen, since George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter movement we’ve become even more aware of the dangers of even jogging or driving, especially for black men. She even set a timer to remind herself to move along. She checked in with her family every night, no matter how late gave them all Apple Maps of her locations avoided gas stations in small towns at night never drove overnight or walked down dark streets. Rita Omokha, a black reporter, recently traveled solo across America. LL: And over 50 years later there are still problems. Our professor had to bail him out of jail. Suddenly a policeman appeared, enraged: “We don’t do things like that down here! You take your hands off that girl!”Īnother white student was thrown into a paddy wagon for walking down the street with a female student from a local black college. We were walking down the street in Jackson and my red-haired boyfriend had his hand, protectively, on the small of my back. We were followed by state police constantly once we passed Illinois. I was the only black student, and the only female. In 1964 I joined a group of five students from Ripon College in Wisconsin on an educational exchange program in Mississippi. That was my first real experience with overt racism. I do know that you took one eye-opening college road trip to Jackson, Mississippi. To book a dinner after my prom I had to call ahead in Chicago to ask if a place “served negroes.” If not, there would be suddenly “a mistake in the reservation.” Lezlie Bishop: I lived up north, and my experiences were more frightening than dangerous. He’s also a board member of the nonprofit organization, #RAKE (Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere), which grants and houses innovative charitable initiatives.What was it like for you, Lezlie, moving around and traveling during Jim Crow? Working with Parquet by DIAN, the world’s greenest wood flooring manufacturer, he was responsible for PBD becoming the preferred wood flooring vendor for MGM’s City Center Las Vegas project which is the largest LEED project in history. In addition to his acting career, Stephen Bishop is heavily involved as a green building advocate, working toward helping the US Government green all of their building projects. The film, written and directed by Nzingha Stewart (“The Game”) and executively produced by Tracey Edmonds, Sheila Ducksworth (“Soul Food”), is Gabrielle Union’s first film project as a producer. Stephen’s most recent project is Lifetime’s original film “With This Ring” starring opposite Regina Hall (“Think Like a Man Too”), Jill Scott (“Steel Magnolias”), and Eve Jeffers Cooper (“Single Ladies,” “Barbershop”). Since, Stephen has made several appearances in notable films such as “The Run Down,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Safe House,” and “Battleship.” His small screen appearances include USA Networks “Royal Pains,” ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost, Brothers and Sisters,” CBS’s “The Mentalist,” CW’s “The Game” and “Hart of Dixie.” But the role he is best known for is baseball legend ‘David Justice’ in the six-time Academy Award Nominee film, “MONEYBALL,” opposite Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Chris Pratt. Bishop then spent two years scouting for the Braves before deciding to move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. After graduating and earning his BA in Business, Bishop signed with The Atlanta Braves and played for them and the Baltimore Orioles for three years. The all-star athlete led the Highlanders to a College World Series and earned the first Team All Conference and All Region twice. After receiving multiple accolades in both football and baseball, he received a baseball scholarship to the University of California Riverside. Originally from Chicago, IL, Stephen Bishop moved to Northern California where he attended Campolindo High School. Actor, Stephen Bishop, stars as David Paulk on BET Network’s hit original series “Being Mary Jane,” opposite Gabrielle Union as her long time on and off again boyfriend.
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