Looks like ‘Big3’ will be returning for the 2021 season

Ice-Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz’s The BIG3 will be returning next summer in 2021.

The BIG3 has been updating their fans simultaneously through their social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. Recently, The BIG3 posted a Black Friday sale for the tickets that solidifies the returns of next year’s 3-on-3 basketball games.

Last year, the BIG3 was cancelled for the 2020 season but they will return for the Summer season of 2021.

The BIG3 is a sports league that features many basketball athletes consisting of popular and skilled athletes.

CBS Sports will continue to partner with The BIG3 as the television partner for the upcoming season with the games airing on the CBS Television Network which will be followed by encore presentations on CBS Sports Network.

The BIG3 was also working on a reality show-style tournament, “Big3: Not in My House,” but the project was halted due to the pandemic. The BIG3 hoped to have the show premier sometime before the 2021 season.

According to Yahoo Sports, if the pre-season tournament was to begin it would have taken place in April and feature 16 to 22 players who have tested negative for Covid-19.

The competitors would be quarantined in a house in Los Angeles with an on site basketball court. Any player who breaks the isolation agreements would be eliminated from the competition and removed from the premises.

BET’s new documentary ‘SMOKE’ speaks on Blacks deserving a piece of the marijuana industry

Black Entertainment Television, BET, has announced a new original documentary, “SMOKE: Marijuana + Black America,” that will be executive-produced and narrated by Nasir ‘Nas’ Jones.

BET’s ‘SMOKE’ sheds light on how Black Americans deserve a piece of marijuana’s growing fortunes.

The two hour special talks about marijuana’s cultural, social, economic and legal impact on American society, specifically in the Black community. Some stories will be told through the lens of experts, policy makers, advocates and innovators in the consistently growing legal cannabis industry.

‘SMOKE’ will follow the history of marijuana in the Black community. Beginning from the early usage of using the drug recreationally to the political and racial dynamics that led to the criminalization of cannabis and its prohibition.

The documentary features testimonies ranging from notable individuals including Senator Kamala D. Harris, at the time, Senator Cory Booker, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Ty Dolla $ign, and many more prolific influences in the Black communities

“Even still, hate exists in this business for black people, and that is something that sickens me and should be recognized for its blatant evil. The people that have been locked up for marijuana should not only be freed but receive restitution for the damage done to them by outdated laws. It’s important to spread awareness on this, and that’s why everyone needs to make sure they tune in and watch the documentary ‘SMOKE,’” says rapper Nas.

The community further goes into America’s war on drugs systematically targeting marijuana use in the Black community which ultimately resulted in racially disproportionate numbers of arrests and convictions.

The legal cannabis industry is expected to generate $30 billion in sales by 2025 where only 4.3 percent of dispensaries are currently Black owned.

“SMOKE” will dig deeper into the stories of African American entrepreneurs across the country that have been fighting to own a piece of the growing legal cannabis industry that is currently dominated by White owned individuals.

“SMOKE: Marijuana + Black America” is produced by Swirl Films where Nasir “Nas” Jones, Jason Samuels from BET, and Eric Tomosunas from Swirl Films serve as executive producers. Erik Parker is the director for the documentary and Swirl Films’ Tony L. Strickland will be the co-executive producer.

“SMOKE: Marijuana + Black America” is set to premiere on Wednesday, November 18th at 10pm ET/PT.

‘Power Of Hope’ 13-Year Old Breaks Bearers In The Film Industry

Kalia Love Jones is empowering the youth at the young age of 13. She has an animated short film, The Power of Hope, that is inspired by former FLOTUS, Michelle Obama. 

The film is an inspirational story of a young woman with a dream of being an architect who feels helpless when her mother gets sick. She hears the words of Michelle Obama where she eventually has the will to push through in order to execute her dreams.

Kalia Jones further explained to The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, “It’s about a girl who is trying to become an architect, but as she’s trying to reach her goal, a bunch of obstacles are getting in her way, so she tries to overcome those obstacles to reach her goal.”

In the beginning of September 2020, Kalia announced via Instagram that the film would be a part of the selection of LA Shorts International Film Festival. The Power of Hope is preparing to premiere at the Urbanworld Film Festival, as well. Kalia is currently a candidate for Time magazine’s Kid of the Year.

Kalia spends most of her time between school, film-making, playing piano & flute, gymnastics, and as a member of the district honor’s band first chair flute. Kalia is a gymnast who trained with the former U.S. Olympian, Chris Waller. Her free time is spent looking up female figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and many more while creating inspirational animated films. 

Jones co-wrote her film’s theme song with Ben Franklin and financially provided for her own project by recycling and working as many jobs as she could at the time.

Although it seemed like a wonderful journey she had many closed doors due to her youthful age but Jones didn’t allow that to deter her from achieving her dream to succeed.

Kalia Love Jones is a young woman striving to motivate young Black girls to dream and do anything they want if they put their mind to it. 

Visit ThePowerof Hopefilm.com for more information.