Episode Forty-One: Omari Newton
Omari Newton is a storytelling powerhouse who straddles the screen and theatre worlds as an actor (Continuum, Blue Mountain State), producer (The Shipment), playwright (Sal Capone), voice actor (Marvel Super Hero Adventures), and teacher. Social justice issues are central to Omari’s work in the arts, and he writes about social justice issues – and how they intersect with the entertainment industry – for YVR Screen Scene. His columns have delved deep into the attempted job shaming of The Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens, white privilege in entertainment, on-set bro culture in the wake of #MeToo, why your Black friends cancelled Liam Neeson, and the complete list of people who can shut the f*ck up about Megan Rapinoe. In this candid and wide-ranging interview, Omari reflects on speaking out about diversity and representation in a country that doesn’t always know how to talk about either, why voicing Black Panther is so important to him, and how his ideas around success have changed since the beginning of his career.
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RELATED LINKS
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/2/5/omari-newton-calls-out-on-set-bro-culture-in-wake-of-metoo
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/2/22/reflections-on-black-panther-from-a-member-of-the-black-panther-fraternity
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/3/13/a-black-mans-guide-to-powerful-men-navigating-sexual-assault-allegations
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/6/13/omari-newton-ruminates-on-the-art-of-the-abuser
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/9/4/real-talk-in-the-business-of-pretend
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/11/21/a-love-letter-to-stan-lee-from-omari-newton
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2019/2/6/why-your-black-friends-cancelled-liam-neeson
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2019/3/19/what-price-respect-omari-newton-on-the-collegecheatingscandal
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2019/5/1/omari-newton-colour-blind-casting-is-an-absurd-and-insidious-form-of-racism
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2019/7/7/omari-newton-on-megan-rapinoe-and-uswnt
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2019/11/16/omari-newton-a-requiem-for-racist-uncle-donny
https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/acting-isn-t-the-only-thing-paying-the-bills-for-most-vancouver-performers-1.23466796
https://www.vancourier.com/omari-newton-heads-back-to-blue-mountain-state-1.2168086
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2019/11/09/vancouver-film-the-shipment/
SOCIAL MEDIA
https://twitter.com/OmariAkilNewton
http://www.twitter.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.facebook.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.instagram.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.twitter.com/sabrinarmf
CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Technical support: Tyson Bradock
Original music: Dane Deviller
