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PLAYBILL: OFF-BROADWAY NEWS- Cast Set for World Premiere of Charles L. White's Gong Lum’s Legacy

Casting is complete for the world premiere of Charles L. White's Gong Lum’s Legacy. Presented by Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre...

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Blavity: '“A” FOR ALPHA' ADDRESSES EQUALITY, GENDER NORMS AND TOXIC MASCULINITY IN TODAY’S SOCIETY

“A” For Alpha is the first film that I’ve watched that explicitly addresses gender roles in relationships. Hollywood has never spoken about it in clear and concise terms...

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"Good People" Q&A at the roxbury international film festival

Lisa Simmons, moderates a Q&A and conversation with DeShawn White (Director, ""Good People""), Anthony Goss (Writer/Producer/Actor, "Good People"), and other horror film directors in a conversation about their films, the horror genre, the mixed perceptions about centering Black trauma.

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Curlfest: Black Women on Confronting Colorism

DeShawn White participates as a panelist at  CURLFEST 2019 in NYC for a special fireside chat on Confronting Colorism.

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Deshawn white featured in Bronze magazine

A triple threat in her own right, DeShawn White acts, produces, and directs...

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Blood Conscious makes The New York Times: "Five Horror Movies to Stream Now"

This month’s picks are proof that it doesn’t take big bucks to scare people’s pants off with undead messiahs, unseen demons and uncanny commotions...

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Black Girl Nerds Interview

Join Us For an IG Live Conversation with DeShawn White and Reggie Lochard, Stars of ‘A for Alpha’

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Gentelman: "A" For Alpha Film is Shaking Up Gender Norms

With its hit run at the 2021 Toronto Black Film Festival, the relationship drama, A For Alpha, is ready to spark the conversation on gender norms. Directed by Greg Cally, the short film explores the relationship between Harrison, played by writer/producer Reggie Lochard, and Vanessa, played by DeShawn White.

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Shadow and act: '“A” For Alpha' Addresses Equality, Gender Norms And Toxic Masculinity In Today’s Society

A for Alpha is featured in popular Hollywood industry  publication "Shadow and Act" 

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Black Talent TV: Look Who’s Next Podcast With Actress Deshawn White.

Rising Star Deshawn White is proving to be Hollywood’s next trailblazer, See her as she makes her mark on the hit HBO show the Deuce this fall.

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