Samson Styles
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Samson Styles | |
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| Born | July 27, 1968 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Director, Producer |
| Known for | Brooklyn Girls Fight Club, Joe's War, Black Is Beautiful: The N-Word, KILLING BEEF and Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy |
Samson Styles is an American documentarian, filmmaker, award-winning journalist[1][2][3][4][5] and co-founder of JayCity Enterprise.[6][7] He is known for Brooklyn Girls Fight Club, Joe's War, Black Is Beautiful: The N-Word, KILLING BEEF, and Netlix's documentary Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy.[3][8][9][10][11][12]
Early life
[edit]Samson Styles was born in New York on July 27, 1968, and grew up in the East New York Pink Houses.[1] At twelve, he was sentenced to eighteen months in a juvenile detention centre for robbery and truancy.[1][8]
Career
[edit]In June 2004, Styles was released from Fort Dix Federal Correctional Facility. After 4 months, Styles started filming a documentary on Brooklyn girls, named Brooklyn Girls Fight Club.[1][12] He later landed a permanent segment spot on a Black Entertainment Television (BET) show called The Chop Up in which Styles acquired the title "The Official Street Cat."
He also shot a segment on Ferguson for his BET program, "Second Chances."[1] He also hosted at Afrikan Poetry Theatre's annual Black History Month Film Festival 2021 as BET Correspondent.[13][14]
Styles is the co-owner of production company JayCity Enterprise[6] along with his wife Tyese Styles.
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Role | Year |
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| Bullets and Ballots: Official Street Cat Goes to Washington (film) | Co-producer | 2006 |
| 50 Shots: Official Street Cat Tackles Police Brutality (film) | Co-producer | 2007 |
| Black Is Beautiful: The N-Word (film) | Producer | 2007 |
| Locked Out: Ex-Cons & the Vote (TV Special) | Producer | 2008 |
| Brooklyn Girls Fight Club [12] | Executive Producer | 2013 |
| KILLING BEEF (film) [3][14][5] | Executive Producer/ Producer/Writer/Director | 2018 |
| Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy[10][12] | Consulting Producer | 2021 |
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Reunion | As Sean Phillips | 2011 |
| Joe's War | As Corp. Daryl SYmms | 2017 |
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Received three awards from The New York Association of Black Journalists for investigative reporting, cultural and entertainment, and commentary.
- Nominated in 2008 and 2009 by the NABJ for best investigative report.
- Covered the Inauguration of Barack Obama with his team and won the 2010 NAACP Image Award for outstanding news information.
- Received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteering with at-risk youth on June 11, 2023.
- Killing Beef won Awards of Recognition in August 2018 at the IndieFEST Film Awards
- Killing Beef won Best Documentary at film festivals and has been picked up by REVOLT TV
- Spoke at LaGuardia Community College [1]
Personal life
[edit]Samson Styles is married to Tyese Styles.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "BET Reporter Samson Styles Shares Second Chances With LaGuardia Community College Students". CUNY Newswire. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Get Ready for Squashing Beef on BET.com". BET. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b c "Center for Community Research and Engagement Launches Change for Good with Newark". Seton Hall University. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Jackman, EmilyAnn (2021-10-21). "East Orange students win Best Documentary at Newark film festival". Essex News Daily. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b Tangcay, Jazz (2021-02-01). "Palm Springs International Film Awards Honors Anthony Hopkins With Career Achievement Award for "The Father" — Film News in Brief". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b Franklin, Jane (2022-08-31). "Learning to Live: The Resilient Path After Prison". Chasing the Dream. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Spivey, O.J. (Nov 18, 2021). "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity hosts 2nd forum on gun violence and trauma". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b P, Terry (2020-12-23). "KILLING BEEF Trailer -Samson Styles' Riveting Documentary on Gun Violence". VIMooZ. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "East Orange Summer Program Finishes Second Year: Trains High School Students to Be Entrepreneurs". East Orange, NJ. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b Schager, Nick (2021-01-04). "Netflix Doc: CIA Flooded Black Communities With Crack". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2021-01-09). "'Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy' Review: An Eye-Opening Look at the Crack Epidemic, a Tragedy That Was Hyped and Exploited". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b c d Loayza, Beatrice (2021-01-12). "'The war on drugs funded policing': behind a Netflix documentary about crack". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Gannon, Michael (Feb 18, 2021). "Black History events throughout Queens". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b "MoMI Afrikan Poetry Theatre". Queens Scene. February 19, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Say I Do Again- Meet The Styles". World Bride Magazine. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2024-09-24.