The HistoryMakers video oral history with Malik Yoba.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (3 hr., 6 min., 17 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2014.262 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Yoba, Malik, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Malik Yoba |
| Portion of title | Malik Yoba |
| Abstract | Actor and youth activist Malik Yoba was born Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba on September 17, 1967 in the Bronx, New York. He was raised a Sunni Muslim, and earned his high school diploma in 1989 from City-As-School. He joined City Kids Foundation in 1986 as a volunteer, and became vice president in 1991. That same year, Yoba landed a starring role in the Disney film Cool Runnings. In 1994, Yoba received the role of NYPD Detective J. C. Williams in the Fox television police drama New York Undercover, where he and his co-star Michael DeLorenzo became the first actors of color starring in both leading roles of a cop-drama. Yoba went on to star in numerous television series and feature films. He was honored with three NAACP Image Awards in 1996, 1997 and 1998 for his work on New York Undercover. Yoba joined the cast of Fox's Empire in 2014. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2014 December 9. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2014.262 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |