Hakeem Khaaliq Explained

Hakeem Khaaliq
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality:American

Hakeem Khaaliq (also Hakeem Abdul-Khaaliq) is an American cinematographer, television producer, film director, photographer, multi-media activist, graphic design artist, and visual anthropologist. Before his career in film and television he worked as a music producer, music publisher, music supervisor and radio personality.[1] [2] [3] [4] In 1995 Khaaliq founded Radio Bums and in 2010 he co-founded Nation19 magazine / APDTA with longtime partner Queen Muhammad Ali.[5] [6] [7]

Early life and career

Khaaliq was born and raised in South Central, Los Angeles, CA. His father was a stuntman with work featured in the film The Spook Who Sat By The Door. Khaaliq credits longtime family friend Howard Bingham and his mentor Jamel Shabazz as his greatest influences in photography. Early in his career, Khaaliq began directing and producing documentary films (the first film he directed starred Snoop Dogg and Sean Puffy Combs), and then began making films and exhibits on global issues.[8]

Works

Film and television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United They Stand. 22 October 2006. Westword. Michael Roberts.
  2. Web site: Bums Rushed. Dave Herrera. October 23, 2006.
  3. News: FILM TO SHED LIGHTING ON HIDDEN HIP-HOP. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329044349/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67664640.html. dead. March 29, 2015. Mehle. Michael. February 28, 2006. Newspaper. 14 July 2016. Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO).
  4. Web site: Africana Studies Program: Bars4Justice Film Screening. The University of Arizona College of Humanities. 27 January 2016. 16 July 2016. 1 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201022907/https://humanities.arizona.edu/africana-studies-program-bars4justice-film-screening. dead.
  5. News: The world is yours, Kemp Powers Hits Nine spots on the global music Map. Champion. Micheal. Blaze / from the Vibe camp. 100. 2014-11-17. 2020-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200817064543/https://hiphopmagazinearchive.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/img023.jpg. dead.
  6. News: Hip Hop's Heartland. Armstrong. Mark F.. The Source. 54.
  7. News: African Diaspora Authority Dr. Runoko Rashidi Lectures In Arizona For First Time. Grimes. Rodney. The Arizona Informant. 2016-07-16. 2015-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150313062326/http://azinformant.com/african-diaspora-authority-dr-runoko-rashidi-lectures-in-arizona-for-first-time/. dead.
  8. Web site: Festival . Glasgow Short Film . 2023-03-22 . #Bars4Justice: Interview with directors… . 2023-03-22 . Glasgow Short Film Festival . en.
  9. Web site: Pan African Film Festival Comin' Up Short - PAFF 2021. 2021-10-11. www.paff.org. 2021-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016210736/https://www.paff.org/films/comin-up-short/. dead.
  10. Web site: SATURDAY 7:00 FEATURE TICKET. 2021-10-11. Defy Film Festival. en-US. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170806/https://www.defyfilmfestival.com/2021/comin-up-short. dead.
  11. Web site: Behance. Comin' Up Short. 2021-10-11. Behance. January 2021 . english.
  12. Web site: Boundaoui . Assia . 2022-02-16 . Op-Ed: As a Muslim filmmaker, I want to tell my own story . 2023-03-20 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  13. Web site: The Last Matai . 2023-03-20 . Queen Muhammad Ali LLC . en-US.
  14. Web site: Black African Coalition brings award-winning documentary, #Bars4Justice, to ASU. www.statepress.com. March 5, 2016.
  15. Web site: ¿Quiénes son los afro-mexicanos?. Univision.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141111150135/http://mv.univision.com/video/483296. 2014-11-11.
  16. Web site: Culture Clash: New Univision TV Documentary Reveals Afro-Mexican Struggle for Identity. EBONY. 22 July 2016.
  17. Web site: FILM TO SHED LIGHTING ON HIDDEN HIP-HOP.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight). https://web.archive.org/web/20150329044349/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67664640.html. dead. 2015-03-29.

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