By Rebekah Tsadik
NABJ Monitor Staff Writer
Actor Hill Harper, author of the new book “Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny,” and known for his role in “Lackawanna Blues,” was busy doing more than gambling on the Las Vegas Strip today.
Friday afternoon, Harper participated in the Washington Post’s “Being a Black Man” series at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
He then made the rounds at Bally’s, even getting tripped up by security on his way to the “Is Boxing Down for the Count?” workshop featuring outspoken fight promoter Don King.
I tracked him down on the career fair floor for a little Q&A:
Q. What do you think of the convention?
A: The convention is fantastic…I just love seeing so many intelligent African-American folks that are about integrity in the media.
Q. What do you think of Vegas?
A: Las Vegas is a great city; there’s a lot of energy here, so having this [convention] here is interesting because sometimes reporters can get a little fuddly, and Vegas is not a stuffy city.
Q. Is there any one memory you’re going to take from this experience?
A: Not yet, but I’m working on my next book. It’s coming out June 2008 — it’s called “Letters to a Young Sister” — so I’m going to take a little time to work on that. It’s just great to be here.
