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Episode 3: Game On!

By: Sheena Lester, Ben Osborne, Jonathan Rheingold
Narrated by: Sheena Lester
  • Summary

  • With Mr. Parks on-board, Sheena and her talented team move into overdrive to secure the dozens of cultural pioneers worthy of his famous camera's aim. As the roster of slated participants grows bigger, some unexpected drama intensifies the stakes. A rival magazine editor makes threats in an attempt to derail the shoot, and another photo surfaces hoping to beat XXL to the page-punch. Episode 3 ends the night before the big day. Sheena, a mother of infant twins, checks into a hotel in Manhattan focused on the day ahead...
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About the Creator and Performer

Previously an assistant news editor and multiplatform editor at Philadelphia Media Network, Sheena Lester is also the former arts & culture editor of Philadelphia Weekly and former managing editor of BlackAmericaWeb.com. A pioneer in urban music magazines, Lester has served as editor in chief of RapPages and XXL as well as music editor of Vibe, executive editor of 360HipHop.com, and VP of music content at BET Interactive.
She began her foray into journalism at the Los Angeles Sentinel before being hired by Larry Flynt Publications to oversee its flagship rap publication, turning RapPages into an international sensation with its provocative mix of music, advocacy, and culture reporting. She brought that same mix of energy and intellect to New York-based media circles, first at Vibe, then in the top chair at XXL. For the latter, Lester co-produced 1998’s "A Great Day in Hip-Hop," a recreation of Art Kane’s famous "Jazz Portrait" with over 200 rap music greats—convincing legendary photographer Gordon Parks to capture the image for posterity on the same Harlem stoop where the stalwarts of jazz were immortalized 40 years prior.

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