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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 4, 2020 UCW 13 EVENTS True to Yourself: A Black History Month Talk Series at Seabrook Auditorium by DR. SHANESSA FENNER "True to Yourself 2020: A Black History Month Talk Series" is set for Feb. 1. Piedmont Natural Gas, Fayetteville State University and e Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council present "True to Your- self 2020: A Black History Month Talk Series" Saturday, Feb. 1 at J. W. Seabrook Auditorium on the campus of Fayetteville State University from 7-9 p.m. "We are in the third year of our 'True to Yourself ' Black History Month Talk Series that celebrates and highlights Hollywood movie stars who have been true to themselves and the things they have believed in throughout their lives. at is part of what makes them success- ful," said Greg Weber, president and CEO of the Arts Council. "at particular event focuses on successful Hollywood black artists. ey come in and share their story and do a question and answer session. … We hope it inspires people." Weber added that no matter what challenges one may have or what's around you, as long as you stick to the things you believe in that make you who you are, you are going to be a success. e event features actress Meagan Good and her producer husband DeVon Franklin. "We chose these two individuals because we have not done a husband and wife team and Meagan has been so successful as an actress," said Weber. "DeVon brings to the table the producing side, and he was voted one of the top 100 most influential black people in Hollywood. … We thought that would be a nice combination. "How do these two people that are in high profile positions and on this 'A' league level still make cer- tain they are not just true to themselves as individu- als but true to themselves as a couple?" asked Weber. "Hopefully it will inspire married guys like me that we can really still be supportive of everything our wife is doing." Meagan Good is an actress who has appeared in numerous television shows, films and music videos. Some of her movies and TV shows include "e Intruder," "ink Like A Man," "Stomp the Yard," "Waist Deep," "My Wife and Kids" and more. DeVon Franklin is an award-winning Holly- wood TV and film producer, New York Times best-selling author, preacher and international motivational speaker. "e Arts Council is an organization that sup- ports every single artist and every single cultural arts organization in town," said Weber. "We actually have a very broad footprint here in the city for what we do, which is support anything that has to do with lifelong learning through the arts, economic development, cultural preserva- tion and individual artists. 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