About Us

Michael Elton Casey has been committing himself to liberating the minds of the ethnically underserved since he was a wonder boy preacher at the age of 7 in Indianapolis Indiana. Crowds would flock to see the Black boy on a step stool give sermons with the conviction of a NAACP freedom fighter. After giving the commencement speech at Martin University congressman Andre Carson pulled him to the side and told him he was the next Barack Obama, having heard the glowing praise C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb gave him after a thought-provoking interview at the Washington Seminar Series in 2008. He was told in front of an audience of 600 at Washington University, “I don’t know who you are young man, but in five years we’re all going to be taking orders from you.” At the behest of the universe’s intervention, Michael took a round-a-bout to come to the place political leaders and magnetized proselytes saw him arriving at years prior. Yet, the course of his navigation adorned him with the resilience, fortitude, bravado, and self-sacrifice that made his desire to emancipate Black people an obsession more than a vocation. At the precipice of embracing his role as deliverer, he gives you Negritube Media Enterprises a nonprofit 501c3 company that gives the world screenplay writers in place of activists, buzz builders in place of community organizers and readers in place of revolutionaries. Having written his first novella at the age of six and watching it be misappropriated into a cartoon he committed himself to dignify writing the way a statesman honors character. Taking the character from value systems and putting it in story gives the former fireman, current Hollywood barbershop owner and single father of an extraordinary two-year-old son who he commutes to see weekly from his home in Los Angeles to Houston, gratification. To further society in it’s evolution from mammal to sentient being Michael has given the world a gift in a company called The Movie Book Club. This is an MLM that is the distribution company for the books that Negritube publishes and inherent within it is something that his late companion Chad Boseman taught him when he was cutting his hair, “You gotta give freedom to them in doses that they can digest.”

Tony Merkurii is a project kid from Long Island. Yes…that Long Island. While millionaires and heiresses were partying on yachts just around the corner, Tony was forced to endure the trenches of black Long Island; A land made of murder and mayhem. But in his bedroom, he would use his real life terrors and imagined monsters to craft what would become his abstract imagination. Finding solace within four walls, Tony dove into notebooks; Warping his reality into clever storylines, climactic battles and maddening twists. Influenced by such figures as Spike Lee, Wes Craven, Quentin Tarrantino and Rob Zombie, Tony merged silverscreen psychopaths with the real ones just six floors below him. From attending college in Upstate New York, to the hectic Hollywood streets, attending film school in Californina, Tony has remained an observer; Witnessing life and the people inside of it, and bending it into a story to bring nuance, light and fright into its reader.

Daisy Oliver is a multi-faceted creative entrepreneur. Born and raised into a family of seven in Compton, CA, she grew up with a passion for learning, movies, and education. Daisy obtained her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Education from UCLA, and her Masters of Social work degree from USC. Daisy is committed to diversity and equal access to education while building opportunities for low-income inner city students and families. In addition to her commitment to education, she is invested and involved in creating more visibility for underrepresented voices in the entertainment industry through her efforts in producing content to showcase universal stories of people of color. She is dedicated to creating content in media that shares BIPOC stories in order to create more interconnectedness, identify struggles and ultimately help to bridge gaps in our world due to lack of education, exposure, and media coverage. To this point, she has aligned herself with creative peers that she has tirelessly worked with to pave the way for new projects to be created that will carry out this intention. Daisy Oliver also has 16 years of higher education and career counseling experience, 11 in a university setting and 8 in the college admissions consulting industry, respectively. She has worked as a Community Director in UCLA Residential Life, where she gained experience in program and project management, community organization administration, strategic planning, and leadership development. Furthermore, she is a former UCLA Admission Officer — specializing in freshman, transfer, and international admissions — and has reviewed almost 20,000 UCLA freshman and international student applications. Over the last several years, she has delivered hundreds of presentations and workshops to thousands of students and parents in the US and China. She is currently an Adjunct Counselor at Long Beach City College. Daisy is devoted to preparing generations of young adults for various career pathways, especially in the entertainment industry. Daisy is also involved in civic engagement and community leadership. Progressive thinking is what motivates her to impact change in youth and education in South Central LA. She served as the CFO for Eagle Empowerment, Inc. for 5 years, and currently serves on the Board of Directors as the Strategic Planning Chair. In her spare time she likes reading, traveling, meditating, going to the beach, visiting museum exhibits, movies, hiking, and spending time with family & friends.

Born in Queens, New York, and raised in Long Island, she pursued her passion for helping others by earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Hofstra University. Her accolades and reputation as “a big deal” and “one to watch” ignited her interests in the entertainment field. Shelly’s dual careers as both a social worker and professional plus-sized model spanned over ten years. As a model and actress, she has landed numerous campaigns, commercials, and notable gigs, establishing herself as a dynamic presence in the industry.

In the realm of social work, Shelly facilitated professional conferences throughout the New York City area while earning her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Yeshiva University. She was honored to give her MSW commencement speech and graduated with credits towards her PhD in Social Welfare. However, after three years of PhD coursework, she chose to pause her academic pursuits to follow her creative passions full-time. Shelly later earned scholarships to attend the prestigious Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), where she completed both the Improv and Sketch programs. Her sketch was featured on the UCB main stage during its inaugural UCBLA’s Spotlight Presents.

Currently, Shelly writes character-driven stories for television that focus on identification, healing, and self-empowerment. Her superpower is comedic timing and fast dialogue pacing. She is dedicated to telling authentic stories of persons of African Diasporian heritage, weaving universal healing elements into each story concept. Prolific both on-screen and behind-the-camera, she has worked as an actor, host, writer, producer, production coordinator, script supervisor, and 2nd Assistant Director. Shelly is on the path to becoming a Successful Showrunner, ready to bring her unique voice to living rooms everywhere. Embrace her with an open mind and an open heart!

Vincent Bowe is a visionary who boldly departed from the conventional course of Hampton, Virginia, to forge his own trail as a writer and brand strategist in the heart of Los Angeles. The youngest of four siblings, Vincent’s lifelong fascination with the worlds of film, sports, and television has driven his journey from the very beginning. Even in preschool, his innate gift for eloquence caught the eye of his astute teacher, who urged his parents to let Vincent share the powerful words of historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Owens over the school intercom. This early exposure set the stage for his passion for speaking and acting, which he diligently nurtured through his school years, all while excelling in athletics. But as high school graduation loomed, Vincent faced a pivotal crossroads. He grappled with a defining choice: a path to a potential football scholarship, which, for many, led to tales of bygone glory, or the slim one percent chance of an NFL draft and the fleeting career it often entailed. Amidst the mounting pressure from coaches, community expectations, and even his own family, Vincent made the life-altering decision to channel his talents and ambitions toward the worlds of filmmaking and writing. However, his passion for sports and his desire to secure a stable career while pursuing his dreams in film and entertainment led him to make a strategic move. Vincent enrolled at Towson University, in Baltimore, Maryland where he credits the rich culture for helping him hone his love for performance arts. In pursuit of a more rigorous curriculum, Vincent later transferred and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. Following graduation, Vincent found Richmond, Virginia somewhat underwhelming in terms of opportunities and growth. So he made a bold choice. Packed with determination, he loaded his car, bid farewell to his relatives back home in Hampton and Newport News, and embarked on a three-day road trip to California, accompanied only by a few belongings, his loyal pitbull, and a dream. Fast forward to today, and you’ll find Vincent Bowe as a source of inspiration, impacting lives through various mediums that encompass storytelling, motivational speaking, and entrepreneurial endeavors. He published “The Elite Way Series,” which was originally conceived as a screenplay before he made the decision to transform it into a series of novels. From there, he made a commitment to hone his craft by amassing a portfolio of screenplays across various genres, from comedies to drama and gripping crime-thrillers. His journey, marked by captivating novels and profound wisdom, continues to evolve. His prolific output prompted collaborations with a diverse array of creatives, from artists and graphic designers to digital marketers and fellow writers. Vincent was driven by the process of transforming raw ideas into polished creative works, and this passion led to the creation of PeakHouse, a dynamic creative agency headquartered in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. With a talented team of up-and-coming designers and creatives by his side, Vincent has made his mark in the worlds of business, branding, and creative storytelling.