User:Andre' Alporter

Andre' Alporter is native of California. Born in Vallejo, California on Maria Island Navel Hospital, Andre moved up and down the coast of California with his sisters and brother. He went to Woodstock Elementary school in Alameda, California and Whitter Elementary school in Oakland. He went on to Junior High school at Frick in Oakland. From there he spent the 7th grade at B.B. Patton school. After a year there, he went back to Frick where he graduated to Fremont High school. Spending on the 10th and 12th grade in high school, Andre show great skills in art. He was recrutied to go to California College of Arts, in Oakland. Andre' studied fine art and graphics for Television. After graduation with his Bachlor Degree in Film Arts and Television Production, Andre' start working and producing programs for the newly built cable TV station Telemprompter Cable TV. With a strong commetment to the education and development of African American history, Andre' worked his artistic graphic styles and love for television and film with the Oakland Museum cultural department. With corporate sponsors Kaiser Corporations and Macy's Andre' created traveling historical exibits of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. As the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame grew so did the world wide reconition of the people the organization honored. Inspired by the continued reconition of the African American Legends of television and motions pictures, Andre' continues the development of making and producing positive stories of the African American and African experience through modern media.