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Exclusive Screening of the
Bill Duke Film 'Cover'
The California State Conference of the NAACP and Redwood Palms Pictures hosted an exclusive screening of the Bill Duke film 'Cover'. The film featured a host of veteran actors, including Vivica A. Fox, Leon and Louis Gossett, Jr. The film is a murder mystery that addresses the issue of "the down low", a social more that is considered one of the causes for the spread of HIV/AIDS. Legendary film producer Bill Duke (X-Men, Get Rich or Die Tryin' Car Wash) says he chose to team up with the NAACP because of the their long history of advocating for social issues and the last movie the NAACP endorsed, ‘Crash’, won numerous awards and accolades. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, other elected officials and dignitaries joined the California NAACP president Alice Huffman and National Board Member Willis Edwards at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento for the private screening. The film ;Cover will officially become released on February 22, 2008.