Black World History:1988 Memphis film The Contemporary Gladiator 1st Biopic Film of a Karate-ka beat Bruce Lee ask Court & UNESCO to help Fight Memphis White Supremacy Racism & Black on Black Racism
kickbox Champ Anthony "Amp" Elmore fight for justice: The Contemporary Gladiator is confirmed the world's 1st independent 35mm theatrical Karate-Ka biopic, ask Court & UNESCO to preserve this crucial piece of global Black history obscured in Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN, November 18, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- It is noted that in 2025 that over 100 million people worldwide study Karate, a discipline globally revered as one of the world's oldest and most profound art forms. Until Anthony "Amp" Elmore an African/American living in in Memphis, Tennessee there had never been a biopic 35mm Theatrical film produced about a Karate-Ka until Elmore wrote, produced and directed his 1988 Film Release "The Contemporary Gladiator."
The Contemporary Gladiator movie created by Anthony "Amp" Elmore in 1988, stands as a landmark achievement in world film history—one that transcends local recognition and demands global acknowledgment
Click here to view a You Tube video titled: From Orange Mound to the World A DEI Celebration. This video is a 2025 tells the Anthony "Amp" Elmore story whereas the Federal Government has erased DEI or diversity equity and Inclusion Anthony "Amp" Elmore via his 1988 film "The Contemporary Gladiator" put it back.