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Grave robbing is a lot like "The Star Wars Holiday Special," in that it's kinda neat to watch when Harrison Ford is doing it, but for the most part, nobody approves.

The bizarre act of digging up a human corpse and stealing it for unnatural purposes is the sort of thing we've grown accustomed to in movies. The image of Dr. Frankenstein kicking up the soil in search of really big corpses is pretty much burned into our brains. Grave robbing is the sort of thing villains do if the bodies are fresh, and heroes do if the bodies are really, really old — or if the body is fresh and belongs to Superman, that's probably the biggest ethical loophole.

But in real life, celebrities aren't usually known for digging up corpses for personal gain. That's the sort of thing that happens to celebrities more often than the other way around.

After a well-received pilot episode which debuted in January, and which was posted on this site, the full season of Stacey Muhammad's Isaiah Washington-executive produced web series Redemption, For Colored Boys premiered last night, Sunday, August 25. Starring Rob Morgan (Pariah) and Julito McCullum (The Wire), the series follows the life of Benjamin Boyd, Sr. who is determined to rekindle the spark between he and his wife, and, in turn, reunite his family, after nine years in prison. Inspired by the highly acclaimed 1975 choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake...

In recent weeks, the conversation concerning the struggles African-American men face in this country has been widely-discussed. From the Trayvon Martin case, to the story of Oscar Grant's shooting in "Fruitvale Station," to the staggering incarceration rate of black men, there is no doubt that black men in America are plagued by tough odds.

Award-winning filmmaker Stacey Mohammad tackles that topic in her web series "For Colored Boys," which tells the stories of "African-American men from various walks of life as they navigate and overcome challenges, face their fears, find their truth, mend broken relationships, find love, build families and inspire the lives of many."

The first installment, subtitled "Redemption," follows the life of Benjamin Boyd Sr. and his journey reconnecting with family and reassuming his role as a father upon his release from prison.

Mohammad spoke with HuffPost Live host Marc Lamont Hill about the project and her motivation to tell these stories.

It was in January that we featured the season 1, episode 1 of Stacey Muhammad's Redemption, For Colored Boys, which, as Stacey noted, was the first in a series that will address the lives and experiences of black men, broadly speaking. Starring Rob Morgan (Pariah) and Julito McCullum (The Wire), the series follows the life of Benjamin Boyd, Sr. who is determined to rekindle the spark between he and his wife, and, in turn, reunite his family, after nine years in prison. In the filmmaker's own words: So, here it is...the short film that I and a group of incredibly talented people got together and made last year. Redemption, For Colored Boys...

It was in March of last year that we featured the trailer for Stacey Muhammad's Redemption, For Colored Boys, which, as Stacey notes, is the first in a series that address the lives and experiences of black men, broadly speaking. Starring Rob Morgan (Pariah) and Julito McCullum (The Wire), the film follows the life of Benjamin Boyd, Sr. who is determined to rekindle the spark between he and his wife, and, in turn reunite his family, after nine years in prison. In the filmmaker's own words: So, here it is...the short film that I and a group of incredibly talented people got together and made last year. Redemption, For Colored Boys...