In April 2002, Bonnie was approached by the editor-in-chief of Reel Noir, a magazine for the African American Moviegoer. Crystal Downs asked Bonnie if she would contribute a piece to the magazine's premiere issue, on newsstands July 2002.
Bonnie's interview with Robi Reed-Humes, prominent Los Angeles casting director, was adapted for this issue, along with notes on how casting actually works, from start to finish.