On June 4th, 130 students and adults from Gardena, Crenshaw, Dorsey and King-Drew Medical Magnet High Schools, in addition to Audubon and Horace Mann Middle Schools, participated in a Youth Media Education Symposium sponsored by the Women of Color Media Justice Initiative (WCMJI), with generous support from the California Women’s Foundation, the Gardena High School Healthy Start Collaborative and the Harbor Gateway Neighborhood Council. The event was held at California State Dominguez Hills’ Loker Student Union. Students and youth advocates presented on such issues as media literacy and advocacy which focused on analyzing media representations of young women and men of color, addressing violence against women of color in music and video, developing positive images of masculinity and male responsibility, and dissecting media stereotypes of LGBT communities of color. King-Drew Medical Magnet students opened the sessions with a presentation on academic stereotypes of South L.A. students. Women’s Leadership Project intern Diane Arellano and students Jeimy Noguera, Veronica Serrato, Clay Wesley and Jatoya Jackson from Gardena High School presented a workshop that examined the similarities in the history of media imagery of African American women and Latinas. Shaunelle Curry and Kelley Nicole of Mother’s Day Radio, D'Anthony Allen from Peace Over Violence, and riKu Matsuda from KPFK and the L.A. County Human Relations Commission also gave presentations to an engaged audience of diverse youth. Musician Nailah Porter provided inspirational words and songs on socially responsible music for the closing debrief session. The conference was moderated by WCMJI co-founder Sikivu Hutchinson.
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Greetings Dr. Hutchinson, I hope this message finds you well. Our names are Kalisha Daniel and Brian J. Murphy of KB Productions. We are currently in the pre-production stage of a documentary on African-American atheist and/or non-theist. We are interested in interviewing anyone that falls into the category of not believing in any deity/god. We are looking for solid and very sound/analytical reasons why people of color have chosen to have these beliefs. Since many African-Americans are Christians by default, we feel that this documentary will be a great platform for opposing points of view.
ReplyDeleteBased on our research , we feel that you would be a strong fit for what we are looking for. According to your expertise, research or just strong opinion on your beliefs, we would like to interview you for our project. Your qualifications are quite impressive and we would be most honored to have you be a part of our project. Thanks for your time and consideration, it is very appreciated. We look forward to hearing back from you and developing a working relationship.
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Kalisha Daniel & Brian J. Murphy
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