3) Help "change the lens" on youth of color, especially African American boys, whose portrayal in the media is too often narrow and negative.
Media coverage from 25+ outlets including USAToday, Huffington Post, Take Part and Dropout Nation.
Dozens of high-profile speaking opportunities for those featured in the films, including this TED Talk, The Atlantic's Race & Justice Summit (broadcast on C-Span), and events such as at the Museum of the Moving Image, Kapor Center for Social Impact, SXSWEdu, LinkedIn, Salesforce, ASU-GSV Education Innovation Summit, the U.S. Department of Education and numerous governmental offices, community organizations, faith-based entities, colleges, universities, businesses and more.
By being in Code Oakland, I am showing other girls what they can do! I am a living example to other young girls of color that we can have a career in technology and have an impact on our community and world. I am able to show that coding is fun and can open a world of possibilities.
Being a part of Unchartered Territory impacted me in ways I could not have imagined. I have been asked by schools, districts and government agencies to speak all across the country. It has given me the opportunity to shed light on serious issues surrounding education and race.
For me, having TEACHED as the central basis for Education Equality Week was the best decision we made. It was perfect, because it built a foundation for the rest of the programs. The films should definitely be screened first before any kind of discussion of education equality, especially because everyone has different levels of knowledge on the issue.
TEACHED provided a platform and audience that I otherwise never would have had exposure to. Director Kelly Amis has launched something bigger than a film...people like me have started to mobilize and make things happen. How do I explain the impact? It was transformative on so many different levels. The beautiful part is that it isn't over.
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