When did your organization launch and why? The Getting Better Foundation (GBF) launched in August, 2014. Founder and CEO, Joe Phelps identified a perception gap — while the facts reflect this as being one of the best times to be…
Michael Anderson is a graduate student at UCLA Graduate School of Education. What do you do? I am a product of the Caribbean, so therefore I am a writer. I write historically informed poetry. I am a student of the…
When did your organization launch and why? At the age of 26, Jimmeka Anderson founded the nonprofit organization, I AM not the MEdia, Inc. in May 2011 as a response to her own challenges she had with self acceptance from…
RaShawna Sydnor is a teacher at Baltimore City Public Schools and an affiliate instructor at Loyola University Maryland. What do you do? I teach middle/high school humanities from an African-centered perspective, allowing my students to see themselves in all aspects…
When did your organization launch and why? BYkids’ first season on public television debuted in 2013 to use the personal stories of young people to inform, engage, and inspire action. Season Three of FILMS BYKIDS will broadcast nationally on PBS…
By rachel Guldin, student voice Growing up in conservative, rural Pennsylvania, I became accustomed to seeing all our election returns go red. November 8, 2016 was no different: I watched as NBC anchors said one PA county was left to…
When did your organization launch and why? Conscious Media Consulting, LLC (CMC, LLC) launched in mid-2018 to fill a specific content analysis gap many organizations experience. As well, to use conscious media literacy lenses to advocate that media-justice is given…
What do you do? I teach graduate students in organizational communication with a splash of media literacy. Tell us about your latest work or project in media literacy. I am in the process of working on a book about news…
When did your organization launch and why? The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding launched in 2016 to address the growing lack of awareness and misinformation surrounding intellectual property (IP) rights, like copyrights, trademarks, and patents. What does your organization do?…