Thank you Harvard Westlake for donating 70 computers (laptops & desktops) to Message Media Ed's - School of Black Leadership in the Digital Age!
The contribution of Harvard Westlake School has and will continue to support Message Media Ed's efforts in distributing used computers to the community of South Los Angeles, and to supporters and participants in Message Media Ed's programs and services. Practicing the Kwanzaa principle, Ujamaa, meaning cooperative economics, computers have and will be distributed via membership drives, raffle prizes, contest & program participation incentives, and other on-going fundraisers and program outreach efforts for Message Media Ed.
Pictured below are 5 of the first 15 members to join Message Media Ed and who participated in the our very first membership drive!
Thank you for helping to provide the tools needed to achieve our vision of closing the digital divide and increasing leadership and innovation in the African American community of South Los Angeles! http://MessageMediaEd.org
A burgeoning theory and practice designed to
mentally liberate, culturally heal and reeducate Black and non-Black youth, adults, seniors, educators and professionals working with Black youth in our media saturated society. Pioneered by Shani Byard, Ed.D., Afro-Media Literacy Education is a contemporary professional development educational framework that humbly blends African-Centered pedagogy
with Critical Media, Critical Literacy and Critical Race theories, pedagogies and
practices, and intergenerational learning infused with critical thinking, creative expression
and digital literacy. AMLE is the foundation for the principles and
methodologies engrained in the professional development programs and trainings provided by Message Media Ed – School
of Black Leadership in the Digital Age, located in Los Angeles, Ca.Please read about our AMLE framework and services here http://www.messagemediaed.org/#!educational-framework
The Community Bridge Initiative is designed to bridge resources from higher ed schools, media institutions and local professionals, organizations and change agents from the community, to address social issues, counter the exclusion of cultural education in schools and reeducate the community to embrace its brilliance. The 3 ways we accomplish this goal are below.
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Message Media Ed's Monthly Lecture Series presents...
BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY: A Panel of Superstars!
Meet African
American engineers from Google and Sprint,
and digital
creatives in media advertising and
video
game/software development! ALL AGES WELCOME!
Founded in 2008, Message Media Ed provides culturally relevant, media/technology education and professional development for youth, adults and seniors of African descent (including high school dropouts and youth at risk of giving up on their education), as a means of closing digital, cultural, social, academic and economic divides within the Black community.
Offered to the community through Message Media Ed and facilitated by Shani, The Digital Elder Project, Rise Above the Noise, Diversity Leaders and other tailored workshops, provide an African-centered approach to skill building in new media, media analysis, technology education and leadership development.
Join our e-blast list at shani@messagemediaed.org
