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  • St. Louis Wants More Artists to Drive Civic Engagement

    October 18, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Funded by earmarking hotel and motel occupancy taxes, the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission is funding projects focused on telling the story of the regions people and places. Through this process, the Arts Commission is providing artists with the opportunity to drive civic engagement.

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  • Ghetto Film School Trains Its Lens on Hollywood's Diversity Problem

    October 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Founded in the Bronx in 2000, the Ghetto Film School’s mission is to train a diverse student body in the skills of making narrative film. Eighteen years later, the school teaches classes in New York, Los Angeles, and London, and has become a pipeline for graduates to find work not only as directors or writers but also in film crews and production companies.

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  • 4 Black Female Judges Use Their Courtrooms to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline

    September 19, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Inspired by the documentary 13th, which explores race and mass incarceration in the U.S., and frustrated by the amount of youth getting caught in criminal court, four black female judges decided to create a youth prevention program. The four month program is called “Pipeline to Possibilities,” and accepts about a hundred students who get to experience mock trials, and meet with the judges.“Knowledge is power, and maybe if they knew more about the criminal justice system, they wouldn’t find themselves on that side of the bench.”

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  • Access Bollywood: app opens up cinema to millions of blind Indians

    August 24, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India

    Using audio descriptions of a movie’s action, the XL Cinema app increases the accessibility of movies to a vision impaired audience. The free app has been used thousands of times and production studios are interested in working with XL Cinema to expand its offerings.

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  • They Risked Their Lives To Bring Music Back

    March 21, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Somalia, Mogadishu

    With the extremist group Al-Shabab active in the country, music has been a source of trauma for Somalis with music banned in Shabab controlled territory and musicians assassinated. A reality show centered around musical performance is hoping to bring music back into public life.

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  • ‘Black Panther' Threw a Spotlight on Diversity and the Twin Cities is Taking Note

    March 08, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Minneapolis’ Twin Cities Black Film Festival highlights the work of black actors and filmmakers for the last sixteen years. It also helps grow the next generation of filmmakers through workshops as well as helping to expand the audience for film by offering subsidized transportation to screenings.

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  • SAG-AFTRA establishes code of conduct to combat sexual harassment

    February 12, 2018 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In the wake of rampant sexual harrassment and abuse incidents in Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists developed a new code of conduct regarding these issues. The code defines harassment, outlines the obligations of employers, and stresses a process of “stop, support, report.”

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  • When an Elite Museum Prioritizes Inclusion

    December 31, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Museums all over the country are trying to attract diverse audiences. One of those is the Frick museum in New York which has a program called the Ghetto Film School project. Twenty students from the Bronx are selected to attend a weekly discussion-based seminar. At the end, students must write a script. “The winning script is turned into a movie and filmed at the museum.” “People should feel they can go to museums, learn something, and improve their lives in doing so.”

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  • The unexpected way that Bollywood could help millions

    September 20, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India

    In India, literacy advocates have found a captive audience for their programs; by adding subtitles to Bollywood songs and movies, tv shows are reaching millions of citizens who wouldn't otherwise learn how to read.

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  • Lessons from Europe's Fight Against Russian Disinformation

    July 24, 2017 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Latvia, Riga

    In order to counter the spread of harmful propaganda, journalism and information can be treated like an national "asset" to be cultivated akin to energy. The Latvian government takes this approach by comprehensively understanding the Russian media, regulating the ownership of Latvian media, and cultivating a relationship with the Latvian news industry.

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