Masculinity Project
The American black male character is often the product of a popular culture image without true context. The Masculinity Project uses media to create a virtual community record of the true issues affecting black men and black community in America.
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Blog: Clement Nyirenda's Blog World
A computer engineer and professor at the University of Malawi runs this often updated blog roll on the state of technology, and its intersection with governmental policies, in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole. More
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An often poetic blog roll updated by a Ugandan activist, often vocal on queer rights, living and working in Kampala. More
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Created in partnership with PBS' Frontline series, this site is a collection of relevant video content that can be presented to our new government. More
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The "Fueling Voices" New Media Institute 2008 project is a collage of shared and user generated information. More
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The Masculinity Project Widget; on demand content directly from the Masculinity Project Channel. More
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The U People Podcast follows filmmakers and partners Hanifah Walidah and Olive Demetrius. More
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The Virtual Harlem Machinima Project synthesizes the debate and dialogue around politics, race and identity in the United States, spanning from the Harlem Renaissance to this past election, advocating for active citizenship. More
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Sure they’re popular, powerful, and black, but do Barack Obama and Curtis 50-Cent Jackson have more than that in common? by boiAfrica on 21 Oct at 07:08 pm
This is an interesting video: [blackpublicmedia.org]. I find myself cringing at the first implication, that somehow these two men belong in the same category, but on watching the film a lot of interesting questions are raised. I think my initial aversion more
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Do black women coddle black men? by boiAfrica on 28 Oct at 05:42 pm
I like "Realness" very much. I love the way the relationships are portrayed. I think David Barclay Moore does such an excellent job of making this less "heavy" than it usually is. I think people lack a certain casual/lively attitude wh more
Being Gay, Black, Male at a historically black college? by boiAfrica on 02 Nov at 01:21 am
I've listened to, and told, many interesting anecdotes about being gay in NYC public school, NYC college atmospheres, mostly liberal arts arenas, but being Gay, and black, at a historically black college in the South is something of a different animal. He more
Black Dollars by clayz1 on 04 Nov at 04:23 am
I was talking to a co-worker the other day and we started discussing the salary ranges of our bosses. One of our bosses is supposedly making some nice coin, but is driving a old Camry. I have no problem with that mentality; however, my coworker thought it more
Re: Black Dollars by boiAfrica on 08 Nov at 04:02 pm
There's a lot to be said for the dignity of style, or rather dignity in style. When you were historically thought of as less because you had less, well it made sense that when you got more, or simply had more that week, you would want to say "Hey loo more
Homeless by clayz1 on 12 Nov at 05:07 pm
In Atlanta, right outside of Five Points train station, there is a large contingent of homeless men there to "badger" passengers who just left the train. 90% of the derelicts I come across is African-American. Nobody ever stops to listen, talk o more
Re: Black Dollars by clayz1 on 12 Nov at 05:16 pm
I agree with that last point...to a point. Everybody has their spending vices, there's no denying that. But Black people, statistically and empirically, has it worse than any other and yet we are in the bottom of the economic totem pole. Doesn't make sens more
Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight...
Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...
The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...
The Open Letter Project (NMI 2008)
The Open Letter Project is a national collaboration of producers from the third annual New Media Institute,...
What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...
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Burning in the Sun [Remix] 11mins
Daniel Dembele returns home to Mali with an idea, cheap renewable energy for the masses, can he make his solar panel social business stick in West Africa?
This War At Home 7mins
In a letter to a namesake uncle lost in Vietnam author Ivan Sanchez ponders the value of war, and connects this generational void to the deterioration of his Bronx neighborhood.
Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute 8mins
Youth producers at Youth Movement Records reflect on the injustices they witness in the aftermath of the police shooting of young Oscar Grant.
Remix: In Search of Our Fathers
Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.
Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...
Perceptions Shattered 51' 26
A series of audio stories produced by youth producers in partnership with Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and WBEZ Chicago working with a variety of youth producers.
Single Father 12mins 37secs
According to a 2006 report by the US Census Bureau there are 2.5 million single fathers in America, in 1970 there were 400, 000.
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.
NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 07secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs
Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.
