2024 Youth Media Academy for Peace and Social Justice
BWPSJ presents the inaugural 2024 Youth Media Academy for Peace and Social Justice! During the week of July 8-12, from 10am-2pm, high school students will embark on a transformative journey, gaining essential skills and knowledge to advocate for a better world through media. Through workshops, hands-on activities, and collaborative projects, students will learn the art of storytelling and digital media production. They'll explore the intersection of media and social justice, amplifying marginalized voices and sparking meaningful change in their communities. Join us as we empower the next generation of media creators and activists to make a difference. Don't miss out - reserve your spot today!
This week-long program is presented by Black Writers for Peace and Social Justice. Email Learning@BlackWritersforPeace.org for questions. This is NOT presented by the library. We are meeting at the library.
About the Instructor
Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, Ed.D. is currently the 2023 Poet Laureate of Prince George's County, MD. She is a cultural curator with over 20 years of applied experience transforming places into arts and educational spaces. She is award-winning performance artist Khadijah Moon, and a multi-genre writer who is a producing playwright and filmmaker. Her plays have been staged, workshopped and read on dozens of stages, including the John F. Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Baltimore Theatre Project and Anacostia Arts Center. Dr. Ali-Coleman is author of the poetry collection, The Summoning of Black Joy (2023), the children's book Mariah's Maracas (2018) and co-editor of the book Homeschooling Black Children in the US: Theory, Practice and Popular Culture (2022).
For over 20 years, she has created and led educational programs at numerous institutions, and has taught Communication Studies, Professional Writing and Fine & Performing Arts at different colleges and universities since 2011, including Montgomery College, The University of Maryland, Community College of Baltimore County and Prince George's Community College.
She is a professional member of The Dramatists Guild, The Recording Academy and the Association of African American Museums. Her plays can be found on the New Play Exchange. She has been awarded grants and fellowships for her writing, performance and teaching from the Maryland State Arts Council, Prince George's Arts and Humanities Council, Watering Hole Poetry, Poets & Writers, Prince George's Community College Foundation, and Northern Virginia Community College.
Dr. Ali-Coleman founded the multidisciplinary arts group Liberated Muse in 2008 and co-founded the national education research group, Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars, LLC (BFHES), in 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine. BFHES has provided a supportive space for over 3000 families since then, offering annual teach-ins and workshops. She is currently the founding director of BWPSJ.
