| The "Pass the Torch" educational speaker series is recommended for organizations and institutions utilizing educational media to enhance programs focusing on Human Rights Issues, African American Studies, Latino Studies, Cinema, Music, Dance, Civil Rights and Women's Studies Programs. Each 30-minute video features discussions with outstanding artists, entertainers, journalists and media personalities whose careers have been distinguished by their social consciousness and activism. This series is ideal for both Black History and Latino Awareness month.
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PASS
THE TORCH
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Introduction to Pass The Torch speakers
The "Pass the Torch" speaker series features discussions
with outstanding artists, entertainers, journalists and media personalities
whose careers have been distinguished by their social consciousness
and activism. These speakers include: Harry Belafonte, Jamal Joseph,
Sonia Braga, Katherine Dunham, James Mtume, Felipe Luciano, Michael
Moore, Derrick Bell, and C. Daniel Dawson. These mentors and griots
in the fight for social and racial justice are invited to "pass
the torch" to the next generation of activists.
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HARRY BELAFONTE
Renowned entertainer and human rights activist, Harry Belafonte gives a profound and inspiring account of his career and personal growth in the context of the human rights struggle. Mr. Belafonte discusses his friendship with Dr. King and his work in the entertainment industry.
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MICHAEL MOORE
Michael Moore is the Director of "Roger & Me," Producer of "The Awful Truth" and the Emmy award winning series "TV Nation." He is the author of the best seller "Stupid White Men" and is famous for his provocative (and often hilarious) populist documentaries.
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JAMAL JOSEPH
Jamal Joseph discusses his role as a former member of the Black Panther Party. Joseph is now a successful screenwriter and Columbia University Film School professor. He also works with inner-city youths, helping them find an artistic voice for their anger and a constructive channel in social activism.
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JAMES MTUME
James Mtume is a Grammy Award winning music producer, composer for film and television, songwriter and musician. He has worked with acclaimed R artists Roberta Flack, Stephanie Mills, Lou Rawls, the Spinners, D'Angelo, and Mary J. Blidge. Mtume's career is distinguished by his ongoing social and political activism. Today he is the host of New York's number one political talk show.
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FELIPE LUCIANO
Felipe Luciano is best known as a community activist and founder of the Young Lords Party is the late 1960's in New York City. He was the first Puerto Rican news anchor on a major network (WNBC). As a member of the Original Last Poets he was instrumental in the genesis of Spoken Word and rap music.
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C. DANIEL DAWSON
Multi-talented artist, Professor Daniel Dawson has worked as a photographer, filmmaker, curator, and scholar. Professor Dawson discusses communities of color that have fought for and established "liberated zones" of social, political, and artistic sovereignty in the past and the present. His presentation is especially relevant given the growing opportunities for community formation around free speech and artistic expression on the Internet.
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