October 2009 | Black Public Media

What I Learned at Public Media Camp: Diversity and the Elusive Public Media 2.0 Butterfly

ann | October 28, 2009

It takes a while for over two-hundred people to introduce themselves individually. As names and affiliations are called out on a floating microphone at NPR and PBS’ Public Media Camp/”unconference” October 17th in Washington DC, I ponder why I am in this room. Probably because I never wanted to be Quentin Tarantino in film school. … What I Learned at Public Media Camp: Diversity and the Elusive Public Media 2.0 Butterfly

Caster Runs for Me

Black Public Media | October 11, 2009

by Doyin Ola In South Africa, thousands of miles away from New York City, Caster Semenya lives and breathes.Perhaps she is already training for the next race, picturing a victory not overshadowed by questions about her gender.Two months prior, she emerged out of relative obscurity to shatter this year’s world record and win the gold … Caster Runs for Me