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Why I Became a Storyteller

Black Lives and Black Stories Matter

Posted: Black lives matter. Despite what we're seeing in media headlines, the actions of our courts and legal system and police departments everywhere -- black lives matter and black stories help shed light on history of race in America and beyond. Stories and storytelling is one of the strongest ways to share diverse narratives within our communities and beyond.

Donna ON PR: Building Your Film Marketing Budget Nest Egg

Early Bird Catches the Buzz... More often than not when I'm approached by filmmakers about helping them with marketing and publicity strategies for their campaigns - the film is finished, distribution has been achieved and budgets are LEAN...

Donna ON PR: Big or Small, Film Festivals Celebrate Filmmaking

In a couple of days, thousands of people, press, filmmakers, investors, industry executives will descend upon the beautiful mountain town, Park City, Utah for not one but two film festivals: Sundance Film Festival and (January 16-26, 2014) and Slamdance Film Festival (January 17-23, 2014).

Crowdfunding Films - Coming Back Down to Earth Post Veronica Mars

Originally, my column for today was going to be a nice, 101 social media lesson for promoting your film through Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, Google Plus and LinkedIn groups - as well as Indie Backer, exclusive to the film community (Check them out, and tell me if you're digging that song as much as me!)

Donna ON PR: Caught in a Lobster Trap - Breakout Manifesto

Across the street from my home (office) is a lobsterman. Yes, lobsterman... he catches lobsters and is darn good at what he does. Despite there being four feet of snow in our collective backyards, the past three days I've watched as he's unloaded brand new lobster traps for the upcoming lobster season.

Donna ON PR: Publicists Can Do Good Things, I Promise

Yes, my specialty is marketing and publicity on behalf of film and television programs, but I've also been told that I have a flare for coming up with campaigns that are tailored to meet the needs of my projects.

HITN-TV & KIDS FIRST! Present: KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Boot Camp

June 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN-TV) is pleased to partner with KIDS FIRST! to offer kids in a week-long day camp geared for kids ages 9 to 15 who are passionate about film. The KIDS FIRST!

Mack & Moxy to Premiere on PBS

New Children's TV Show Raising the Next Generation of Humanitarians

Appalachia: A History of Mountains & People

Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

Appalachia: A History of Mountains & People

MuhammadFilm.TV Launch

Students graduate from film critics program

Eleven students finished the Film Critic's Boot Camp hosted by nonprofits Kids First and Hispanic Information and Telecommunication Network.

Kids' Show 'Mack & Moxy' Aims to Raise the 'Next Generation of Humanitarians'

Teaching kids the value of helping others and introducing them to organizations that work to make everyone's lives better is the focus of the live-action/animation hybrid " Mack & Moxy," a new series geared for 3- to 7-year-olds and set to premiere on PBS stations nationwide on Friday.

'Mack & Moxy' Specials Headed to PBS

LOS ANGELES -- Mack & Moxy, a new series of specials produced by Socially Dynamic Entertainment, will begin airing on PBS stations nationwide beginning April 1, 2016. This children's media property was created to inspire the next generation of great humanitarians.

New Show on APT Will Feature Boy With Autism

Charlie Owens, 11, who lives in St. Louis, Missouri, will appear on a new children's show called " Mack & Moxy," in an upcoming episode about inclusion. Owens has autism, and Easter Seals, a nonprofit that supports children and adults on the spectrum, recommended him to be on the program, according to Disability Scoop.

Learning about language, culture and empathy

ATKINSON - During the terrorist attacks and mass shootings of the last several months, 19-year-old Maddy Torosian of Atkinson was living in Japan as part of a cultural and educational exchange program called CIEE. She joined with her classmates in Tokyo, watching the Sky Tree and Tokyo Tower light up in blue, white and red in support of Paris.

Five Ways Teachers Can Inspire Students to Study Abroad

Today, Susannah Martin, a secondary school German language teacher at the Sacramento Waldorf School in California, shares ways to inspire students to travel abroad. Join me on Twitter this Thursday, February 18 at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific to discuss how teachers can use travel experiences to help students make local connections to global issues.

Grant gives EHT students a chance to see the world

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Livingston Schools Get Grants For Study Abroad Programs | Patch

Livingston, NJ - High school students interested in studying abroad now have expanded options in Livingston. Livingston High School and Newark Academy are among the schools selected to participate in the Council on International Educational Exchange's (CIEE) expanded Global Navigator Scholarship program for 2016, according to a CIEE news release.

Vineland High named Global Navigator School

VINELAND - Vineland High School students, interested in summer study abroad, may be eligible for scholarships to help them on their way. A pool of at least $20,000 is earmarked for VHS students accepted into the High School Abroad program overseen by CIEE, a non-profit organization that promotes international studies.

NYPD using new play to teach officers empathy

The new play 'Anne & Emmett' imagines a conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till. It is also being used to teach NYPD empathy. Playwright Janet Langhart Cohen and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton join Morning Joe to discuss.

Teaching Racial Tolerance to NYPD Recruits with "Anne & Emmett" - MetroFocus

Can a piece of theater teach New York City police recruits about tolerance and racism? The NYPD has added "Anne & Emmett," a one-act play which imagines a conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till, to its recruit training this fall.

Janet Langhart Cohen's Anne & Emmett showing at Indiana Repertory Theatre Sept. 4-6 - Indianapolis

Janet Langhart Cohen, an Emmy-award nominated journalist, civil rights activist, founder of the non-profit RARIA and Indianapolis native returns home in September with her timely play, "Anne & Emmett," to the Indiana Repertory Theatre. Running Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 6, the one-act play is an imaginary conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till, ...

Janet Langhart Cohen's Anne & Emmett Coming to the DuSable Museum!

DuSomething Powerful! Almost everybody knows the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who perished during Hitler's Holocaust. She left a diary that's inspired millions the world over. Fewer people know about Emmett Till, a young Black boy just about the same age as Anne, who was tortured and lynched in Money, Mississippi for whistling at a white woman.

Performing Arts: Anne and Emmett

Racism was outlawed in this country 50 years ago with the Civil Rights Act, and yet: to forget would be to invite it back. So goes the exceedingly powerful message of Washington playwright Janet Langhart Cohen, who's crafted an exceptionally scripted and performed play, Anne and Emmett, based on the tragically truncated lives of Anne Frank and Emmett Till, and the imaginary conversation they might have had if they had ever met.

Today's Headlines from Indiana, Across the Country and Around the World | WFYI Indianapolis

From breaking local news to world news headlines, WFYI's unbiased reporting keeps you informed on Education, Health, Public Affairs, and Arts & Culture.

Whats Working Nypd Racial Prejudice Janet Langhart Cohen Anne And Emmett

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NYPD Using Play About Anne Frank and Emmett Till to Teach Cops Racial Sensitivity | Playbill

Police Commissioner William J.Bratton has directed some 1,100 recruits at the city's Police Academy to watch a specially-arranged Oct. 22 production of Anne and Emmett, a one-act play by Janet Langhart Cohen, as "part of a push by the department to prepare future police officers to overcome community mistrust and their own bias."

NYPD Begins Using One-Act Play 'Anne & Emmett' To Teach Tolerance

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - The NYPD is turning to a new tool in its effort to teach its future officers about tolerance and understanding - drama. The city's Police Academy has added the one-act play "Anne & Emmett" by Janet Langhart Cohen to its recruit training this fall.

NYPD recruits to watch 'Anne & Emmett' to learn about racism

The play's the thing - that will teach NYPD recruits about the "realities of racism," the department's top cop hopes. More than 1,000 NYPD recruits will be watching "Anne & Emmett" as part of their academy curriculum on Thursday, officials said.

Standing on Sacred Ground PBS World Series Premieres Sunday

This Sunday, May 17 at 9 pm ET, the PBS World Channel will begin its national broadcast of Standing on Sacred Ground, starting with "Pilgrims and Tourists." The next three episodes will run weekly on Sundays at 9 pm with "Profit and Loss" on May 24, "Fire and Ice" on May 31, and "Islands of Sanctuary" on June 14.

What's On TV Sunday

8 P.M. (13, 49); 9:30 P.M. (21) NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT For the 10th year, Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna will host this annual broadcast from the West Lawn of the Capitol; this year's event will honor disabled veterans and Gold Star Children, an organization for those who have lost a parent to war, and observe the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

What's on TV Monday

4:15 P.M. (Starz Cinema) LOVE IS STRANGE (2014) Alfred Molina and John Lithgow (above right, with Mr. Molina) portray Ben and George, a couple for 39 years who are forced to live apart after their marriage results in the loss of George's job at a Roman Catholic school and a mortgage they can no longer afford.

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Bratton adds Broadway play to NYPD recruit training

The New York City Police Department is turning to a new tool in its effort to teach its future officers about tolerance and understanding - drama. The city's Police Academy has added the one-act play "Anne & Emmett" by Janet Langhart Cohen to its recruit training this fall.

Why Sacred Places Matter

In the last month, Native Hawaiians blockaded construction machinery headed for the top of sacred Mauna Kea, where a 30-meter telescope is to be built. Thirty-one people were arrested. In Arizona, members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe walked 45 miles to Oak Flats and occupied a ceremonial initiation site that the U.S.

Fruity feast: Make a ricotta cherry tart, shrimp salad

time for "today's" kitchen simple dinners. for tonight's menu all you need is shrimp, goat cheese and watermelon. >> emmy award winning tv chef nick stellino is keeping your table healthy. >> fourth of july outfit. that's how you supposed to dress. >> talk to us about what you are making.

Chef Nick Stellino: Easy Fall Cooking

It may not feel like it, but fall is here. And what's better in fall then some yummy pasta! Emmy award winning chef Nick Stellino is here now to show us a pasta recipe from his new book!

Charlie Rose Interviews Dr. Zahi Hawass

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Brainchild of Iraq War vets at Harvard, networking site takes off

WASHINGTON _ An online professional network for members of the military recently launched by a pair of Iraq War veterans who reconnected at Harvard Business School is now being billed as the fastest growing community of its kind on the Internet. RallyPoint.com, which was featured in the Boston Globe in February, now boasts more than 10,000 members.

Troops, vets rendezvous at own social media site

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More Television Trivia

At its peak in the 1980s, "Trivial Pursuit" was so hot that stores couldn't keep it in stock. These days the game, which is now owned by Hasbro, seems more like the answer to the type of trivia questions its players must answer ("What board game hit store shelves in 1982 and became a big fad among adults?") Soon the game may have its second bout of popularity.

Debmar-Mercury Is in 'Pursuit' - TVWeek - News

"'Trivial Pursuit' represents an incredible opportunity to leverage a brand that is extremely popular with multiple generations and combine it with interactive elements to bring a new and exciting concept to the game show genre," said Mort Marcus, co-president of Debmar-Mercury.

Director Sam Pollard Discusses 'Slavery By Another Name'

Sam Pollard might not be a household name outside of film industry circles, however, if you've ever watched Style Wars, Juice or When the Levees Broke, you know his work. For the last four decades, Pollard has edited, directed and/or produced some of the most important films about the ...

'Slavery By Another Name' unites Georgia women

By Rosalind Bentley Anybody walking past the two women sitting on the patio of Grant Park Coffeehouse the other day would have sworn the pair had been friends since grade school. They talked easily and laughed loudly, appearing to any passerby as two businesswomen stealing time away from harried schedules to catch up with each other.

Tom Green Gets TV Deal for Web Show

The Business of Television | Broadcasting & Cable

Tom Green takes Web show to TV

Lionsgate's wholly owned distributor Debmar-Mercury is planning a January test of the syndication marketplace for a TV simulcast of "The Tom Green Show," currently a Web-only nightly talker. "Tom has created an environment that delivers fresh, unscripted, engaging conversation" every night at 11, "churning out 150 hours since the series went up on the Web a year ago June," said Mort Marcus, co-president of Debmar-Mercury.

'Slavery By Another Name' explores 'shameful' U.S. history

"Slavery By Another Name," a new PBS documentary, explores and upends what producers say is a widely accepted notion: that slavery in America came to a halt with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film shows that while chattel slavery ended in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pushed into forced labor that exposed them to brutality, abuse and death.

'Slavery by Another Name' Relays the Forgotten Stories of Post-Civil War Slaves

A new PBS documentary called "Slavery by Another Name" tells the story of the adapted forced labor practices that helped extend slavery long after the end of the Civil War. Gwen Ifill speaks with Douglas Blackmon, the film's co-executive producer, about this largely forgotten piece of history and the forces that propelled it.

Transcript: Charlie Rose speaks with U.S. Senator Jack Reed & Dr. Zahi Hawass

CHARLIE ROSE, HOST: Welcome to the broadcast. Tonight, an update from Iraq with Sen. Jack Reed, who just returned today. SEN. JACK REED (D), RHODE ISLAND: I just have the impression that, from our discussions, that they're not going to wait until September 15 for the filing deadline to file the report.

PorchLight picks up international rights to VC Andrews pic Rain

PorchLight Entertainment has picked up international theatrical,broadcast and DVD rights to Rain starring Faye Dunaway and Robert Loggia. Continue reading - simply subscribe below It takes just two minutes and you'll immediately gain full access to ScreenDaily.com, PLUS Screen International monthly magazine delivered to your door. Screen International Subscribers: Not a Screen International subscriber?

Slavery By Another Name: Sundance Film Review

PARK CITY - Digging into a chapter in the African-American saga that history books have traditionally glossed over, Sam Pollard's Slavery By Another Name argues that Emancipation didn't quite take full effect until World War II. The revealing doc will be welcomed in educational outlets and on the small screen.

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'Rain' drops on PorchLight

PorchLight Entertainment, a 10-year-old Los Angeles-based producer-distrib, has just inked to handle the international theatrical, broadcast and DVD distribution rights of the movie "Rain," starring Faye Dunaway and Robert Loggia. "Rain," which will be licensed this week at AFM, is based on the novel of the same title by V.C.

2-Min Standing Ovation for 'Slavery By Another Name' Director at Sundance

Following a screening of the 90-minute documentary "Slavery by Another Name" at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday, the audience gave a nearly 2-minute standing ovation for its director Sam Pollard. As previously reported, the film makes its PBS debut on Feb. 13 at 9 p.m., as part of the channel's Black History Month programming.

Stories Of 'Appalachia' Unearthed In PBS Series

A new, four-part series traces the history of the people, wildlife and geology of the Appalachian mountains. The creators of Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People discuss the rich stories that have emerged from one of Earth's oldest mountain ranges.

InReads Launches New Social Reading Community

The new social network inReads will celebrate its full launch this week. The site lets users have conversations about books, read reviews and get reading recommendations. After four weeks in beta mode, inReads counted 10,000 page views and 1,000 Twitter followers.

WETA Debuts InReads, New Online Reading Community

WETA, Washington D.C.'s public television affiliate, is launching InReads, a new online community devoted to highlighting the ways that reading is changing in the digital era and exploring the connections between books, culture and technology.

Neil Patrick Harris to narrate documentary about service dogs for PBS

Neil Patrick Harris is the narrator of a PBS documentary exploring the bond between service dogs and those they help. Harris recorded the narration this week for "Through a Dog's Eyes," which is set to air next month. The film details how dogs learn to serve people with disabilities and how animals and humans are paired.

Current.org | Fight for a timeslot

Originally published in Current, April 22, 2002 By Karen Everhart Programmers at PBS and at a key group of stations put themselves on a collision course when they scheduled two different programs for the night of May 14 [2002].

'Through a Dog's Eyes': Whosagoodboy?!

Through a Dog's Eyes, a documentary about service dogs which airs tonight on PBS, looks awesome. At least I think it looks awesome; I cannot see straight because this trailer has caused me to weep.

Nelly, Destiny's Child, Jay-Z, More For Monster Jam

MTV News is your source for the latest Music, Movies and Entertainment News and Information. Find Artist Photos, Exclusive Interviews and Features.

Service dogs, people with special needs get spotlight in PBS doc - USATODAY.com

By Janice Lloyd, USA TODAY Amber jumps up onto the bed and sleeps beside Aiden Young, a joyful end to the day shared by millions of other kids and dogs. But this golden retriever also does complicated tasks most children can do for themselves.

A Must-See: Through A Dog's Eyes - April 21st PBS

Today's modern medicine and improved medical procedures have saved hundreds of thousands of lives that in previous wars we wouldn't have been able to save. As a result, we have more disabled veterans - but these disabilities don't have to be limiting.

Fred Segal Green Store Profile

Fashion hot-spot Fred Segal had their grand opening of their new Fred Segal Green store in Santa Monica last week. ATLA reader Siel (who's also the blogger for LAT's Emerald City blog) sent us a tip, and gave us a great first-hand review of the store...

Obama's Cairo Speech: It's a Rorschach Test, But It Doesn't Have to Be

Tomorrow a global Rorschach inkblot test will take place. Obama will speak in Cairo. All around the world there will be cries of alarm and sighs of relief, predictions full of hope and condemnations dripping with outrage, disappointment and celebration, denunciations that the speech was too soft and accusations that it was just more of the same.

Q. and A. With Director of 'Thoroughbred'

Steve Shaffer/KET "Thoroughbred," produced and directed by the Academy Award winner Paul Wagner, sets out to capture the beauty of the breed and the passion of the people whose lives revolve around the majestic creatures.

St. Mary's Used as Backdrop for 'Prince Among Slaves'

Some Southern Maryland residents stayed up late last week to watch "Prince Among Slaves" on PBS, trying to spot local landmarks. The task was easy. Along with the true story of an African prince who was captured, forced into slavery and sent to Mississippi, viewers were treated to sweeping shots of the coastline near St.

Doc Explores Life of Enslaved African Royal Son

Abdul Rahman was an African prince, captured and enslaved in the United States for 40 years before gaining his freedom. A new documentary airing on PBS, A Prince Among Slaves, tells his incredible story.

PBS features Largo family in documentary 'Through a Dog's Eyes'

LARGO Nadia is a sleek, black Labrador/golden retriever mix, trained to help Connor rise from the floor when he loses his balance. Oakley is a curly-haired goldendoodle who occasionally knocks Chase out of his walker in a rush to show and receive affection.

Slave's Royal Lineage Chronicled in New Film

The story of an African prince, wounded in battle, who falls into the hands of slave traders is the subject of a new documentary, Prince Among Slaves. Acclaimed filmmaker Bill Duke directed the re-enactments for the documentary. Duke and Artemus Gaye, a descendant of the film's hero, discuss the true story.

PBS's 'Appalachia' examines region's heart and soul

TV Review Share with others: Appalachia is in a rarefied limelight this Thursday when PBS airs the first part of an engrossing and beautifully filmed and illustrated series subtitled "A History of Mountains and People."

Reclaiming Islam's History and Future /by Rose Marie Berger/

Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain aired this week on PBS in my viewing area. The film, which looks at the period of "Moorish" rule in European history when religious diversity was accommodated within a social and political system, and culture among Muslims, Christians, and Jews thrived, is part of a renaissance movement to reclaim the history of religious tolerance in Islam.

Diane Sawyer: You Should Watch Tonight's Big PBS Series on Why Appalachian Mountains Matter

As the nation was pulling itself out of another Depression, legendary novelist Thomas Wolfe returned to his home in the Appalachian mountains in the 1930s, and so stunned by the plunder of his native forests, he asked America "to hear again," and called on his mountaineers "to go out from these hills and find and shape the great America of our discovery."