The Open Letter Project (NMI 2008)
The Open Letter Project is a national collaboration of producers from the third annual New Media Institute, a project of the National Black Programming Consortium. Working with a diverse fellowship of producers from all across the US, The Open Letter Project harnesses the civic citizen voice through various independent new media explorations -- from locative media mapping projects around immigration, to interactive, user-generated content designed to track the story of fuel consumption. These projects engage the historic energy now being harnessed in grassroots campaigns around the country, thanks to the most recent US general elections, and are great examples of the varied future uses of next-media platforms for community engagement.
Channel: The Open Letter Project (NMI 2008)
A Virtual Letter to the President (VLP)
Tothepresident.com enables everyday Americans to share their views directly with the new president, his administration and millions worldwide.
SpeakOUT-- The Kid Open Letter
SPEAK OUT encourages civic engagement among 6 to 12 year olds by prompting them to submit ideas to address prominent citizens' issues as they most relate to kids' lives.
Created in partnership with PBS' Frontline series, this site is a collection of relevant video content that can be presented to our new government.
The "Fueling Voices" New Media Institute 2008 project is a collage of shared and user generated information.
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.
Haitian Stories: The Boston Locative Media Project
Browse our special New Media Embedded GPS Map to learn more about Haitians in Boston and their views on the US Government's immigration policies.
We invite you to take a "geo" journey with us around Washington, D.C., a city that has strong liberation and freedom roots in the development of our great country.
What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...
Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...
The Open Letter Project (NMI 2008)
The Open Letter Project is a national collaboration of producers from the third annual New Media Institute,...
Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...
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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.
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.
NMI 2007 ~ Juke Joint Live 5mins
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, Jacqueline Olive and Darcie Sanders create an audio pod exploring the history of juke joints in Mississippi
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?
NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 47secs
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.
Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria 9mins 33secs
Decade-long CNN journalist Carol Pineau profiles a successful entrepreneur in Lagos, Nigeria.
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.