FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DAVID BANNER SPECIAL GUEST AT ONE HOOD MEDIA ACADEMY
One Hood Media presents Opening Ceremony for One Hood Media Academy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – On January 25, 2013, One Hood Media Academy's opening ceremony will be held at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture on January 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. with special guest, Grammy award winning, multi-platinum artist David Banner.
A Conversation with David Banner will include an in depth discussion with David Banner regarding the Black male image in Hip Hop, his career and current activities, as well as current state of Hip Hop.
The ceremony will also feature a performance by One Hood Media Academy graduates Jordan Montgomery and Cameron Layne.
One Hood Media Academy, established by Jasiri X and Paradise "The Arkitech" Gray, in conjunction with August Wilson Center for African American Culture and a generous donation provided by the Heinz Endowments, is the tool to help African American young men critically analyze media messages, broaden their experience of media, and develop the creative skills needed in producing their own media. The mission is to improve self-image, dispel stereotypes, and provide a positive forum of self-expression.
The program is offered to 25 young African-American men, ages 13-19.
The course will include, though not limited to, the art of blogging, video production, and social media.
Applications for entry are now being accepted until February 1, 2013. The Academy will be held at the Elite Studios, 901 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA.
Emcee and community activist Jasiri X is the creative force and artist behind the ground breaking internet news series, This Week with Jasiri X, which has garnered critical acclaim, thousands of subscribers, and millions of internet views. A six time Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Award winner, Jasiri is the first Hip-Hop artist to receive the coveted August Wilson Center for African American Culture Fellowship.
Paradise "The Arkitech" Gray, founding member of XClan and the Blackwatch Movement, is the man behind the camera responsible for framing the images that make the Hip Hop series so unique. Paradise's work as an elder in the Hip Hop community is rivaled only by his work dedicated to issues that effect the disenfranchised of the community.
If you would like more information regarding this topic, or to schedule an interview with Jasiri X or Paradise Gray please call 412-404-2347 or email jasirix@gmail.com.
AUGUST WILSON CENTER 980 LIBERTY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA
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ONE HOOD MEDIA ACADEMY
LEARN MEDIA LITERACY, VIDEO/MUSIC PRODUCTION, & BLOGGING
OPEN TO BLACK MEN & BOYS AGES 14-19.
STARTING FEBRUARY 5TH, 2013
EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, 4-6PM
FREE ENROLLMENT
Jasiri X and Paradise Gray of One Hood Media are Game Changers who are teaching
young black men how to play the media game and control their own images. In this
day of the Internet they don't need anyone's permission to blog or shoot their
own videos, they control the vertical and the horizontal, and thus they realize
the power that they have to change the way they are perceived in popular
culture. It is a transformative moment when these students finally get in the
game, they become Game Changers.....FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE.
@ ELITE STUDIOS 901 WESTERN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA.
REGISTER TO JOIN ONEHOOD@GMAIL.COM OR CALL 412.401.2347 FOR MORE INFORMATION
STUDENTS THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE AN IPAD
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YOUR BAP OFFICIAL EBLAST WILL ALSO BE TWEETED OUT ON TWITTER
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