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Youth Trailblazers Ignite Inspiration at First Ever Startup Weekend Oakland

February 16, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Feb. 16, 2014 “You know you have something special when your teen and his friend are up and ready to head in to code by 7:15 am! –Startup Weekend Oakland is changing lives”—Leah McGowen-Hare“Thanks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM Tagged With: #SWOBMA, African American males, African American stereotypes, American Promise, apps for change, Ashoka Changemakers, Ashoka Youth Ventures, Black Girls Code, black history, Black Male Achievement, black youth portrayal in media, circle of 6 app, Code or be coded, Could an app have saved Trayvon Martin, Diversity gap, edtech, Elevate Oakland, Help Circle, Hidden Genius Project, Kalimah Priforce, Kapor Center, local change agents, Oakland, positive social change, Qeyno Labs, safety apps, social justice, Startup Weekend Oakland, STEM, STEM urgency, Tech diversity gap, Trailblazers, urban youth, Van-Jones, Yes We Code

Fem 2.0: Feminine Feminism & The Mother of All Conversations

November 19, 2008 by Amy Jussel 18 Comments

Femmes and friends of all colors are abuzz about whether Erin Aubry Kaplan’s recent Salon article about Michelle Obama’s backside was out of bounds or ‘a joyful celebration’ of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Misogyny & Racism, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: 60 minutes Obama interview, African American stereotypes, Age-of-Conversation, Anita Borg Institute, APA, backside, black, BomChickawahwah, booty, boy toys, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Essence, Fem 2.0, Fem2.0, Fem2pt0, feminine versus feminist, feminism, feminism on the web, feminist, femme, First Ladies, First Lady, Gender, gender fratricide, girls, girls self esteem, girls-self-worth, glass ceiling, Lara Croft, Madeleine Albright, media-literacy, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Watch, mommification, mommy bloggers, MotrinMoms, Packaging-Girlhood, Pink Think, preteens, Pussycat Dolls, Racialicious, Salon, Sexualization, the F word, third wave feminism, turncoat fender, What About Our Daughters, women 2.0, women of the web

“Where My Dogs At:” A Misogynistic Misfire Doing Damage in a Blink

September 1, 2006 by Sky 9 Comments

Mar. 28, 2015 Almost a decade after I wrote this post, the media messages defiling young girls and particularly young black girls under the 'satire' banner continues, despite sheroes and massive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Damaging Drek, Shaping Youth Tagged With: African American stereotypes, cartoons, Industry Ears, misogyny, Pornification, racism, Sexualization, Snoop Dogg, social satire, Where My Dogs At, women of color

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