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Selma March: The Power of Empathy, Storytelling

March 7, 2015 by Amy Jussel 1 Comment

Mar. 7, 2015 Selma March, 50 years later, commemoration of Bloody Sunday. #Selma50Anyone who has seen the movie "Selma" knows the split second power of media storytelling to jolt viewers into a … [Read more...]

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First Person Storytelling: The Real Deal Impacts Youth

January 17, 2011 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

Feb. 15, 2014 Update: Don't miss Frank Baker's fabulous article about inspiring photojournalist Gordon Parks; perfect storytelling for Black History Month and year round engagement. Jan. 20, 2014 … [Read more...]

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Raising Girls Amidst Meat Marketing: Carls Jr., Burger King Raunch

July 16, 2009 by Amy Jussel 32 Comments

Jan. 27, 2015 Update: It's achingly sad that I can reprise my own prose about "meat marketing" women with gobsmacking sexualization and objectification commodifying bodies as edible objects to be … [Read more...]

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