Gang Database Pt 4: Are the Kids Alright?

In this fourth installment of the #GangDatabase series, we talk to Marnie Lenox & Afrika Owes about the constitutional and ethical issues surrounding NYPD's use of a gang database.

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You Can't Die Here | Short Film

When a high school student is forced on an errand to Trader Joe's, he runs into a stranger who might be able to save his life.. at a cost. Inspired by the death of Trayvon Martin, 'You Can't Die Here' explores the violence against unarmed Black men in a way that hasn't been seen before. Originally produced as a stage play in IMPACT's 2012 Director's Weekend, the original cast and playwright remade this story for the screen.

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The Heights | Ep 3 | Relationships

n Episode 3, we explore different points of view on love and relationships with familiar faces from earlier projects In the Heights, relatives in St. Louis and people encountered in Washington DC. Here we recount stories of when lovers first meet, the permanence of relationships then & now, and finding meaning and significance in both.

In the midst of it all, these stories reveal the undeniable parallels of love across color, age, and sexuality that ultimately deconstructs the Other.

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How to Dance the Gwara Gwara | OkayAfrica

Checkout my early editing work with OkayAfrica in “How to Dance Gwara Gwara”

Need new moves? Look no further. Dope Afrobeats dancer Izzy Odigie teaches us how to dance Gwara Gwara. Song: Babes Wodumo ft. Mampintsha - Wololo

Shooter/Producer: Chika Okoli
Editor/Motion Graphics: Paul Notice

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Freedom is a Constant Struggle.. | International Women's Day

“… and there is no border that divides us. There is no wall high enough that we can’t come to each other.
Because in this struggle, we need each other to survive.”

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