FEBRUARY 28, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Black E’RY Month This week marks the end of another wonderful Black History Month celebration. We hope you’ve had a chance to attend spirited events in your community and to view some of the enriching content that has aired on public media throughout …
FEBRUARY 14, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Show Your Love for Black Media Storyteling at Our Black History Month Celebrations Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you’ve got plans to do something you love with someone you love this week, whether that special someone is your partner, a relative, a friend, …
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Happy Black History Month! This is the 47th annual observance of Black History Month in the United States. Despite the recent brouhaha over Florida’s decision to reject the College Board’s pilot AP course on African American Studies, there are many encouraging signs that …
JANUARY 31, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz With Education Under Siege, A Challenge for Filmmakers Tomorrow marks the official start of Black History Month. Although, Black Public Media celebrates Black History every month, February is the time of the year for educators, scholars, community groups, and the media to explore, …
JANUARY 24, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Not Attending Sundance? Try Denton Black Film Festival The film festival circuit is still recovering from its Covid-19-induced hiatus. While the virus remains a menace, it’s no longer viewed as a death sentence, which has emboldened more of us to venture out and …
JANUARY 17, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Shine Bright! The sermon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. offered to the congregants of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on Nov. 17, 1957, in Montgomery, Ala., included a statement that resonates with me today: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do …
JANUARY 10, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Welcome 360 Incubator+ Fellows! When we launched the 360 Incubator+ program in 2015, we knew the breadth of the Black experience had yet to be adequately represented on public media and aimed to change that. The program was designed to identify innovative storytellers and to generate quality …
JANUARY 3, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz New Year, New Opportunities Greetings BPM Family! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and that you’re looking forward to the possibilities this brand new year has to offer. I deeply appreciated the break and am now eager to pursue the …
DECEMBER 20, 2022 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Enjoy the Holidays! I hope you are geared up to enjoy some downtime during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. I know that’s not the way it works for everyone, but we here at Black Public Media will be closed from …
DECEMBER 13, 2022 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz It’s Time to Celebrate! It is true that the older you get, the faster time seems to fly. Perhaps it is because as the years pile on, we grow more adept at squeezing activities into our busy calendars. Which, if we’re not careful, …