BLACK MEDIA STORY SUMMIT - BALTIMORE
March 2, 2022
PROGRAM
SPEAKERS
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9:30 a.m. — WELCOME REMARKS
Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director, Black Public Media
Travis Mitchell, senior vice president and chief content officer, Maryland Public Television
Dr. Debra Furr-Holden, chief investigator, National Network to Innovate for Covid-19 and Adult Vaccine Equity
This Story Summit is a Collaboration of:
9:45 a.m. — KEYNOTE MESSAGE | "Creating Narratives to Support Public Health"
Dr. Zoanne Clack, writer, executive producer, GREY'S ANATOMY
10:00 a.m. — DOCUMENTARY SCREENING | THIS BODY by Zac Manuel
THIS BODY explores the fraught relationship between African Americans and the medical industry. As Sydney Hall participates in an experimental coronavirus vaccine trial in hopes of protecting her beloved New Orleans community, she and her loved ones confront the history of medical abuse and experimentation on Black bodies.
We Thank Our Friends and Local Partners
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10:15 a.m. — PANEL1 | Black Baltimoreans’ Relationship with the Healthcare System
In a city replete with health and medical institutions charged to "do no harm," many of Baltimore’s residents carry generations of traumatic stories. Join Dr. David and a panel of esteemed public health experts as they explore the history of Black Baltimoreans' relationship with the health and medical industry, its impact on wellbeing, and how to navigate necessary healing in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime health crisis.
Moderator: David Fakunle, Ph.D., associate faculty, Mental Health Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Panelists: Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, Baltimore City Health Commissioner; Dr. Marisela Gomez, M.D., M.P.H., community activist, author, and public health professional; Shoshana Oppenheim, graduate student and pediatrics team coordinator, VALUE Baltimore.
11:15 a.m. — BREAK
Henrietta Lacks
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11:25 a.m. — PANEL 2 | Unsung Heroes: Vaccine Health Champions
A conversation with health professionals and community organizers who have been on the front lines of getting our communities educated and vaccinated. They share their experiences and provide insight on what is needed to increase vaccination rates in the community.
Moderator: Sarah Kim, reporter and host of WYPR podcast "The Daily Dose."
Panelists: Dr. John Chessare, CEO, Greater Baltimore Medical Center; Nigel Garcia, deputy director of community engagement and recruitment, Baltimore Corps; Eze Jackson, musician, artist, community organizer; and Sarah Matthews, senior hub leader, Baltimore Corps.
12:25 p.m. — BREAK
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12:35 p.m. Panel 3 | Storytelling Impact on Social Change
Stories influence and shape our lives. Visual media impacts how we engage with the world and can influence our ideas, beliefs, and values. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Michèle Stephenson, moderates a discussion with creatives on how our visual storytellers have the power to effect social change.
Moderator: Michèle Stephenson, documentary filmmaker
Panelists: Evelyn Brito, producer, screenwriter, event planner; Kian Kelley-Chung, activist, artist; and Zac Manuel, filmmaker.
1:40 p.m. Collaboration Sessions
Panelists meet in small groups with Story Summit participants to brainstorm potential media storytelling projects that have the potential to support and inspire greater vaccine equity within Baltimore.
2:40 p.m. Collaboration Share
Each small group will report out the result of their respective conversations to the larger group.
3:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
GRANT GUIDELINES
All media makers who attend this Story Summit are eligible to submit a project proposal for funding consideration. Projects that address one or more of the issues discussed at this summit will be considered for up to $60K in grants and additional distribution support.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
The Black Media Story Summit - Baltimore Advisory Committee
Takrria Winfield Dixon
Founder, Unapologetic Communications
David Fakunle, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty, Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rev. Kobi Little
President, NAACP Baltimore City
Travis Mitchell
Senior VP and Chief Content Officer,
Maryland Public Television
LaFontaine Oliver
President and General Manager, WYPR
Caron Brace Watkins
Communications Consultant and
Public Affairs Strategist
BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA SPONSORS
ACTON FAMILY GIVING
CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
GIMLET MEDIA
THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
THE NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL ALLIANCE
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
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