By Kevin Clark-Beverly Hills The NAACP Theater Awards was deserving of a larger platform, nevertheless with Icons such as Berry Gordy, Lou Gossett Jr. and a host of other thespians turned TV-Film who’s who the thousand or so in attendance saw the roots of Hollywood honored in authentic yet grand fashion. Below is my video capture (14 clips) from the […]
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LOS ANGELES – Nov. 20, 2016 – Kevin Clark– The Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP in partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District Arts Education Branch (LAUSD) kicked off the first in a series of Career Development Programs , Friday on the campus of Dorsey High School. Academy Award Winning Actor Lou Gossett Jr. promoted the event and his afternoon session on […]
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Kevin Clark Monday, Oct 17 Los Angeles We at Dakar Foundation are proud to be affiliated with MBK and Michael Smith, and are not surprised at the magnitude of their social impact on the communities of color around the country. We’re in discussion to have an iteration of “Doing What Works” in Los Angeles County, sometime in the second quarter […]
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Dakar Media Academy was in the house, Saturday, October 8th, for the 2nd Annual Oscar Film Summit. This day long event for high school and college students brought together Academy members and other film industry guests to discuss their professions as well as the paths they took to achieve career success. Wish some of my students could have been there, […]
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By Kevin Clark July 29- Los Angeles Valley College Dakar Foundation was invited to present at the 2016 LA Hi-Tech Summit, that took place at LAVC. Our task was to engage the students in a conversation about Health, and to discuss their experiences with the topic in greater detail for application to produce a public service announcement. All topics, Health, Violence, Poverty, Youth […]
Learn More →Dakar Interactive envisions a regional program that is part of other national Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math (STEAM) programs to provide children (students) as interns or employees for research institutions, and other related programs based on performance, or potential and recommendations of associated local Centers of Influence in Silicon Beach. Dakar recognizes that there is a population of talented […]
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The TechaThon Media Festival & Music Channel (TMFMC) will launch inside of the LongBeach Indie Festival that will feature workshops, panels, music showcases and one-of-a kind industry leader conversations, facilitated by Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, Directors Guild of America, ALMA and NAACP Image Award winners, nominees, alongside international scholars. The TMFMC will cover LIVE, the valuable dialogue between the entertainment […]
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Thursday June 9th kicked-off the 3rd annual Digital Media Educators Conference (DMEC) held at College Of The Canyons. Information Communication Technologies and Digital Media Los Angeles Region Director Daniel Watanabe and Warren Cater provided a great source of insight for Dakar in Digital E-Marketing. DMEC tracks focus on Career Pathways for digital media occupations, entrepreneurship and jobs where digital skills combine with […]
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June 7-USC-Los Angeles By Kevin Clark Tuesday, June 7th was a significant day in history. It was primary election day in California, where the first Women was crowned as the Democratic nominee for President, It was the late Prince Rogers Nelson’s Birthday, and it was the first ever social media week event engineered by LAUSD students. Dakar Media Academy with […]
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I do not ask that thou should front the fray, And drive the warring foemen from my sight; I only ask, O Lord, by night, by day, Strength for the fight. Paul Lawrence Dunbar-1906
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