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About the 2012 Youth Ambassadors Internship Program
Published April 10, 2012 | 
Dear friends,
As you may know, the Museum for African Art has a summer internship program, we are hoping that you can help us spread the word about this program to your network.
About the 2012 Youth Ambassadors Internship Program
The Museum for African Art’s Youth Ambassadors Internship Program is designed for high school juniors and seniors to explore the roles of citizen journalist, digital artist, and educator. The internship starts in the summer and consists of a 4-week full-time summer training program, a week of summer teaching experience with younger students, and leading art-making activities at monthly family programs starting in July through December. Teens will explore three exhibitions featuring traditional and contemporary African art and culture. They will create blogs and use other social media and digital tools to document and share their experiences. They will also create art using digital tools and assist younger students in creating artwork. Additionally, teens will facilitate education programs for museum audiences and lead group art activities for young children and students. Twenty-five high school teens will be selected for the 2012 Youth Ambassadors Internship Program. Youth Ambassadors will receive a $1,250 stipend, plus transportation, for their participation in the program during the months of July-December.
About the Museum for African Art
The Museum for African Art is dedicated to the arts and cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. The Museum is internationally acknowledged as a pre-eminent organizer of exhibitions and publications related to historical and contemporary African art, with programs that are as diverse as the continent itself. Now in its 28th year, the Museum for African Art has embarked upon the most exciting stage in its history. Next year the Museum will open its new expanded and permanent facilities located on Fifth Avenue and 110th Street in Manhattan, extending the city's celebrated Museum Mile uptown. For more information, visit: www.africanart.org.
Program Times and Locations
- Summer Training: Monday, July 9 through Friday, August 3, 2012, 10 am-3 pm at a TBD location in Central Harlem
- Summer Art Camp: Assigned to assist in leading a week-long summer art program either Monday-Friday, August 6-10, or Monday-Friday, August 13-17, for 5 hours daily for a week at a TBD location
- Weekend Workdays: Once per month from July to December 2012 (fall dates: September 15, October 20, November 17, and December 15 at El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave, New York)
Who Is Eligible
The Youth Ambassadors Internship is open to currently enrolled city-wide high school sophomores and juniors. Ideal candidates will have interest in the arts and cultural traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora, global studies, museums and other cultural institutions, and digital social media. Students must commit to the entire length of the internship program and be eligible to work.
Please Help Spread the Word
We appreciate your help in letting youth know about the program. Please provide interested students with the attached flyer and application. Students may contact Dan’etta Jimenez, Youth Programs Coordinator for more information at the Museum for African Art, (718) 784-7700 x 126 or e-mail djimenez@africanart.org. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012.
We welcome any questions you may have about this program and other education programs offered by the Museum. We appreciate your assistance.
Warmly,
Erika
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Erika Gee
Director of Education and Public Programs
Museum for African Art
36-01 43rd Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: 718-784-7700 ext. 127
Fax: 718-784-7718
egee@africanart.org
Connect with us at www.africanart.org and on Facebook and Twitter.
About the 2012 Youth Ambassadors Internship Program
Published April 10, 2012 | Dear friends,
As you may know, the Museum for African Art has a summer internship program, we are hoping that you can help us spread the word about this program to your network.
About the 2012 Youth Ambassadors Internship Program
The Museum for African Art’s Youth Ambassadors Internship Program is designed for high school juniors and seniors to explore the roles of citizen journalist, digital artist, and educator. The internship starts in the summer and consists of a 4-week full-time summer training program, a week of summer teaching experience with younger students, and leading art-making activities at monthly family programs starting in July through December. Teens will explore three exhibitions featuring traditional and contemporary African art and culture. They will create blogs and use other social media and digital tools to document and share their experiences. They will also create art using digital tools and assist younger students in creating artwork. Additionally, teens will facilitate education programs for museum audiences and lead group art activities for young children and students. Twenty-five high school teens will be selected for the 2012 Youth Ambassadors Internship Program. Youth Ambassadors will receive a $1,250 stipend, plus transportation, for their participation in the program during the months of July-December.
About the Museum for African Art
The Museum for African Art is dedicated to the arts and cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. The Museum is internationally acknowledged as a pre-eminent organizer of exhibitions and publications related to historical and contemporary African art, with programs that are as diverse as the continent itself. Now in its 28th year, the Museum for African Art has embarked upon the most exciting stage in its history. Next year the Museum will open its new expanded and permanent facilities located on Fifth Avenue and 110th Street in Manhattan, extending the city's celebrated Museum Mile uptown. For more information, visit: www.africanart.org.
Program Times and Locations
- Summer Training: Monday, July 9 through Friday, August 3, 2012, 10 am-3 pm at a TBD location in Central Harlem
- Summer Art Camp: Assigned to assist in leading a week-long summer art program either Monday-Friday, August 6-10, or Monday-Friday, August 13-17, for 5 hours daily for a week at a TBD location
- Weekend Workdays: Once per month from July to December 2012 (fall dates: September 15, October 20, November 17, and December 15 at El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave, New York)
Who Is Eligible
The Youth Ambassadors Internship is open to currently enrolled city-wide high school sophomores and juniors. Ideal candidates will have interest in the arts and cultural traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora, global studies, museums and other cultural institutions, and digital social media. Students must commit to the entire length of the internship program and be eligible to work.
Please Help Spread the Word
We appreciate your help in letting youth know about the program. Please provide interested students with the attached flyer and application. Students may contact Dan’etta Jimenez, Youth Programs Coordinator for more information at the Museum for African Art, (718) 784-7700 x 126 or e-mail djimenez@africanart.org. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012.
We welcome any questions you may have about this program and other education programs offered by the Museum. We appreciate your assistance.
Warmly,
Erika
–
Erika Gee
Director of Education and Public Programs
Museum for African Art
36-01 43rd Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: 718-784-7700 ext. 127
Fax: 718-784-7718
egee@africanart.org
Connect with us at www.africanart.org and on Facebook and Twitter.
Les Payne Founder’s Scholarship
Published March 15, 2012 | Les Payne Founder's Scholarship
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Amount of the Award: $2,500 Deadline to Apply: April 1st Eligibility Criteria: The Les Payne Founder's Scholarship is open to any NABJ student member who is currently attending an accredited four-year university. Students must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student who:
Additional Criteria:
Les Payne, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, is a former columnist for Newsday. The paper’s recent associate editor was responsible for national/foreign and health & science news at the paper for a quarter century; he also served as Newsday’s New York Editor. His news staffs won every major award in journalism, including six Pulitzer Prizes. Les Payne is also a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists. |
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Leave a commentThe Yankees and Mets Are Hiring !
Published March 9, 2012 |
Yankee Stadium is Hiring for the New Season!!!!
Yankee Stadium Is Hiring for the New Season!
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Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 4:38 PM
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GYE NYAME Empowerment Project
Published March 6, 2012 | 
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Black Male Achievement: It’s More Than Just Good Grades
Published February 22, 2012 | Black Male Achievement: It’s More Than Just Good Grades
The other day, I came across Gene Marks's controversial Forbes article, “If I Were a Poor Black Kid.” It describes economic inequality as the most important issue of our time, as marked by President Obama in a poignant speech he gave recently in Kansas. Marks, a white, middle-aged tech writer, discusses how if he were a poor black kid, he would make sure to receive the best grades possible. But the obstacles poor black kids face in this country go far beyond studying hard and getting straight A's. The article grossly minimizes the reality of inequality faced by black people and other disenfranchised groups. Marks clearly does not understand what life is like for poor black kids.
Though I'm on staff at the Campaign for Black Male Achievement here at the Open Society Foundations, I’m not a black kid either. I’m Latina and can only speak to my own experience. But whatever our ethnic or racial background, it’s much more important to fight inequality than it is to waste time claiming what we would do if we were someone else. In the last quarter of 2011, the campaign's grantees and partners did just that.
Highlights include three exciting new partnerships. With Echoing Green, we announced a new fellowship program for individuals dedicated to improving the life outcomes of black men and boys in the United States. It is the first fellowship program of its kind that targets social entrepreneurs who are starting up new organizations in the field of black male achievement.
With the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we embarked on a new campaign that will highlight the stories of black men and boys, celebrating and supporting them so they can lead others in strengthening their communities. The Black Male Engagement project piloted this year in two cities, Philadelphia and Detroit.
We also partnered with Root Cause in launching a Leadership and Sustainability Institute to bolster the efforts to improve the life outcomes of black males in the U.S. The project will strengthen the capacity of the campaign’s grantees and other nonprofit organizations working within the field of black male achievement.
In addition to these partnerships, we granted funding to the following organizations:
- Fathers, Families and Healthy Communities Initiative
- The Black Star Project
- Philadelphia Leadership Foundation’s Healing Communities
- Urban Underground
- Urban Institute
- Mentoring USA
- UCLA Labor Center’s Los Angeles Black Workers Center
- Equity Center at Indiana University
- Southern University System
- The Foundation Center
- Art on Purpose
- UWantGame
- Third World Press
For more information on our grantmaking, please see our grants page.
Uniting Neighborhoods and Inspiring Today’s Youth
Published February 22, 2012 | Articles in this issue is:
Honor Roll Program
Black History Contest
2012 U.N.I.TY Calender Events
1st Card Marking Honor Roll Program Results
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Foundation For Ensuring Access and Equity
Published February 22, 2012 |
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