Summer Stories: #BlackMediaMatters
Free Spirit Media was founded with a commitment to diversity and representation in media, and to uplifting Black voices, Black lives, and Black dreams. Free Spirit Media's programming and leveling up process supports our participants by providing essential media training, tools and resources to help create the life and world they envision.
Stacey Bolton, Free Spirit Media's Board President, reflects on painful past experiences with law enforcement, remaining optimistic for the future and the impact Free Spirit Media can have on society through media.
"I am hopeful for the change that I see taking place because of real activists, young people that are willing to risk it all, and not just ask for justice, but demand justice!"
-Stacey Bolton, Free Spirit Media Board of Trustees President
The emerging creators of Free Spirit Media use media as a tool for celebration, remembrance, and representation, and creating a more inclusive world. Hear from Jon Desir, Executive Producer at Optimus Post-production, previous Free Spirit Media Board President and current Board member, who stresses the immense importance of the moment we are now facing and the powerful work that Free Spirit Media is advancing. #BlackMediaMatters at Free Spirit Media today, tomorrow, and forever.
"I used to rarely see people who looked like me. Our stories were largely untold. But today, our stories are being told with wide variety."
- Jon Desir, Free Spirit Media Board Member
At this point, we are all thoughtfully processing issues both close to us and largely affecting society. Click on any of the examples below to see the beauty and thoughtfulness that Free Spirit Media's participants, board members, and staff exude.
