BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE/NEW ENGLAND FAMILY: I’m headed your way THIS WEEK for two amazing events you should attend (both free or low cost): Black Media: Reflecting on the Past and Reimagining the Future at BU’s Howard Thurman Center on October 28th. It’s an all-day event and my panel, “Nurturing Diverse Communicators: How to Cultivate Talent” takes place 10:30-11:30amET. Register HERE….
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TruJuLo Vlog: Turning my home office into a podcast studio
00:00:00:01 – 00:00:02:13 Welcome back to the TruJuLo YouTubechannel, where we 00:00:02:15 – 00:00:05:23 uplift stories that speak truth inpursuit of justice, 00:00:06:01 – 00:00:07:08 in service of love. 00:00:07:10 – 00:00:10:24 In today’s video, I’m sharing allthe steps I took to turn my 00:00:11:02 – 00:00:15:14 home office into a part time podcaststudio to…
TruJuLo News #12: International Podcast Day, Dear Producer, I got married
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY! I co-produced my first podcast in the early days of podcasting (back in ’07!), and remain a big fan of all things podcasting. In 2019 I helped start a new one: Sista Brunch – sharing the stories of Black women thriving in entertainment and media.We’re going into our 4th season this year, and since we’re still…
TruJuLo Vlog: Summer Camp Where Social Justice Meets Nature
00:00:01:07 – 00:00:29:03 When my brother Winston and I were about 13 or 14, our mom told us that they were taking us to a summer camp for about a week up in New Hampshire. And we were very upset. We did not want to go. We were city kids and we didn’t want to…
TruJuLo News #11: Youth Day, Layla and the Starship Afrotopia, Paris
This month TruJuLo is taking time to honor, celebrate and uplift young people. August 12th is International Youth Day and Fanshen recently spent a week with her nephew Solomon (10) and niece Jaida (13) WITHOUT their parents! This picture is from a trip to Legoland in San Diego. As kids (and adults) ran and jumped and…
TruJuLo News #10: Happy Pride Month, Stories Will Save You, Welcome Camille Moore, Keynotes, Hollywood Climate Summit, Making a Movie Monday, A beautiful film of love in the military
View this email in your browser View this email in your browser HAPPY PRIDE MONTH FAMILY! On June 28, 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons rioted following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. This riot and further protests and rioting over the following nights were the watershed moment…
TruJuLo News #9: Farewell to Pearl Street, AAPI Heritage, Kalpana Kotagal to the White House, Coping with my Mother’s Death
HAPPY AAPI HERITAGE MONTH!It’s important to celebrate AAPI heritage every month, but in May we take time to honor, uplift and remember the important contributions of AAPI folx, and dedicate ourselves to being in community with all who speak and pursue truth, justice and love. Here are some of my favorite follows on Instagram & Twitter…
TruJuLo Vlog: BAD*SS Women in Film and TV from 2021
TruJuLo News #7: Women in Film & TV from 2021, Cinematographer Michelle Crenshaw, I’m in love,
Happy Women’s History Month, Family!This month I’m celebrating women who performed in and/or directed powerful film and TV projects in 2021. Watch the YouTube video below for more details – because many of these projects and performances didn’t get the press they deserved.Pictured above are (left to right top row then bottom row):Kali Reis in Catch the Fair…
TruJuLo News #6: RIP Mama Trudy
My mother (affectionately known as Mama Trudy to so many) passed away on January 25 – just a month shy of our birthdays – mine on February 26th and hers on February 28th. I’ve used the word ‘orchestrated’ to describe how – just as in life – she guided my brother Winston and me in…