Author: KEVIN CLARK/ Dakar Apprenticeship Editor
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Reel Strategies: Marketing and Distribution Tactics For Indie Film Filmakers Panel @ Pan African American Film Festival, Saturday, February 15th.
The Pan African American Film Festival Institute kicked off Saturday’s series with an thought provoking discussion about an inflection point history where strategy and best practices were on full display at 11am, Saturday morning. Indie filmmakers face unique challenges in getting their films seen. This panelexplores effective DIY marketing tactics and distribution channels to help…
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Accelerated Radio, Interviews Brandon Lamar, newly minted President of the NAACP Pasadena Branch.
Accelerated Radio network, the brainchild of Kevin Nash is on a heater, now firmly established as a digital radio station providing 24-7 programming, featuring music, news, community facing live-event production for a youth audience, executed by a youth audience. Below, past capture of Accelerated Radio production in remote mode. Live event programming streamed to digital radio.…
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Is the streaming world ready for a new FREE biz model that combines entertainment with public access to local communities channels? Well the Global Purpose Network will test via a launch at the February 22nd LA FireHearts Restoration Relief Showcase @SOLA BeeHive…
Kevin Clark, Monday Feb. 2nd, 2025 In a groundbreaking shift in media access, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that “new media” would receive a dedicated front-row seat in the White House press briefing room. This decision—acknowledging independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators—signals a monumental shift in the balance of media…
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The Buffalo Soldiers Ed. Foundation To The Rescue Will Use Natural Language Processing To uncover AI Insights & Drive Intuitive Research For Smart Restoration & Urban Development Of Altadena Past* Present* Future Civilization…Tuesday February. 25th
A “digital twin” is essentially a virtual copy of a real-world object or system, like a machine, building, or even a city, that uses real-time data from sensors to constantly update its virtual representation, allowing you to simulate and predict how the physical thing will behave in different situations, like identifying potential problems before they happen…
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When is a H.E.R.O. born? We’re following the story of Brandon Lamar in Pasadena/Altadena that kickstarts a timeline of Super-Heroism…
HOW TO UNLOCK THE HERO GENE INSIDE GENERATION Z & ALPHA What makes a person heroic? Is there a hero gene, naturally giving someone the characteristics of a hero? According to one study, the answer might rest in the type of heroism we are addressing, such as the one we’ve discovered in 32 year old…
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DIGITAL TWINNING THE GHOST OF OREN BROWN FOR RESTORING THE UNKNOWN AND WILDFIRE DESTOYED HISTORY OF ALTADENA
Kevin Clark, Los Angeles, Ca. Jan 25th, 2025 Digital Twinning the Lost and Unknown Culture of Black Altadena. The concept and process of creating a digital twin to preserve and revive the lost culture of Black Altadena, a community profoundly impacted by the Eaton fires and systemic erasure. Central to this initiative is the culture…
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Resiliency Coverage Of The NAACP TownHall Eaton-Wildfire…
Kevin Clark, Pasadena, Ca, January 24th, 2025 This Vlog promotes Resiliency, Hope, Faith, and Charity… Last night at the Victory Bible Church, The National NAACP hosted a Town Hall in Pasadena with a standing-room-only audience comprising FEMA officials, attorneys, LA County social workers, and community activists. The gathering was assembled to listen and learn about…
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SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ARTS MATH & STEWARDSHIP…DR. LAEL ALEXANDER LEADS THE WAY AHEAD…
Kevin ClarkSTEAMS Driven, Jan 22nd, 2025 At Dakar Foundation and the Buffalo Soldiers Education Foundation, a cohort of student apprentices is gearing up to embrace new AI tools, poised to lead as the future pioneers and change-makers in their communities. Dr. Lael Alexander has empowered us with the tool-belt to tailor solutions, tackling challenges one…
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2025 WILL BE SPECIAL FOR DAKAR FOUNDATION AS WE’LL BE TAKING A BYTE OUT OF GEN. AI ADVERTISING W/ SOCIAL GOOD…
Kevin Clark, Crenshaw District, December 26th, 2024 AI is the foundational technology at the core of our creative youth agency… Happy Holidays from Dakar to all of our fellow creative techies…From uncovering new insights into data, to responsive content personalization on an unprecedented scale, AI-first marketing teams deliver a world of new relevance to audiences and ROI for entire organizations. Getting there requires wide-scale transformation…
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AN OLD FRIEND BECOMES DAKAR FOUNDATION’S NEW PARTNER IN OUR 2025 QUEST TO BUILD A COHORT OF CREATIVE-TECH IMAGINEERS TO TAKEOVER HOLLYWOOD OR DIE TRYING…
We’re so blessed to have a network that includes, students, mentee’s, mentors, and Hollywood job-creators to bring economic prosperity and evidence in an uncertain time to our creative industry. This is our last post os ’24. We’ll see you on the other side….. One such person is Shane Norman who has been a supported for…