{"644865":{"#nid":"644865","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Black Joy as Resistance: Why I Do the Work I Do","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the Black Media Studies program on Wednesday, March 3rd at 3pm EST for a keynote address with Dr.\u0026nbsp;Yaba\u0026nbsp;Blay, creator of the web series and community\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprofessionalblackgirl.com%2Fweb-series%2F\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975152064%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=hN25aqnE2G4PmryYzfCbBnGAtjSEcd8yzrZXFZ9EJnM%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/professionalblackgirl.com\/web-series\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003EProfessional Black Girl\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand author of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F673074%2Fone-drop-by-yaba-blay%2F\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975162062%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=YqSE7V79JVg29SJRhD%2BWpmfv3vHA%2FAoTc9GgeB1t4S8%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/673074\/one-drop-by-yaba-blay\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003EOne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E. She will discuss the role of joy in her digital media work and activism. Click\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprimetime.bluejeans.com%2Fa2m%2Fregister%2Fjkvvurwj\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975172060%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=LFQakt36Av1MFWT0rUm9iEOtCLYQlz1LGU9Y273p15A%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/primetime.bluejeans.com\/a2m\/register\/jkvvurwj. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to register for this BlueJeans event for free.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Blay\u0026nbsp;is a scholar-activist, public speaker, and cultural consultant whose scholarship, work, and practice centers on the lived experiences of Black women and girls, with a particular focus on identity\/body politics and beauty practices. Lauded by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oprah.com%2Finspiration%2Fwhy-yaba-blay-started-prettyperiod\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975172060%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=OzsbfNgipmchxTERNxlrF7dhKa1dXUzMjx2r4iPmIW0%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/inspiration\/why-yaba-blay-started-prettyperiod. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003EO Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for her social media activism, she has launched several viral campaigns including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F09%2F10%2Fliving%2Fidentity-opinion-yaba-blay-dreadlocks-brown-girl%2Findex.html\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975182054%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=OGrshTMI1LLhRSQiH9FS8URbigWV8E9%2FHy%2BPRNxy3Sk%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/09\/10\/living\/identity-opinion-yaba-blay-dreadlocks-brown-girl\/index.html. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003ELocs of Love\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpretty-period.tumblr.com%2F\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975192048%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=cyDX20J5G37LRaqenVqSMW4UsqtFZG2Jas0AMXDVfdk%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/pretty-period.tumblr.com\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003E#PrettyPeriod\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.professionalblackgirl.com%2F\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975192048%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=xx0VxJTKoK5nCS65s4mAba9AOgTHuFIiqo827v8QMbU%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/www.professionalblackgirl.com\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003E#ProfessionalBlackGirl,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;her multi-platform digital community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2012, Dr. Blay served as a producer on CNN\u0026rsquo;s television documentary,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Ffeature%3Dyoutu.be%26v%3DCWcs7YsZVuY\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975202042%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=mBh92vRZ5Q%2FayuBZjbnXLGb1JBegnMB0KBP%2BW2GMGGY%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;v=CWcs7YsZVuY. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Who is Black in America?,\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and has since been named one of today\u0026rsquo;s leading Black voices by \u0026lsquo;The Root 100\u0026rsquo; and\u0026nbsp;Essence\u0026nbsp;Magazine\u0026rsquo;s \u0026lsquo;Woke 100.\u0026rsquo; She has appeared on CNN, BET, MSNBC, BBC, and NPR, and her work has been featured in\u0026nbsp;The New York Times,\u0026nbsp;EBONY,\u0026nbsp;Essence,\u0026nbsp;Fast Company,\u0026nbsp;The Philadelphia Inquirer,\u0026nbsp;Colorlines, and The Root, to name a few. Her commentary is featured in\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;a permanent installation exhibited in the National Museum of African American History and Culture; and she is the author of the award-winning\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yabablay.com%2Fbook\u0026amp;data=04%7C01%7Cifrazer3%40gatech.edu%7C21b493bc872d40c2eb1808d8dcde613a%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C0%7C0%7C637502194975202042%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000\u0026amp;sdata=WeblBBnfbiv5j0gSsb8CX1Fl36BrGsALIRDc5dMDlzY%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Original URL: https:\/\/www.yabablay.com\/book. Click or tap if you trust this link.\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you have any questions about the event, please email the event coordinator, Susana Morris,\u0026nbsp;Associate Professor of Black Media Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication,\u0026nbsp;at susana@gatech.edu. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join the Black Media Studies program on Wednesday, March 3rd at 3pm EST for a keynote address with Dr. Yaba Blay, creator of the web series and community Professional Black Girl and author of One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race."}],"uid":"35266","created_gmt":"2021-03-02 15:58:29","changed_gmt":"2021-03-02 15:58:29","author":"ifrazer3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-03-03T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-03-03T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-03-03T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-03-03 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-03-03 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-03-03 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"642343":{"id":"642343","type":"image","title":"Ivan Allen College","body":null,"created":"1609267162","gmt_created":"2020-12-29 18:39:22","changed":"1618245198","gmt_changed":"2021-04-12 16:33:18","alt":"\u0022 \u0022","file":{"fid":"245373","name":"iac news feed image 16x9.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/iac%20news%20feed%20image%2016x9.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/iac%20news%20feed%20image%2016x9.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":26334,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/iac%20news%20feed%20image%2016x9.jpg?itok=dteSc1NX"}}},"media_ids":["642343"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1616","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"167943","name":"School of Literature Media and Communication"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESusana Morris\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor of Black Media Studies, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Esusana@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}