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EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Concentration: Masters of Fine Arts, Film Production 2010

Howard University, School of communications Concentration: Bachelors of Arts, Radio-TV-Film, 1999

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Adjunct Professor, Radio-TV-Film, Howard University School of Communications, Washington DC, 2018

Adjunct Professor, TV-Film, Kutztown University School of TV and Film, Kutztown PA, 2018

Lecturer, Radio-TV-Film, Howard University School of Communications, Washington DC, 2005

Visiting Lecturer, Film, Newton School of Film, Johannesburg South Africa, 2006

NON-ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Facilitator, Mississippi Public Television, Media Arts Club, Jackson, Mississippi, 2013

Facilitator, Black Public Media: Digital Media Arts Club, Washington, DC, 2011

Facilitator, Burke High School Film Festival, Washington, DC, 2009

Facilitator, Northern Virginia Urban League's Grandfather Program, Alexandria, VA, 2008

Facilitator, MHZ Networks Education Arts Teacher, Washington, DC, 2004

Facilitator, DC Commission of the Arts Student SEAS Summer Program, Washington, DC, 2001 & 2000

PROFESSIONAL WORK IN PROGRESS • Grant reader and panelist “Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund”, The Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund (“JJMSF”) provides support for emerging and diverse content producers of non-fiction shorts, feature-length programs, web series, 360-VR, or podcasts. The Scholarship is inspired by the life and work of Jacquie Jones who dedicated her life to the development and growth of diverse content creators, and the creation of projects that serve the needs of all communities that encourage dialogue, nurture respect and promote understanding.

Through funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Black Public Media is administering $300,000 in grants for the development and production of multi- platform content projects for public media distribution from emerging and diverse media makers as part of its continued commitment to future generations of diverse storytellers. Projects will be funded in amounts ranging from $20,000 - $100,000, 1

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depending on the type of project, scope and phase of development/production. All topics are welcome.

• “Unspoken Truths”, Director and producer of feature length documentary on HIV/Aids in the Deep South. Recipient of ITVS Diversity Development Funds and Black Public Media Funds.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Series Director October 2018 – Present Family Pictures USA, Chimpanzee Prod./PBS/ITVS Family Pictures USA is a television series & transmedia project that explores neighborhoods & cities through the lens of the family photo album. Hosted by Thomas Allen Harris, this public television series enlarges our understanding of history, our diversity, and our shared values. The series is due to air on PBS in June of 2019 with WGCU and UNC-TV as presenting stations. I facilitated the series production in the field working with the host and crew to capture storylines and help develop the projects style with the executive producers. This also involved maintaining and delivering the series on schedule and within the budget, filming storylines, working with local PBS affiliated staff and local talent. The project required communicating with staff on the daily objectives related to the production. Setting up shoots and making sure that the project maintained high production values necessary for a national PBS show. We were able to complete principal photography on two hour-long episodes in five weeks. This required coordinating multiple locations and filming 10-12 subjects for each episode.

Series Director & Creator January 2015 – Present POPS, ITVS Digital/PBS Digital Studios Pops is a documentary web series that examines the parenting experiences of African American men. I created and facilitated the series production from concept to final delivery. This involved maintain and delivering the series on time and on budget, researching storylines, shooting, and editing. I also contracted third parties for music and image properties, hired freelance contractors, delivered rough and final cuts for approval, including supervising the edits. The 11 episode series launched in October of 2017 and has over 50,000 views and almost 100K website visits at www.pops.life. I spoke at SXSW 2018 on a panel discussing how to create documentary web series and I also coordinate the social media accounts for the series.

Freelance Producer July 2018 – Present United Negro College Fund The United Negro College Fund commissioned a series of videos for their STEM Scholars/FUND II Foundation program and their UNCF/KOCH Scholars program that I won a bid to develop, produce and edit. I delivered a series of six videos while managing a crew of four freelance staffers on time and on budget.

Freelance Field Videographer July 2009 – Present PBS News Hour The PBS NewsHour is an hour-long evening news broadcast, offers news updates, analysis, live studio interviews, discussions and foreign and domestic reports to put the day's news in context. As a third party contractor, my principal responsibility involved shooting interviews and live events at remote locations for programming related to the show. Upon receiving content ideas 2

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from supervising producers, I contacted locations and subjects to set up and supervise the field productions. In addition to shooting productions required lighting interview subjects and correspondents, recording audio and at times editing. My project contributions include, Artists taking on America’s history of violence, Freedom Schools, SAT testing, The Pope visits New York.

Freelance Field Producer & Videographer August 2009 – December 2017 Time.com Time.com video division provides global and national news and online content related to the publication. I specialized as a third party shooter/field producer/editor for producers at Time’s NY and DC Divisions. This involved coordinating offsite shoots with subjects to execute production-planning goals assigned by supervising producers. All of the contracted projects required me to light and shoot interviews with or without correspondents, complete some editing and deliver footage to New York (usually within the same day). My past contribution to projects includes Millennial Priests, the Nest Thermostat Bill McDonough interview, 10 Questions Robert Groves, Why President Obama is Mr. Unpopular, Joe Biden Person of the Year, US Air Guitar National Finals.

2nd Camera Operator May 2017 – August 2017 Breaking Big, OZY.com & PBS In Breaking Big, OZY explores how some of the world’s most influential artists, innovators, athletes, and leaders pushed, prodded and cajoled the big breaks that would make their careers. This series of twelve 30-minute documentary-style films traces the unusual paths to stardom followed by a dozen talented men and women who overcame nearly insurmountable obstacles and long odds to break big.

Co-Cinematographer June 2016 – July 2016 Tell Them We Are Rising, PBS

Tell them we are rising is a documentary produced by Firelight media and award-winning director Stanley Nelson. The documentary follows the history of historically black colleges and universities from their inception to the modern times.

Freelance Producer March 2016 – October 2016 University of Florida Developed, budgeted and produced a series of training videos titled “Critical Thinking in Dysphagia Management: Blazing a New Clinical Trail (1.55 ASHA CEUs)”, for Drs. Ianessa Humbert and Emily Plowman at the University of Florida. The project required attendee interactive audience participation, testimonials, live hands on demonstrations and patient/physician interactions. After winning a contract bid I worked with staff to create a set of educational videos that incorporate the panel discussions in a documentary style format. We filmed each of the breakout panels and discussions centered on the agenda. The videos were edited and produced into a training series that were part of a lecture series.

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Co-Producer & Director August 2014 – June 2015 180 Days Hartsville, PBS The second season of the Peabody Award-winning series explores the education system in Hartsville, South Carolina. My primary responsibilities required filming, supervising and mentoring a production staff of 6-8 people in South Carolina, plan an implement shooting schedules, coordinate project storylines and negotiate some budget needs for staff. I also managed the relationships with the school district and selected subjects, oversaw and regulated weekly meetings between the South Carolina and Washington DC production staff. I helped reviewed production goals and offered input to solve project concerns that developed over the course of production. 180 Days Hartsville aired nationally as part of the CPB and PBS American Graduate initiative.

Co-Producer & Director August 2013 – June 2014 180 Days: A Year Inside an American School, PBS A two-part Peabody Award-winning documentary series aired on PBS in 2013, the project centers on a tumultuous high school year in Washington DC seen through the eyes of a young charismatic school principal and students. I organized, guided, an implemented shooting schedules and plans for the field production staff, as well as coordinating video content delivery to editors. My other functions involved assigning shooting assignments to staff and interviewing subjects for the documentary. I helped guide and administer teaching younger staff to cultivate relationships with subjects and to execute professional shoots. I also communicated production requests to the project supervisor and helped strategize the gathering project content. The first season of 180 Days aired nationally as part of the CPB and PBS American Graduate initiative and won a Peabody.

Co-Cinematographer August 2013 – June 2014 Coming Back: Wes Moore, PBS

Hosted by Wes Moore, the Coming Back documentary series details the experience of veterans that have returned to the United States. The show follows a group of veterans from all walks of life adjusting to civilian life after serving in combat.

Co-Cinematographer August 2013 – January 2014 The New Black, PBS The New Black is a nationally broadcasted PBS documentary that tells the story of select African- American communities grappling with the recent gay marriage movement and the fight for civil rights.

Video Journalist March 2007 – January 2009 Verizon Fios One “Push/Pause” was a weekly thirty-minute VA, MD and DC regional documentary show launched on Verizon Fios One. As part of the original staff, I generated around 300+ short news and documentaries. I executed research, pitched ideas and developed content ideas on limited budgets. Stories involved producing, shooting, and editing 2-3 weekly pieces on noteworthy regional events, people and places. The first season achieved great results, “Push/Pause” was one of the top five programs viewed weekly by local subscribers.

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Segment Producer January 2006 – February 2007 Retirement Living Television Segment producer for the one-hour national talk show “The Voice” a program for the 50 and older age demographic. I researched, created and completed concepts for field and studio segments involving health, finance, travel, reality, comedy, and drama influences. Other functions included writing and submitting segment scripts to producers and supervising edit sessions. All my produced segments required me to submit and deliver shoot schedules and budgets on time sensitive deadlines. The network programming achieved a reached of approximately 29 million viewers during its existence.

PANELS NYU Arts Diversity Festival 2018 “Speaking on Pops, Fatherhood and Diversity” SXSW Panel 2018 “How documentaries can rise in the web series world” Third World Newsreel CUNY Film Series 2018 “Evening Seminars with the Documentary Forum at City College” The Avondale Towne Cinema Short Docs Festival 2018 “Adoption Series” Bronx Documentary Center 2018 “Father Figure: Exploring Alternate Notions of Black Fatherhood” Duke Center for Documentary Studies 2015 “180 Days: Hartsville Screenings and audience Q&A” WJCT “180 Days A Year Inside An American High School Screening and audience Q&A” 2013

FELLOWSHIPS Robert H. Flaherty Seminar partnership and grantees 2018 ITVS Wyncote Fellow 2018 POV Hackathon 2016 NBPC 360 Incubator 2015 Corporation for Public Broadcasting/PBS Producers Academy 2010 Benjamin L. Hooks Fellow 2003 Benjamin L. Hooks Fellow 2002

HONORS & AWARDS Princess Grace Award Professional Development Grant 2018 Co-Cinematographer - “Tell Them We Are Rising” – Sundance Film Festival 2017 Co-Director - “180 Days A Year Inside An American High School“ – Peabody Award 2013 Co-Director - “180 Days A Year Inside An American High School“ – Gracie Award 2013 Co-Cinematographer - “The New Black” – AFI Silver Docs Audience Award 2014 DC Commission of the Arts & Humanities – Small Projects Grant 2005 Director - “Driving While Black” - Hip-Hop Odyssey International Film Festival 2006 Director - “Driving While Black” - Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2004 Director - “Driving While Black” - Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2003 Director - “Driving While Black” - Fire Island Golden Wagon Film Festival 2003 Director - “Driving While Black” - Featured in Sundance Channel’s “Snapshots” Series 2003 5

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DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities - Artists Grant 2000 Princess Grace Award - Artists Grant 1999

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES Emmy Judge Short Documentary Projects 2018 Emmy Judge Short Documentary Projects 2017 WHYY Student Film Festival Judge 2017 WHYY Student Film Festival Judge 2016 IDA Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund Judge 2016 INPUT Global Public Television Judge (US Division) 2016 LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES INPUT Global Public Television Judge (US Division) 2015

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Navigating the Exciting New World of Branded Video 2017 Gotham Classics: An Evening with Debra Granik 2015 Mastering the Transition from Creative to Manager 2015 Virtual Reality: Business, Production and Distribution 2015 Storytelling in Virtual Reality: 2015 What Works, What Doesn't and How to Navigate a New Frontier The Where of Storytelling: Writing for Location-Based Experience 2015 National Assoc. of Latinos Independent Producers Doing Your Doc Seminar 2014 Abel Cinetech Dramatic Lighting with Peter Stein, ASC 2014 Abel Cinetech Secret of Optic with Mitch Gross 2014 Master Class with Steven Poster, ASC “Donnie Darko” 2014 National Black Programming Consortium Black Exchange 2011 NY Women In Film and Video Fundraising for Documentary’s 2009 Government Expo Podcasting 101 2009 Poynter Institute/News University 5 steps to Multimedia Storytelling 2009

RADIO INTERVIEWS Radio Interview, “The Perri Small Show” on WVON-AM Radio in Chicago, October 26th, 2017 Radio Interview, Dr. Vibe "Demolishing the digital divide and raising the level of consciousness", December 26th, 2017 Radio Interview, “Interview about the webserise Pops” The Dr. Vibe Show, December 5th, 2017 Radio Interview, "The Frank Beckmann Show", WJR (760 AM) Thursday, March 19th, 2015 Radio Interview, “Detroit Today”, WDET-FM, March 18, 2015 Radio Interview, Sirius XM Make It Plain with Mark Thompson “Interview with Garland McLaurin”, March 16th, 2015. Radio Interview, “180 Days A Year Inside An American High School”, First Coast Connect WJCT 89.9, March 12th 2013

TELEVISION INTERVIEWS TV Interview, WABC-TV “Here & Now”, Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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PODCAST INTERVIEWS Podcast Interview, “BroTalk” Live, October 31st, 2017 Podcast Interview, “Hollywood Breakthrough”, November 10th, 2017

PAST PROJECT RELATED PRESS POPS

Internet Colorlines 5 Questions with Garland McLaurin About His New Docuseries on Black 'Pops', November 1st, 2017 https://www.colorlines.com/articles/5-questions-garland-mclaurin-his-new-docuseries- about-black-pops

Shadow and Act 11-part PBS documentary web series 'POPS: Fatherhood, the Untold Story' focuses on black fathers, November 10th, 2017 https://shadowandact.com/pops-fatherhood-the-untold-story/

Current Garland McLaurin: Like America, public broadcasting is a work in progress, October 31st, 2017 https://current.org/2017/10/garland-mclaurin-like-america-public-broadcasting-is-a-work-in- progress/?wallit_nosession=1

Huffington Post New Series Highlights The Trials And Triumphs Of Black Fatherhood October 26th, 2017 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pops-series-black- fatherhood_us_59caa598e4b0964242bbc92d?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=paren ts_fb&utm_medium=facebook%C2%A7ion=parents&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037

MadameNoire No Rolling Stones Over Here: PBS Series “POPS” Highlights The Beauty Of Black Fatherhood, October 21, 2017 http://madamenoire.com/849552/pbs-series-pops/ Ebony.com PBS Series Sheds Light on Black Fatherhood in America, Oct 17, 2017 http://www.ebony.com/life/pbs-series-black-fatherhood

180 DAYS HARTSVILLE SERIES

National TV PBS Newshour Weekend ran a piece on the series http://www.pbs.org/newshour/videos/page/2/#137920

National Radio Sirius XM Make It Plain with Mark Thompson interviewed Garland McLaurin on Monday, March 16, 2015. Sirius XM The Midday Briefing w/Tim Farley interviewed Jacquie on March 17, 2015.

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Local Newspapers Post & Courier (Charleston, SC) tweeted about the Washington Post story https://twitter.com/PCAmandaKerr

Internet Afro.com http://www.afro.com/hartsville-s-c-improves-test-scores/ AtlantaDailyWorld.com http://atlantadailyworld.com/2015/03/17/180-days-hartsville-an-inspiration-for-the-nation- listen/ BaltimoreTimes-online.com http://baltimoretimes-online.com/news/2015/mar/17/pbs-film-180-days-hartsville-explores- how-one-town/

BlackBoxOffice.com http://blackboxoffice.tumblr.com/post/113853829961/pbs-film-180-days-hartsville-explores- how-one BlackCollegian.com http://www.blackcollegian.com/180-days-hartsville-explores-one-town-besting-poverty- educate-children/ BlackFilm.com http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2015/03/pbs-to-premiere-180-days-hartsville-doc-on-march- 17/ BlackTieMagazine.com http://blacktiemagazine.com/save_the_date_2015/180_days_hartsville.htm Colorlines.com http://colorlines.com/archives/2015/03/video_new_pbs_doc_looks_at_school_choice_in_rural _south_carolina.html Cultural Caravan TV interviewed Jacquie and Kay at NYC event on Wednesday and a piece is still expected. Ebony.com interviewed Jacquie on 3/13. We are awaiting a piece. EducationNext.org ran a story http://educationnext.org/watching-180-days-hartsville/ EducationNext.org also tweeted https://twitter.com/search?q=%23180Days%3Ahartsville&src=typd EducationViews.org http://www.educationviews.org/pbs-film-180-days-hartsville-explores-town-besting-poverty- educate-students/ Education Week (edWeek.com) blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_and_the_media/2015/03/pbs_documentary_spends_a_y ear_in_a_rural_school_district.html#comments Elev8.com http://elev8.hellobeautiful.com/1340333/south-carolina-school-takes-poverty-and-education- on-in-front-of-camera/ EURWeb.com interviewed Jacquie. http://www.eurweb.com/2015/03/180-days-hartsville-an-inspiration-for-the-nation-listen/

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FilmBlack.com http://www.filmblack.com/archives/16126 GlobalGrind.com http://globalgrind.com/2015/03/13/kathy-griffin-quits-fashion-police-frozen-2-in-the-works/ HuffingonPost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-souleo-wright/on-the-a-wsouleo-new- pbs_b_6856542.html IMDB.com http://www.imdb.com/news/ni58376148/ IMDiverstiy.com http://imdiversity.com/diversity-news/180-days-hartsville-explores-how-one-town-is-besting- poverty-to-educate-children/ Index Journal http://www.indexjournal.com/news/180-Days-of-Hartsville--A-look-at-students-who-face- poverty IndieWire/Shadow & Act blog http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/pbs-digs-into-poverty-education-challenges-in-rural- south-carolina-in-new-documentary-180-days-hartsville-20150309 IndieWire/Shadow & Act blog http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/tonight-pbs-digs-into-poverty-education-challenges- in-new-documentary-180-days-hartsville-20150317 Innovative Educator: CONFIRMED Attended sneak peak and promised to blog about the film once the entire series is reviewed KUED.org http://www.kued.org/pressroom/documentary-explores-how-one-town-is-besting-poverty-to- educate-students-180-days MagicATL (picked up Shadow & Act piece) http://majicatl.hellobeautiful.com/2135000/news-round-up-obamas-immigration-policies- come-to-a-haltand-more/ Michigan Chronicle http://michronicleonline.com/2015/03/10/news-roundup-obamas-immigration-policies-come- to-a-haltand-more/ MPTV.org http://www.mptv.org/news/press/release/?n_id=1087 Myhartsvilletoday.com ran release http://www.myhartsvilletoday.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=9327 MyhoustonMaginc.com (picked up NewsOne/Shadow & Act piece) http://myhoustonmajic.hellobeautiful.com/3172187/news-round-up-obamas-immigration- policies-come-to-a-haltand-more/ Mysocialgoodnews.com http://mysocialgoodnews.com/pbs-film-180-days-hartsville-explores-one-town-besting-poverty- educate-students/ NewPittsburghCourierOnline.com (picked up NewsOne/Shadow & Act piece) http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/03/10/news-roundup-obamas-immigration- policies-come-to-a-halt/ NewsandPressOnline.com http://www.newsandpressonline.com/stories/story-022515-film.html 9

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NewsOne.com http://newsone.com/3097172/obamas-immigration-policies-halted-after-texas-court-challenge/ ParleMagazine http://www.parlemag.com/2015/03/jacquie-jones-documentary-filmmaker-takes-a-hard-look- at-the-education-system/ Portland Observer http://portlandobserver.com/news/2015/mar/10/triumph-over-poverty/ PraiseCharlotte.com (picked up NewsOne/Shadow & Act piece) http://praisecharlotte.hellobeautiful.com/tag/180-days-hartsville/ RealClearEducation Covered the story and included it in the daily email newsletter on March 18 http://www.realcleareducation.com/2015/03/18/watch_180_days__a_year_inside_an_america n_high_school_29504.html TheRoot.com (Richard Prince included it in his column, which also usually runs on his site.) http://www.theroot.com/blogs/journalisms/2015/03/black_journalists_back_from_africa_s_las t_colony_tell_overlooked_story.html TheRoot.com http://theroottv.theroot.com/video/PBS-Doc-180-Days-Hartsville TheRoot.com http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2015/03/premiering_tonight_on_pbs_180_days _hartsville_how_one_town_is_besting_poverty.html Soultrain.com http://soultrain.com/2015/03/12/on-the-a-wsouleo-17/ Sunny1055online.com http://www.sunny1055online.com/calendar/march-17-2015/180-days-hartsville-434871/ TheBuzzCincy.com (picked up News One/Shadow & Act piece) http://thebuzzcincy.newsone.com/1812312/news-roundup-obamas-immigration-policies-come- to-a-haltand-more/ The Westside Gazette http://thewestsidegazette.com/180-days-a-year-inside-an-american-high-school/ UrbanViews.com http://urbanviewsweekly.com/2015/03/10/15430/ ParleMag.com http://www.parlemag.com/2015/03/jacquie-jones-documentary-filmmaker-takes-a-hard-look- at-the-education-system/ PortlandObserver.com http://portlandobserver.com/news/2015/mar/10/triumph-over-poverty/ (Minnesota) Spokesman-Recorder.com http://spokesman-recorder.com/another-180-days-brings-compelling-stories/ WAVE Newspapers http://wavenewspapers.com/bill-vaughans-tasty-clips-scandal-co-star-set-to-serve-selma- concert-hits-tv/ WDET/Detroit Today Radio Interview with Garland McLaurin ran 3/19. http://wdet.org/posts/2015/03/19/79927-from-failing-to-overachieving-how-one-school- district-did-it/ WhatNottoDoc.com http://whatnottodoc.com/2015/03/16/on-tv-180-days-hartsville/

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Will.illinois.edu https://will.illinois.edu/highlights/story/180-days-hartsville WJR Radio (Detroit) Interview with Pierre Brown ran on 3/17. http://www.wjr.com/2015/03/01/podcasts-from-the-frank-beckman-show/ WKAR.org http://wkar.org/post/pbs-film-180-day-hartsville

180 DAYS A YEAR INSIDE AN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SERIES

National Radio American Urban Radio Networks—Interview was done with Tanishia Williams Minor on March 22. Airs on several stations, The Bev Smith Show— Interview was done with Tanishia Williams Minor on March 22. Nationally syndicated, Trending Today with Carl Nelson—Interview was done with Tanishia Williams Minor on March 24.

International TV ARISE TV’s ARISE 360Entertainment—Interviewed Leslie Fields-Cruz.

Local TV WABC-TV’s PR’s Here & Now—did and interview with Tanishia Williams Minor and Jacquie Jones that aired on 3/24/13.

Local Newspapers Afro-American (Washington, DC)—ran story on March 23. Alexandria News Weekly (Alexandria, LA)—paper ran the release Dallas Examiner (Dallas, TX)—screener request; interview was done on Monday, 3/18 that was scheduled to run that week Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (Minneapolis, MN)—ran interview with Tanishia Williams Minor. New York Amsterdam News (New York, NY)—ran story on March 21. Westside Gazette Newspaper (Ft. Lauderdale)—ran release

Local Radio WVON-AM (Chicago) Kendall Moore Show—Did interview on 3/22 with Tanishia Williams Minor. WURD-AM (Philly) School Days—Did interview with Tanishia Williams Minor on Friday, March 15. AM1310 (Indianapolis, IN) Afternoons with Amos—Did interview with Garland McLaurin on March 21. WHCR-AM (New York) City Lights—Did interview with Tanishia Williams Minor on March 20. KCAA 1050 AM Empire Talks Back—Did interview with Tanishia Williams Minor on March 24.

Internet ABClocal.com, WABC-TV’s Here & Now http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=9037513 Amsterdamnews.com http://www.amsterdamnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/dc-met- school- principal-reflects-on-days/article_fb94374c-9248-11e2-b18e-001a4bcf887a.html 11

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AURN.com (American Urban Radio Networks Online Newsroom) http://www.aurn.com/webex.php?itemID=2421 BlackAmericaWeb.com/Tom Joyner http://blackamericaweb.com/109794/180- days-a-year- inside-in-an-american-high-school/ BlackFilm.com http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2013/03/180-days-a-year-inside-an-american- high-school-doc-airs-tonight-on-pbs/ BlackVoiceNews.com http://www.blackvoicenews.com/news/48690-educating-the-next- generation.html College planning blog http://collegeplanningprogram.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/180-days-a- year- inside-an-american-high-school-airing-on-pbs-march-25-26/ EURWeb.com http://www.eurweb.com/2013/03/180-days-a-year-inside-an-american-high- school-premieres-mar-25-at-9pm-on-pbs/ Iammobetter.com http://iammobetter.com/180-days-a-year-inside-an-american-high-school- premieres-mar-25-at-9pm-on-pbs/ Indiewire.com http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/national-black-programming- consortium-presents-180-days-inside-an-american-high-school KenThomas.org http://kenthomas.org/TV%20news%2032.htm Lasentinel.net http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1071 0:reel-talk- march-21-13&catid=50&Itemid=140 MilwaukeeCourierOnline.com http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/09/new- film-offers- insiders-view-of-crisis-in-american-schools/ (Minnesota) Spokesman-Recorder.com http://www.spokesman- recorder.com/2013/03/21/film-documents-a-year-of- inner-city-high-school-reality/ OurWeekly.com (Los Angeles) http://ourweekly.com/across-black-america OurWeekly.com (Los Angeles) http://www.ourweekly.com/event/180-days-year-inside- american-high-school Sugarcanemag.com http://sugarcanemag.com/2013/03/new-film-offers-insiders-view-of-crisis- in- american-schools-180-days-a-year-inside-an-american-high-school/ Sugarcanemag.com—an interview was done but hasn’t run as of yet. TelegramNews.net http://www.telegramnews.net/meetstaff.html (From Internet search it appears it ran but not coming up in the site itself.) TheBlackInformant.com http://www.theblackinformant.com/tag/president-obama/ The Christian Recorder http://tcr-online.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-christian-recorder-online- english_7052.html The Washington Sun.com http://thewashingtonsun.com/?p=715 TriangleTribune.com http://triangletribune.com/index.php?src=news&srctype=lister&pos=0,8,77 WandaSabir Blogspot http://wandasabir.blogspot.com/2013/03/wandas-picks-radio- wednesday-march- 20.html WestsideGazette.com http://thewestsidegazette.com/180-days-a-year-inside-an-american-high- school/

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