{"id":12558,"date":"2025-02-04T07:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T07:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmonicafernandez.com\/?p=12558"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T05:10:50","slug":"social-media-content-creator-scholar-spotlight-for-acls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmonicafernandez.com\/?p=12558","title":{"rendered":"Content Creator\ud83d\udcf1\ud83d\udcbb &#8211;  Scholar Spotlight for ACLS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12558\" class=\"elementor elementor-12558\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4efab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e4efab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abd418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9abd418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) gave me the incredible opportunity to produce the Scholar Spotlight video series fully. I wanted to share the fantastic work of these scholars in a way that truly resonated. Think of dynamic conversations, stunning visuals, and stories that pull you in. We&#8217;re exploring today&#8217;s big questions through the eyes of the brilliant minds in the humanities, showcasing their passion and the impact of their research.<\/p><p>Forget passive learning. These episodes are power-packed, resulting from rigorous planning and a relentless pursuit to showcase groundbreaking scholarship. We&#8217;re not just presenting information; we&#8217;re igniting intellectual hunger. Get ready to be inspired and demand more knowledge!&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95a0b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c95a0b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d9842 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58d9842\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e59118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9e59118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:5,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/mmonicafernandez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSB_Instagram-9x16_2-1.mp4#t=5\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" controls=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b66e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5b66e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7650353 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7650353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fba9ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2fba9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=uHqnkqgBKGM&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f9186 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6f9186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd594f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fd594f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Prepare to have your understanding of Shakespeare shattered. <\/b>David Sterling Brown&#8217;s <em>White People in Shakespeare<\/em> unveils a hidden dimension of the playwright&#8217;s work: the strategic creation of &#8220;white others&#8221; like Richard III, Hamlet, and Tamora. This isn&#8217;t just about character analysis; it&#8217;s about exposing how Shakespeare actively shaped racial categories to bolster white supremacy and anti-Blackness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980a9e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"980a9e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8d58e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d8d58e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0cd663 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0cd663\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebd911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"eebd911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:5,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/mmonicafernandez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PrithiKanakamedala_Instagram_06_26_2024_-9x16_1.mp4#t=5\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" controls=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa18e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aa18e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c58e1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c58e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4ee99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ca4ee99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=DQc32y8-484&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360c23a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"360c23a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1ba8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af1ba8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:74\"><strong>Discover the Black Brooklynites who built a borough on social justice.<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:277\">Before Brooklyn was a borough, it was a hub for free Black visionaries\u2014businesswomen, leaders, writers\u2014fighting for radical change. From DUMBO to Fort Greene, they defied systemic racism to shape their city. &#8220;Brooklynites&#8221; reveals their forgotten stories, their lasting impact.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:188\">Meet the Crogers, Hodges, Wilsons, and Gloucesters. Their activism proves Brooklyn&#8217;s place in social justice history. 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Not with gentle light, but with the stark glare of truth.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Northeast Slavery Records Index (NESRI) isn&#8217;t just a database; it&#8217;s a doorway. Step through, and confront the silenced stories, the hidden lives, and the undeniable legacy of slavery in the North. Prepare to be challenged, to be moved, and to see the past\u2014and perhaps the present\u2014with new eyes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d79d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6d79d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6d02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8b6d02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=BB568T5lkTk&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29cd9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c29cd9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b60453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b60453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>MY WORK BEHIND THE SCENES OF &#8220;SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT&#8221;<\/h5><ul><li data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:128\"><h6><strong>Research &amp; Mission:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">I synthesized complex research and organizational missions into compelling, accurate narratives.<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li data-sourcepos=\"4:1-4:121\"><h6><strong>Filming &amp; Sound:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> I\u00a0delivered visually striking, aurally clear footage, capturing the essence of each scholar.<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:113\"><h6><strong>Interviews:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">I elicited passionate, insightful conversations, revealing the personal impact of their work.<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li data-sourcepos=\"6:1-6:138\"><h6><strong>Editing &amp; Animation:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">I crafted seamless narratives with dynamic animations, simplifying complex ideas for broad accessibility.<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:130\"><h6><strong>Music &amp; Sound Design:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">I precisely tailored audio to enhance the story&#8217;s emotional impact, ensuring maximum engagement.<\/span><\/h6><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) gave me the incredible opportunity to produce the Scholar Spotlight video series fully. I wanted to share the fantastic work of these scholars in a way that truly resonated. Think of dynamic conversations, stunning visuals, and stories that pull you in. 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