Global Girl Media Los Angeles produced a 2-part video series called WHY VOTE? for the 2024 Presidential Elections,
canvasing BIPOC young women in the Los Angeles area about the issues that matter to them.
One of them was about immigrant rights. Posting this post-election, now more than ever
these young women need and want to be protected and heard. Real news matters.
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ACTIVISTA: HOLLY MITCHELL
Profile of the incredible former CA State Senator Holly Mitchell, who recently won a seat on the L.A. County Supervisor in the November 2020 election. This is a big job: each Supervisor represents a little over 2 million people and controls the annual Los Angeles County budget. We talk about some of the groundbreaking things she has already accomplished, as well as what she wants to work on next.
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THE LOVE WITHIN
Produced by the GGM LA 2024 class, focused on the Watts Community in South Central Los Angeles. The video asks the question, What is Community? And the answer they find is LOVE…
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GENTRIFICATION IN KOREATOWN
Several GGM reporters live and grew up in Koreatown, and wanted to both celebrate their neighborhood but also report on how gentrification has changed their lives. This video interviews a local resident activist, a media influencer and longtime K-town business owner to understand this very complex, burning issue of affordable housing, development and cultural change for all Angelenos.
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CONTRA: Los Angeles, U.S.
Contra turns 21 during the Covid-19 pandemic, and even though she doesn’t get to celebrate as planned, she shares how spending her teen years battling serious depression actually prepared her well for the disappointment, anxiety, and isolation of lockdown. A courageous share, she blows out her candles facing a still uncertain future, like so many millennials.
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ZOOM UNIVERSITY
GGM Los Angeles reporters investigate how the Covid-19 crisis has impacted their education, and how online classes, school administrators, students, and teachers are coping.
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YOUNG, WOKE AND FREE: LILA
In the first episode of our new series “Young, Woke, & Free” GGM L.A. reporters get out into the streets and meet Black Lives Matter protestor Lila who shares what inspires and motivates her activism.
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MARCHING FORWARD
Inspired by the collaboration and optimism embodied in the Women’s March, GlobalGirl Media and The Representation Project invite you to join the #MarchingForward Campaign. Watch this video, then write why you march on your hand, and share with the #MarchingForward hashtag!
