Artists explore the value of interdependence in their field and discuss how those in the media and arts worlds find wealth in connectedness within their communities, their counterparts in this network, and across the globe. The word commonwealth comes from the traditional meaning of wealth: well being. It suggests that a community of individuals and institutions finds wealth in governing itself collaboratively and for common good. This panel asks what unites artists and how they are investing in the relationships and networks that weave artists into connection.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
David Bollier has spent much of the past 10 years studying the commons as a new paradigm for economics, politics and culture. He has pursued this work as an editor of Onthecommons.org, and as an author, activist and speaker. Bollier's most recent books include *Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Commons Wealth* (2002); *Brand Name Bullies: The Quest to Own and Control Culture* (2005); and *Viral Spiral: How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own* (2009). He has worked with American television writer/producer Norman Lear on a variety of political and public affairs projects since 1984. He is also Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and co-founder of Public Knowledge, a Washington policy advocacy organization that defends the public's state in copyright and digital technologies.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Tamara Gould has worked in public media for the last 15 years, most recently as the vice president of Distribution for the Independent Television Service (ITVS) where she oversees domestic distribution of international documentaries from around the world through the ITVS International Media Development Fund (IMDF). Tamara is involved in all aspects of bringing international programs to US audiences through broadcast and digital outlets. Tamara also is supervising producer of the ITVS *True Stories and Global Voices* series, and runs the ITVS International Production unit. She also heads up the Independent Digital Distribution Lab in partnership with PBS. Previously, Tamara served as executive producer for KQED Television in San Francisco, where she managed production of numerous local and national series including: *Independent View*, *SPARK*, and *This Week in Northern California*. In addition, Tamara directed and produced the award winning documentary *Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation* for PBS. Tamara is the former Executive Director of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) in San Francisco. She received a BA from Brown University, and an MA from UC Santa Cruz. Tamara is a former Fulbright Scholar and currently resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two young children.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kristina Newman-Scott is a practicing artist and director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways. Kristina has organized and curated exhibitions large and small with a particular focus on curating emerging artists in innovative ways. Most recently, she has organized Real Public, four public art projects in Hartford. She is currently co-curating an exhibition on contemporary art from the Anglophone Caribbean and diaspora.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.
Valerie Linson is the Series Producer for *Basic Black*. She is also the executive editor for the *Basic Black* broadband site. As a documentary filmmaker, Linson most recently produced *Inheritors of the Faith*, the fifth hour of the six-part series, *This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys*, a Blackside, Inc. documentary mini-series that was broadcast nationally on PBS in June 2003. Linson has also been an associate producer on several PBS documentary series including: *On Our Own Terms: Death and Dying in America* (with Bill Moyers); *Free To Dance: African Americans in Modern Dance*; and the documentary film *Soldiers Without Swords: The Black Press* (winner of a 2000 DuPont Award and 1999 Sundance Film Festival "Freedom of Expression" Award). She received Emmy nominations for her research for *Free to Dance* (1999) and *W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices* (1995). Linson has also received Emmy nominations for several Basic Black programs.