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Salaam Nerds PodcastSalaam Nerds: Ms. Marvel E5 w/ VP of DisneyJazz and Neebz Recap Episode 5 of Ms. Marvel with Marya Bangee, Vice President, Representation & Inclusion Strategies at The Walt Disney Studios.
2022-07-0951 minSalaam Nerds PodcastSalaam Nerds: Ms. Marvel E5Jazz and Neebz Recap Episode 5 of Ms. Marvel with Marya Bangee, Vice President, Representation & Inclusion Strategies at The Walt Disney Studios.
2022-07-0851 min
Finding Humanity41. Women as Heroes of Their Own StoryIn the U.S., women of color hold only 4% of C-suite roles in media and entertainment. As a result, we rarely find their stories featured in films or T.V.
Growing up as a Muslim who wore a headscarf, Marya didn’t see herself represented on the screen. Yet, she found her way into Hollywood through a handful of pioneer women of color in the industry. As a vice-president at Walt Disney Studios, Marya is now advancing social change through diverse storytelling.
In this episode, we examine how stories shape and inform the world in wh...
2022-07-0625 min
KiskadeeMarya BangeeMarya Bangee is the Executive Director of Harness, an organization started by America Ferrera, Ryan Piers Williams, and Wilmer Valderrama, to center the stories of underrepresented communities in popular culture. Marya works with culture-makers to promote more authentic narratives. She started as a community organizer in the Muslim community, where she represented her community in national media like the New York Times and NPR. Her career took her from organizing with low-income black and brown communities in Los Angeles to serving as a Project Director at UCLA, where she worked to increase access to higher education in L...
2021-04-2024 min
Inside Social InnovationStorytelling and Social ChangeThe entertainment industry has become an important partner to the nonprofit sector, inspiring people to become active around social issues such as climate, poverty, and human rights. What can campaigns for change learn from narrative storytelling experts? How can nonprofit leaders successfully partner with entertainment companies? In this recording from SSIR’s 2019 NMI conference, the writer, director, and actor Jessica Blank moderates a discussion with Nicole Starr, vice president for social impact at Participant Media; Marya Bangee, executive director of Harness; and Courtney Cogburn, associate professor at Columbia University School of Social Work. “It's about how...
2020-01-281h 07
Harry Potter and the Sacred TextSpecial Edition: Owl Post and Marya BangeeIt's time for our first round of owl posts for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! We hear your thoughts about stigma, the S.P.E.W. campaign, Fred and George's resilience, obliviation, and Hermione's muggle knowledge. Thanks so much to Angela Higginson, Jennifer Asturias, Jarrod Green, and Annalisa Galgano for sending in their messages. We also are visited by activist and organizer Marya Bangee, who tells us about her work and teaches us a little bit about the Quran.Next week, we're reading Chapter 12, The Triwizard Tournament, through the theme of excitement....
2017-12-2139 min
Harry Potter and the Sacred TextPlay: Aboard the Hogwarts Express (Book 4, Chapter 11)Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of play in chapter eleven of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This week, we discuss Queen Victoria, how defense against the dark arts is like sex education, and why it's okay to be rude behind closed doors. Our question this week is: Is there ever a time when play isn't appropriate? Our voicemail this week is thanks to Sara Ayebar. Next week, tune in for an owl post with special guest Marya Bangee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-12-1437 minStraight Talk Podcast with Dr. Maher HathoutAnswering the Call to Serve HumanityDid you know 47 million Americans live off of $4 a day for food? In this episode, Marya Bangee, a community organizing fellow at OneLA and a Muslim activist, joins Dr. Hathout for a moving conversation about tackling social issues at home. How do we help people within our communities and beyond who are struggling […]
2013-04-0400 min