As 2020 continues to be one of the most eventful and eye-opening years in U.S. history, we discuss Black Boys, a film that illuminates the full humanity of Black boys and men in America. We talk to activists Chad Williamson (Producer of Black Boys) and Jordan Farris from the XQ Institute. They weigh in on their involvement in both the film and the movement behind it.

ActivateenCC: Black Boys Film

On this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Kathleen Zuelch, a current producer at Netflix who has had a remarkable career in the animation industry, and Santiago Castellanos, content coordinator at Activateen. Kathleen has worked as a producer on several critically acclaimed animations, such as The Iron Giant (1999), Osmosis Jones (2001), and Scooby-Doo (2002). She has also lent her voice to the Machinima hit "Red vs. Blue" to bring the character "Tex" to life. We discuss careers in Hollywood and the process behind bringing our favorite characters to life.

ActivateenCC: Animating in Hollywood

On this episode of our community chats, we talk to Doreen Lorenzo, Assistant Dean of the new School of Design and Creative Technologies at the University of Texas at Austin, and her daughter Kara Scully, Marketing Specialist at Atlas Coffee, about design thinking and about the much-needed humanization of businesses and problem-solving in today's world.

ActivateenCC: What Is Design Thinking?

In this episode, we talked to Hugh Forrest, Programming Chief Officer at SXSW, and UT graduates Sarah Akbar and Santiago Castellanos. We discuss the challenges of putting together a festival with 250,000+ attendees in the middle of a pandemic and about the future of SXSW in a post-COVID19 world.