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Ateya Ball-Lacy:
Ateya is a master educator turned producer who uses creativity and innovation to inspire students to tap into their innate genius. Ateya is a native Washingtonian, proud wife and mother, educator and fierce lover of the arts. Ateya currently serves as an Assistant Principal within an urban school district. She is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and a proud alumna of the historic Howard University. Ateya is a long standing member of the world-renown, Kankouran West African Dance Company, the oldest African dance company in the country, where she serves as a senior dancer. In addition to education and the performing arts, Ateya is the Creator and Executive Producer of Hood Smart: The Urban STEMulus Project, an innovative TV reality show that shines a light on talented Black teens that are excelling in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Ateya is on a mission to shift the focus from the negative images the media portrays of Black youth to highlighting their academic and creative brilliance. This trailblazing educator is making moves in the world of education. She is determined to make SMART the NEW Gangstal!
Kareem El:
Kareem is a veteran U.S. Marine Corps Officer and Senior Strategy Consultant who leverages a people-centric approach to analyzing risks and solving complex real-world problems. Kareem is a graduate of School Without Walls and Howard University, where he studied political science and classical civilization. Kareem believes that the concepts of community and ethnic identity are at the root of many of the world’s most challenging risks and issues. Around the world, Kareem sees the ‘Hood’ and Hip-Hop Culture by proxy, as the present-day battlegrounds of an age-old conflict surrounding the shared culture and identity of Black communities. As a native Washingtonian, Kareem has seen the impacts of the Hood and Hip-Hop up close. Now, Kareem is working to mitigate those adverse impacts and change the narrative through the HoodSmart project. As Supervising Producer for HoodSmart, Kareem has helped to build content, build business relationships, and explore opportunities to enhance the HoodSmart brand and approach.
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By G7nationusaAteya Ball-Lacy:
Ateya is a master educator turned producer who uses creativity and innovation to inspire students to tap into their innate genius. Ateya is a native Washingtonian, proud wife and mother, educator and fierce lover of the arts. Ateya currently serves as an Assistant Principal within an urban school district. She is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and a proud alumna of the historic Howard University. Ateya is a long standing member of the world-renown, Kankouran West African Dance Company, the oldest African dance company in the country, where she serves as a senior dancer. In addition to education and the performing arts, Ateya is the Creator and Executive Producer of Hood Smart: The Urban STEMulus Project, an innovative TV reality show that shines a light on talented Black teens that are excelling in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Ateya is on a mission to shift the focus from the negative images the media portrays of Black youth to highlighting their academic and creative brilliance. This trailblazing educator is making moves in the world of education. She is determined to make SMART the NEW Gangstal!
Kareem El:
Kareem is a veteran U.S. Marine Corps Officer and Senior Strategy Consultant who leverages a people-centric approach to analyzing risks and solving complex real-world problems. Kareem is a graduate of School Without Walls and Howard University, where he studied political science and classical civilization. Kareem believes that the concepts of community and ethnic identity are at the root of many of the world’s most challenging risks and issues. Around the world, Kareem sees the ‘Hood’ and Hip-Hop Culture by proxy, as the present-day battlegrounds of an age-old conflict surrounding the shared culture and identity of Black communities. As a native Washingtonian, Kareem has seen the impacts of the Hood and Hip-Hop up close. Now, Kareem is working to mitigate those adverse impacts and change the narrative through the HoodSmart project. As Supervising Producer for HoodSmart, Kareem has helped to build content, build business relationships, and explore opportunities to enhance the HoodSmart brand and approach.