Marcus Graham Project Summer Bootcamp (I'M GOING TO DALLAS)
Since mid-December I've been rumbling to my friends about this great opportunity in Texas called The Marcus Graham Project. Today I am honored to say I made the cut and will be heading to Dallas for 10 weeks later this summer.
For the pop-culture illiterate Marcus Graham was an advertising exec played by Eddie Murphy in the 1992 motion picture Boomerang. This non-profit has a very simple yet worthwhile mission - increase the number of African American men in the advertising industry.
Now in its 3rd year, iCR8, The Marcus Graham Project’s summer boot camp, is specifically designed to provide diverse aspirants in the field of advertising, PR & marketing with the exposure and experience necessary to solidify careers within the industry. The summer long program, held in Dallas, TX consists of relevant topical case study and development of marketing/media concepts in response to selected topics. Boot camp initiates are chosen through application, portfolio review and in-person interview held during the spring. The program will also be produced as a docu-reality web series, entitled Man Behind The Brand, to further expose diverse audiences to careers in the industry, as well as showcase professionals already working in the field.
This years participants are ...
Phillip Alexander Cunningham - Timothy Foster - Matthew Hayes - Johari Huggins -Daniela Jiminez - Erin Jordan - Johnnie Lovett - Vinson Muhammad - Darren Nesbitt- Theo Nishimura