Malkia Cyril | |
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Born | Malkia Amala Cyril May 2, 1974 |
Education | Sarah Lawrence College ( BA) |
Malkia Amala Devich-Cyril (born May 2, 1974) [1] is a poet and media activist best known for spearheading national grassroots efforts of the Net Neutrality campaign, [2] framing the discourse on protecting net neutrality as shifting away from the notion of "media democracy" and instead as a case of "media justice." They are the executive director of the Center for Media Justice, [3] [4] and a co-founder of the Media Action Grassroots Network.
Devich-Cyril's writings on media activism frequently appear in national publications such as Politico, the Huffington Post, [5] and The Guardian [6] Creative writing, including poetry and short-stories, have been published in anthologies such as Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing, [7] Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café, [8] and In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers.
Devich-Cyril was the spouse of comedian and editor Alana Devich-Cyril, and child of Janet Cyril, an activist in the Black Panther Party. [9] Born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Cyril learned to read at the Liberation Bookstore in Harlem. They refer to growing up in the party as "in and of itself a blessing." [10]
Malkia Cyril | |
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Born | Malkia Amala Cyril May 2, 1974 |
Education | Sarah Lawrence College ( BA) |
Malkia Amala Devich-Cyril (born May 2, 1974) [1] is a poet and media activist best known for spearheading national grassroots efforts of the Net Neutrality campaign, [2] framing the discourse on protecting net neutrality as shifting away from the notion of "media democracy" and instead as a case of "media justice." They are the executive director of the Center for Media Justice, [3] [4] and a co-founder of the Media Action Grassroots Network.
Devich-Cyril's writings on media activism frequently appear in national publications such as Politico, the Huffington Post, [5] and The Guardian [6] Creative writing, including poetry and short-stories, have been published in anthologies such as Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing, [7] Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café, [8] and In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers.
Devich-Cyril was the spouse of comedian and editor Alana Devich-Cyril, and child of Janet Cyril, an activist in the Black Panther Party. [9] Born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Cyril learned to read at the Liberation Bookstore in Harlem. They refer to growing up in the party as "in and of itself a blessing." [10]