Educator. Writer. Filmmaker. Advocate. Parent. Aiesha is a lot of things, but what holds them all together is her passion for young people, particularly those from backgrounds one might call disadvantaged or “at risk.”
With nearly a decade of experience working with young people in New York, and at institutions such as The Museum for African Art, The New-York Historical Society, Citizen’s Advice Bureau, the Queens Library Gallery, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Achievement First Bushwick Middle School, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Aiesha has combined her practical knowledge with her interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degrees in order to help create change for a segment of society she is passionate about — Black girls.
Aiesha has developed and implemented curriculum, given talks, personally mentored young women, created media, organized conferences, participated in round-table discussions and panels all with a singular focus — positively impacting the lives of black women and girls.
An advocate for young women and girls of color, Aiesha is also the owner of Super Hussy Media, a niche company that seeks to explore the lives of young women and girls and show them as the more nuanced humans they are, not the stereotypes typically portrayed in mainstream culture, blogs about issues surrounding black women. Super Hussy Media is organizing a not-for-profit, The Black Girl Project, which springs from the issues explored in the film of the same name.
Via Super Hussy Media, Aiesha creates film and media that explores the vastness of black female life, regardless of class, national origin or sexuality. Super Hussy Media is dedicated to exploring the everyday within black culture, particularly the true lives of young women, girls and families.
By illuminating the hardships, triumphs, struggles and and complexities of black womanhood, Aiesha seeks to change the paradigm through which black women are viewed and ultimately, how they view themselves. Aiesha utilizes traditional and emerging media (film, print, internet) as tools for investigation into the lives of one of the most marginalized groups in America. She engages in frank dialogue surrounding the issues of race, class, gender, spirituality and sexual orientation and the roles they play in the lives of diverse black women and girls.
In addition, Aiesha is Programming Coordinator and provides content for I Am Worth More, a non-profit which serves young people by connecting them to tools and resources and is completing work on a free, downloadable e-book, You Rock!, which is geared toward assisting young women and girls tap into their inner potential.
Aiesha also participates in the Impact Panel, a think tank of Black Leaders creating solutions to the problems within the Black community. Aiesha’s platform: Black Women/Girls and Self-Esteem.
Her documentary, The Black Girl Project, will premier on Friday August 27th in Brooklyn at The Spike Lee Screening Room at Long Island University. RSVP for the cocktail reception and premier.
Follow Aiesha on Twitter: @missturman
Keep up with her projects: AieshaTurman.Com
We look forward to seeing you this Thursday at MoCADA Brooklyn for our first reading series. Learn more and RSVP on our facebook page. Over the week, we’ll be introducing you to the wonderful ladies who’ll be reading on Thursday.
