Brett Erik Chambers is a Parent and Media Literacy Advocate. Brett has spent most of his adult life finding and presenting
positive images of people, especially people of color, on television, radio, film, recording, or the classroom.
Chambers was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists' Region IV Hall of Fame in 2004. He was recognized
for his cummulative body of work over his almost 30 year career in media, from his days in radio at Duke University, Producing
and Directing award winning programming at ABC's owned station WTVD, to his teaching duties at North Carolina Central University.
Brett is presently an Instructor at North Carolina Central University. He teaches Mass Communications and Education Technology
Courses. Brett spends a great deal of time contributing to efforts that address the diversity of learning styles and how technology
can be used to close the Achievement Gap of African American Children. Presently, he serves on the Lyceum committee, HipHop
Initiative Advisory group, and Jazz Research Institute Advisory team.
Also, Chambers co-taught a Documentary course between Duke and North Carolina Central University. Students from both campuses
meet together on both campuses.
Brett has served as Project Coordinator for Technology Enhanced Learning in Science, or 'TELS', a National Science Foundation
funded center. NCCU is one of the partners with University of California Berkeley and The Concord Consortium serving as lead
insitutions. Also, he's served as a program director for a Department of Education Grant addressing the integration of technology
in the classroom, 'TechTeach'.
Chambers is an award winning television producer (WTVD-ABC11), winning awards for programs addressing education, health,
and childrens issues. He is a graduate of Duke University's Terry Sanford School of Public Policy, and earned his Masters
in Education Technology from North Carolina Central University's School of Education. He contributed to the book How We Got
Over: Testimonies of Faith, Hope, and Courage, and has been a contributing writer to the Independent Weekly, and TRIBES magazine
on his favorite subject, Music.
Chambers is has documented many of his activities through the years, and his photographs have appeared in various publications,
and exhibitions.
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