On the Loudspeaker

Complimenting the TEACHED short films, On the Loudspeaker is an interview series with TEACHED creator Kelly Amis discussing issues of race, education and equality with prominent thought leaders.

President Obama's pick to head the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans knows that all children can succeed if we expect them to. In this interview with Loudspeaker Films' Kelly Amis, we see David Johns in action, passionately addressing students from pre-K to high school as well as an audience of teachers ready to help transform education in America.

David Johns

Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Loudspeaker Films' Kelly Amis had the opportunity to sit down with civil rights activist and fellow Teach for America alum DeRay Mckesson, who is providing a fierce voice for equality in America often on behalf of other men of color whose voices have been silenced.

DeRay Mckesson

Educator and Civil Rights Activist

John Legend

Performer & Education Activist

GRAMMY Award-winning performer and education activist John Legend gets ON THE LOUDSPEAKER in a conversation about education reform with filmmaker Kelly Amis.

Kaya Henderson

Washington D.C. Schools Chancellor

Washington, DC Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson gets ON THE LOUDSPEAKER with TEACHED Producer/Director Kelly Amis to discuss education in the nation's capital.

Why is Van Jones determined to train 100,000 young people of color to become the world's best computer programmers, i.e. "coders"? We got a chance to ask him "On the Loudspeaker".

Van Jones

Founder, #YesWeCode

Antonio Villaraigosa

Former Mayor of Los Angeles

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gets ON THE LOUDSPEAKER to talk to filmmaker Kelly Amis about education in L.A. County and California.

SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSION:

Tomorrow's Tech Stars, moderated by Cedric Brown

Isaiah, Jasmine, George & Sasha

To watch the full-length panel discussion moderated by Cedric Brown, go here.