Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Michele Clark Jenkins Michele Clark Jenkins
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Other authors / contributors: | Jenkins, Michele Clark, 1954- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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Sound characteristics: | digital
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Digital file characteristics: | video file
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Notes: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. Larry Crowe, interviewer. Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2005 August 3. Vendor-supplied metadata.
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Summary: | Lawyer and media executive Michele Arleen Clark Jenkins was born on July 29, 1954, in Pennington, New Jersey. She earned her B.A. degree in anthropology from Princeton University; and her J. D. degree from New York University School of Law. She also earned a certificate in negotiation from Harvard University. She practiced law in Los Angeles and began her media career as a writer and producer for HBO. She became president and CEO of the Black Education Network. The company's mission was to create programming the represents African-American perspectives. Clark was also president of United Image Entertainment, and vice president of the Black Family Channel. She was a senior consultant for Griffin & Strong, P.C. and served as project manager for several disparity studies and goal setting initiatives, including one for the Georgia Department of Transportation. Jenkins is the co-author and editor of Sisters in Faith Bible (2013).
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