Morgan State University, School of Global Journalism and Communication
Welma Campbell Mashinini Redd
Media creator and educator. I teach students to tell stories on every platform of the digital age, and I research the links between Africa and its diaspora.
As an educator, I teach, I research, and I serve.
My mission is simple to say and a lifetime to do: bringing Africa to the world, and the world to Africa.
Teach
Multiplatform production courses that put students first. I help young storytellers find their voice and produce media for every platform.
Research
Linking Africa and its diaspora: Liberian history, press freedom, and the Caribbean immigrants who shaped Liberia’s intellectual and literary class.
Serve
Community leadership, including serving as president of the Liberian Community Association of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area.
Documentaries and features
Films and programs on Liberia, Botswana, the African Union and the African diaspora, produced for television and online audiences.
Liberia: Africa's First Republic
The story of the continent’s first republic and the people who shaped it.
Botswana: An African Jewel
A portrait of Botswana, screened with the support of the Botswana Embassy in Washington DC.
Securing Liberty, Forging Unity
Marking 50 years of the Organisation of African Unity and the African Union, 2013.
Empowering the African Woman
Africa Day 2015, on the role and power of African women.
In the press
Lessons from the students of 1976
In a 2020 interview with Careers magazine in South Africa, Welma reflected on the 1976 student uprising against apartheid and called on today’s leaders to honor that generation by leading with integrity rather than greed.
Writing and research
My research interest is “Linking Africa and Its Diaspora.” I design information into stories that work in print, on screen and in the classroom.
Research paper
From the Pens of Caribbean Immigrants
The founding of Liberia’s intellectual and literary class.
Article
Freedom of Speech in Liberia: An Elusive Dream
On press freedom and the right to speak across Liberia’s history.
Statement, 2022
Research Philosophy
How and why I research the connections between Africa and its diaspora.
“The documentary is quite good and we appreciate all your efforts in developing it. We look forward to showing it to the rest of the Washington DC community.”
Sophie H. Mautle
Minister Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Botswana, Washington DC, on Botswana: An African Jewel