User:Adjoajo/Caldwell

Shydeia Caldwell is a visual and performance artist, community organizer, and the co-founder and executive director of Black Girl Magik Meetup group. Shydeia along with Na'Chanelle, Social Media Strategist, Sierra King, and Filmmaker, Ariel Watson, Brittany Josephina,  are co-founders, and team members of of Black Girl Magik is a women's artists empowering collective meetup group for black women living in New York City. The meetup was founded in May of 2015. She used social media to create space for the Black Girl Magik movement.It is an online and offline movement,

Education
Caldwell attended Midlands Technical College, and University of South Carolina receiving a Bachelor's Degree in African-American/Black Studies.

Career
While in college at University of South Carolina Shydeia Caldwell found Black Girl Magik while still in college.

Honors and Awards

 * 2019 - 100 Women Okay Africa Award

Quotes
When asked why she created Black Girl Magik, her response. "Spaces for women of color to connect and create on the internet are pivotal because this Internet era is history in the making. BGM wants there to be space for women in every way and this digital way of documenting is setting the example for future generations eager to learn their history. The progress I've seen is us having a digital voice that cannot be erased".

"I created Black Girl Magik simply because our generation lacks positive communication and social skills. I begin to ponder daily on that fact that our form of communication became reduced to 10 second snaps, 140 character tweets, and abbreviated text messages. I created BGM out of longing to connect with my sisters and to re-channel the lost art of communication. And not just any communication, but a positive social engagement".