The John Brown Project Forms Nonprofit Organization

TORRINGTON, Conn. - Feb. 8, 2025 - PRLog -- Torrington, CT: The John Brown Project today announced its official formation as a nonprofit organization. This milestone is a significant step in its mission to produce and distribute truth-in-history informational media using art, plain language, and primary sources.

The board of directors includes Daniel Morrison, founder and chairman, a multimedia journalist in Torrington, CT; Emily Samons, Secretary, a Human Resources professional in Chicago, IL; Chris Barlow, Treasurer, a digital operations specialist and executive director of the Berlin Equity Action team in Berlin, CT; Johanna Dezurick, a semi-retired public school administrator in Torrington, CT; and Rev. Angaza Mwando, a pastor and civil rights leader in Torrington, CT. The board is joined by a handful of volunteer staff with solid professional experience: Shane Scully, a video/audio producer/editor and photographer, Kareem Holbrook, a drone pilot, photographer, and video producer, Liz Roach, a business development professional, and John Forster, a professional media coordinator and manager.

"I am thrilled about the highly qualified and deeply authentic team who have chosen to step forward and volunteer for this important startup effort," remarks Morrison in a recent Browniac Digest blog post at johnbrownproject.org, "we should be able to build a solid media organization on the organizational building blocks designed by this exceptional group of people."

The group's first film, His Truth Is Marching On, is a musical documentary exploring American music from 1619 to hip-hop through "the John Brown song," that won state and national awards and was featured in Black History Film Festivals in Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA.

The organization's new film, Pushing The Rock, explores systemic racism in the United States through personal stories of underappreciated heroes using music, scholarship, drama, primary sources, and comedy. Having interviewed a living Tuskegee Airman, two leading reconstruction scholars, and a Black-banjo and music historian, they have a start on production, which begins in earnest this spring. Many interview clips are available on the John Brown Project's YouTube channel and social media outlets. The film is due for release on Juneteenth, 2026, during the 250th anniversary of the United States.

"We aim to fully inform the citizenry—to strengthen our multiracial democracy and realize a more perfect union," adds Morrison.

About The John Brown Project: The John Brown Project (http://www.johnbrownproject.org) is a 501(c)(3) media organization dedicated to producing and distributing culturally-significant artistic and informational content for the public good.