Before anyone heard the term viral video, Kiri Davis’ powerful documentary, “A Girl Like Me” crashed internet servers worldwide in 2005, reaching tens of millions of viewers and becoming part of a larger cultural conversation about the standards of beauty placed on Black girls. Kiri recreates the famous “doll test” experiment conducted by Dr. Kenneth Clark by asking Black children to choose between otherwise identical black and white dolls. The results were chilling and impossible to deny, as Kiri discovers: “15 out of 21 children preferred the white doll to the black doll.” By the time Kiri appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, we understood that “youth media” was no longer limited to the classroom. New technologies would enable youth voices to reach millions and foster real change. We’ve never looked back. Filmmaker: Kiri Davis Mentor: Shola Lynch