Welcome to TandemEd!
TandemEd mobilizes youth, families, and residents to lead the learning environments of their communities through community-informed media production and investment support.
"Own Your Story" Initiative
TandemEd facilitates a youth-led and elder-supported process for communities to collectively create and ratify community messaging. Drawing on our expertise in organizing and media production, we provide support to community organizations, community-legitimate individuals, and any other entities anchored within communities.
Newark, NJ
Pittsburgh, PA
Jackson, MS
Detroit, MI
New Orleans, LA
"Own Your Story" Investment Support
TandemEd supports communities in identifying and building the resources needed to implement the ideas and initiatives to further their community’s interests. TandemEd helps communities garner these resources internally and externally, without the adverse strings traditionally attached to funding. Resource and funding partners have included:
"Own Your Story" Impact and Project Reports
Read the impact and project reports on the various Own Your Story initiatives. These additionally name the many community-rooted individuals and organizations that have received mini-grants through TandemEd’s advocacy and organizing to launch or continue efforts in alignment with their community’s unique Own Your Story campaign.
Brand Documentary
Our Co-Founders and Senior Partners
Dr. Brian C.B. Barnes
Co-Founder & Senior Partner
Dr. Dorian O. Burton
Co-founder & Senior Partner
Toks Adeshiyan, MBA
Co-founder & Senior Partner
Jason Rivers
Senior Partner