Damarcus Adisa

Video Editor/Producer

Damarcus Adisa is PEN America’s Video/Editor Producer. Before joining PEN America, Damarcus was the Managing Partner at Specht Interactive, a digital content creation, graphic design and digital marketing firm. Damarcus has crafted compelling visual content for a number of brands, nonprofits and institutions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Fort Valley State University and Bachelor of Science in Digital Audiences from Arizona State University. In addition to being a content producer, Damarcus is the Co-Founder of The House on Steven Avenue Fund Inc. (“The HOSA Fund”), a 501(c)(3) organization committed to the advancement of underserved communities through initiatives geared toward youth enrichment, young adult job readiness, and economic support of families in need in Monmouth County, NJ. The HOSA Fund has served over 1700 children in need since its inception in 2019. Damarcus is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, the first intercollegiate Black Greek Letter Organization established in the United States.


Articles by Damarcus Adisa

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Thursday October 5

The Resistance: How George M. Johnson’s Family Stopped a Book Ban

George M. Johnson’s memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue had been banned in more than two dozen school districts when the battle over the book came close to home.