About Us

Founded in 2014, the Dinner Table Doc is a  501(c) (3)  New York City, nonprofit  organization that hosts media literacy workshops and self esteem building events for young women of color.

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​The Dinner Table Doc is a community organization that helps high school and college students live at their fullest potential by coming face to face with opportunity through media literacy workshops and self esteem building events. Our target audience is middle school and high school aged women of color ages 11-18 as well as incoming college freshmen.

Through our live dinner events and media literacy workshops we've been able to service over 500 girls in the Brooklyn, New York area. The Dinner Table brings young women of color face to face with opportunity by seating them with mentors in an intimate dinner setting. Through our partnerships we've been able to host panels and a summer camp centered around the perception of young women of color in media.
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Our target audience is middle school and high school aged women of color ages 11-18 as well as incoming college freshmen. In 2016, The Dinner Table was recognized by the Obama Administration's  White House Council of Women and Girls as a Nominated Change agent at the United State of Women Summit.

Meet Our Founder

Asha Boston | Founder and President 

Born prematurely, at one pound and two ounces, Asha Boston knows a thing or two about fighting for the things you want in life-- including life itself. 

Her work resume includes companies like AMC, BET, Media Information Services and most recently Lifetime and Bravo. However it is through her journalism and documentary work that she is widely recognized. Asha has a passion for storytelling and has done so via platforms like Her Agenda, Teen Vogue, Madame Noire, VIBE, the NBA.com, Carib News and several others.

Asha currently serves at the President and CEO of Passion Fruit Vineyard Productions where she oversees all pre, post and current production services for documentaries, The Dinner Table and A Time Before Kale. In June of 2016, Asha was honored by the White House Council for Women and Girls as a "Nominated Change Maker" at the United State of Women Summit.

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Testimonials 

"I felt the safety necessary to be vulnerable in this space. So many times I am closed off and reserved due to the fear of not being understood, respected or well received but at The Dinner Table I felt the comfort I needed to have a vulnerable dialogue."

"After today's event I would frame a picture of a 15 year old girl with an afro standing on the globe. This image would represent that my black is beautiful and society would never tear me down. This event meant so much to me because silence was my loudest scream and The Dinner Table is now my voice. Thank you."

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