I’ve spent the last 20+ years documenting cultural performances of the self, responses to social justice crises, and strategies for resisting systems of exclusion.

 As a mixed media artist, I document by any medium necessary.

 In 2020, I founded DocED to teach others how to tell stories of self-transformation in today’s digital world.

DocED is a creative communication company.

We curate and document cultural impact experiences for colleges, companies, and corporations.

DocED Board of Directors

  • Dr. Rachel N. Hastings

    Founder and CEO of DocED

  • DeVonté Roberts

    Director of Cultural Impact Partnerships

  • Ebony Pannell

    Director of Social Impact Programs

DocED’s mission is to increase Cultural Literacy while decreasing Digital Equity gaps.

We teach culture creatively.

Our programs address cultural illiteracy and digital equity gaps impacting Black, BIPOC, economically disparate, and disproportionately impacted communities through virtual storytelling courses, digital curriculums and communities, and creative documentation experiences.

The core of our mission is to:

advance social justice initiatives by facilitating cultural transformation through digital storytelling.

DocED outreach services include:

Culture Camp workshops focus on achieving intercultural competency through self-exploration and storytelling. 

Join our DiGiT Influencers affiliate marketing training and online community for entrepreneurs, influencers, affiliate marketers, and small businesses engaging in digital advocacy. 

Check out our collection of DiGiT Storytelling training curriculums focusing on creating verbal, vocal, and visual narratives for social media platforms.  

Register for our JustUs docu-series. Participate in content creation workshops with social justice centered groups, organizations, and brands. looking for influencers and affiliates.

Since 2020, DocED has

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DocED has produced presentations, programs, and projects for the following innovative partners:

Real Events. Real People. Real Reviews.

Hear what others have to say about Doc’s creative presentations.

  • Thank you for extending the culture camp seminar… The vibe and attitude around the subject was so much different than our local conversations and I greatly appreciated that we were able to discuss the positive and negative aspects in a safe and supportive environment. Future corporate seminars like this should also be shared with other divisions.

    ***Culture Camp 2.0 attendee at Nordson, May 2022***

  • In presenting her Mass Ink performance, Dr. Rachel N. Hastings mistakenly stated that she "cheated”—maybe because she was not performing “live.” But I want to reframe that… After feeling-into, and observations of-- this stunning digital performance and the presentness of Rachel within it, I think she did “cheat,” but in that more theatrical and performative sense of working on the stage or for the camera. She actually turned her face, her entire body, and her past-present-future selves---out to the audience, through the camera and across the digital divide, to be better seen; the complexity of Rachel’s message and personhood--without completely turning-away from the assignment became more amplified to the call. So natural. So revealing. So Rach.

    ***Dr. Bryant Alexander, Dean of the LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts, Mass Ink, Arizona State University, August 2021***

  • Thanks to Dr. Rachel N. Hastings and the articles she provided us with, I was able to grasp the understanding of discrimination within today's digital realm. In the article presented to us within our breakout room, we were able to discuss how people of color were more likely to have their content limited or removed for allegedly not complying to the company's guidelines/policies.

    ***“Behind The Scenes: The Digital Divide” attendee at CSULB, October 2020***

  • During Rachel’s digital performance, Mass Ink, I felt I was viewing a "Sundance-nominated documentary short" interweaving text, images, context, installation, public education, old/new, past/present, students' engagement--a veritable kaleidoscope of your becoming, being. The urgency with which students resonated with your work and conversation afterwards was palpable and powerful.

    ***Elyse Pineau, Performance Studies Scholar, Mass Ink, Arizona State University, August 2021***

We’d love to collaborACT with you.

Let’s Connect. 

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