How we media: Shay

Shay Staggers, our first subject in our series on how we media. Video by Rob VanAlkemade / Medicinal Media.

Medicinal Media will occasionally profile people who’ve brought media into their lives in a beneficial way in our new how we media series. We’ll feature everyday folks alongside creators, innovators, researchers, advocates, and others. In this video, we introduce you to Shay Staggers. Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, Staggers used to skip school as early as first grade and walk three blocks, alone, to the video arcade. Her singular goal? Beating the bullies who insisted “girls can't play video games.” Now as an adult, Staggers is a successful, highly creative, and passionate single mom with three kids. One of her children navigates life with autism and Staggers has learned that Kebbi, an educational and therapeutic robot by Movia Robotics, helps. During the height of the pandemic, this parent and her kids grew closer through games together. The stronger bonds have endured and the high scores keep getting higher.