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SO hOw dO we Make a diffeRence?
BPM was thrilled to convene this first Black Media Story Summit and hear from a range of colleagues and allies. As part of our commitment to our collective action and addressing the challenges discussed at the summit, we have summarized objectives for improving the content and funding pipelines respectively:
AFFECT
We are keenly aware that action items can remain mere lists without some greater vision for collective mobilization. The change we seek to catalyze in the industry with Black content makers is monumental and could never be addressed alone. Moreover, conversations about systemic change within the media industry
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SO HOW DO WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
become insular, and therefore disconnected from solutions to broader societal problems that we had originally hoped to transform through the very storytelling work we do. We thus see change as a long-term, collaborative process that necessitates the coordinated efforts of several players, including but not limited to the diverse range of professionals whom we intentionally convened at the summit.
Building a BPM Collective
These ideas must become a bridge to a strategic plan with identifiable goals for impact on an industry and societal level. We envision a collective of like-minded partners that will house and be a catalyst for improving the content and funding pipelines through programming as well as collaborative research and development, continued conversations, and new initiatives where necessary. This collective will be comprised of people,
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