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organizations, and companies deeply invested in Black Stories and Black storytellers, including but not limited to media professionals/filmmakers, funders & financiers, public media, social justice workers, and technologists. It will also include local, regional, national, and international players. The goal is to draw on our individual work and build a movement capable of addressing content and funding issues to ensure that diverse Black stories are told. But more importantly, this collective will allow us to think holistically and strategically about the impact our work has at multiple levels within the media industry and our society.
“...film, television, and media have the power to shape the empathetic lens and the cultural context that Americans have when they approach the great issues of our time.
CHANGE
BPM is committed to providing leadership and helping to build this collective, starting with the people whom we invited to the summit.
• Over the next two years, we will call on various summit participants to contribute to and partner with us on enhancing BPM programming, particularly our 360 and Pitch Black Forum.
• We plan to take this current Black Paper on a national road show for feedback and input from Black content makers and media organizations across different regions.
• The conference also identified the need for development of new programming, some of which may be housed directly within BPM, and some through partnerships with experts or allied institutions who may already be engaged in this work.
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