PitchBLACK is coming to Harlem!

Black Public Media will host the 2025 PitchBLACK Forum & Awards program on Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday evening, May 1, at the Apollo Stages at the Victoria in Harlem.

Anyone who has ever watched Black content on public media has likely been touched by the work of Black Public Media. For nearly 50 years, we’ve worked with independent filmmakers and public television providers to develop and distribute documentaries, narrative films and digital shorts about the global Black experience. More recently, we’ve begun working with immersive media makers to ensure Black content is part of the immersive media landscape. Explore our website to learn more about this award-winning organization and the creatives it supports.

AfroPoP Digital Shorts: The Aunties

Me Vacuno Porque - Streaming Now

We Are Taino - Streaming Now

AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - Season 16 Episode 1: Commuted

HBCU Week NOW Student Films Open Call

“My vision and my idea was always to share the achievements and contributions and beauty and talent and artistry of Black people with the world. And to do it through film and television.”

"I think that spaces like this are so important to give us the room to tell our stories in new and interesting ways"

"The call for content creators to share the African American Experience does not wait for peace or promise. Our stories are part of what makes the world a better place."

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AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Spare Me

Will Mauricette

AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Spare Me

Spare Me tells the story of Trey Compton, a young African American man confronting his past to overcome changing a flat tire. Throughout the story, the viewer is shown flashbacks to showcase what connection Trey has to this certain location which is a sundown town, and why changing a tire is no easy task for him to undertake.