PitchBLACK is Coming!

MARCH 28, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH   By Leslie Fields-Cruz PitchBLACK is Less Than a Month Away! AfroPoP Season XV starts next Monday, April 3 We recently confirmed that Brittany Luse, host of It’s Been a Minute, NPR’s show on culture and society, will join us at next month’s PitchBLACK Awards. She’ll conduct

Elevating Black Her-Story Year-Round

MARCH 14, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH   By Leslie Fields-Cruz Elevating Black Her-Stories Year-Round It’s women’s history month! For Black and other women of color it’s an extra month, another 31 days, to further highlight our her-stories and accomplishments. For this edition of the Dispatch, BPM celebrates Black women makers who are releasing

What Are We Really Awarding?

MARCH 8, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH   By Leslie Fields-Cruz When Only Those Who Can Afford to Pay Enter, What Are We REALLY Awarding? After reading Addie Moorfoot’s article in Variety, about the costs associated with running an awards season campaign, I have to ask myself and our filmmakers, is it worth it? Now,