APRIL 25, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz PitchPERFCT is the PitchBLACK Goal This year’s PitchBLACK Forum & Awards program marks the sixth time Black Public Media has hosted this now annual celebration of Black media story tellers. What started out as a biennial event just for the nonfiction storytellers who …
APRIL 11, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Celebrate Black Media Storytellers with Us The stories of African griots have sustained West Africans for thousands of years. The stories of Middle Passage survivors, whose progeny endured centuries of enslavement, emboldened those who fought the American Civil War. And their stories inspired …
April 4, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz April is BPM’s Season to Celebrate! It’s April and we have AfroPoP and PitchBLACK on our minds all month!! Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange returns for its 15th season continuing to showcase the rich diversity of the African diaspora through art, music and culture. From the magnetic movements …