Explore the Black Sides of Hispanic Heritage Month
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Last month, perhaps in anticipation of Hispanic Heritage Month (which began a couple of days ago), the U.S. mint debuted its latest coin in its American Women Quarters series. The coin features an engraving of music legend Celia Cruz on the tail side with […]
Save the Planet, ‘#ShopLikeNana’
BPM’s latest BE HEARD campaign, #ShopLikeNana, highlights planet-friendly alternatives to fast fashion.
The Road to $50 Million
I’m not gonna lie. When I heard the Harris campaign raised nearly $50 million within 24 hours after President Biden’s announcement …
Bringing it to the Peabody Awards
This Sunday, I will join filmmakers Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz at the 84th Annual Peabody Awards to accept an award for …
Next Season on PBS
As you read this, I and two of my BPM colleagues are attending the PBS Annual Meeting. Read on to learn what’s coming next season on PBS
The Earth Day Celebration Continues
Happy PItchBLACK week! We at BPM look forward to continuing our Earth Day celebration by hosting you at our seventh PitchBLACK Forum & Awards program.
I Love Giving Away Money
I Love Giving Away Money Perhaps the best parts of my job is being in a position to say “yes” to storytellers who
Happy Black History Month!
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Happy Black History Month! This is the 47th annual observance of Black History Month in the United States. Despite the recent brouhaha over Florida’s decision to reject the College Board’s pilot AP course on African American Studies, there are many encouraging signs that […]
Shine Bright
JANUARY 17, 2023 BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA WEEKLY DISPATCH By Leslie Fields-Cruz Shine Bright! The sermon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. offered to the congregants of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on Nov. 17, 1957, in Montgomery, Ala., included a statement that resonates with me today: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do […]