There’s lots that can be said about the need for more diversity in front of the camera. An equally important issue that goes to the root of diversity in media is diversity behind the camera. Having opportunities for writers, directors, producers and actors of all backgrounds helps to provide fertile ground to grow new kinds of stories with fresh voices. Enter five fabulous black women making interesting and fresh stories representing some typically unheard voices. Since mainstream media isn’t really open to being that fertile ground, these ladies have made their own space to grow.
Their candid conversation here on their experiences making some of their breakout hits informs, educates and inspires, so take the time to listen to these queens.
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Author: Susan X Jane
Susan X Jane, Principal of Navigators Consulting, has over 30 years of experience exploring race and representation in both the public and private sectors. Susan is a transracial adoptee—a Black woman raised in a White family and community—an experience that created an early focus on the way race shapes our concept of ourselves and each other.
Susan has worked to address race and racism as a community organizer, nonprofit program developer, professor of communications, and consultant to corporations and impact-focused institutions. As Principal of Navigators Consulting, she draws on decades of experience to work with organizations in the public and private sectors.
To any who seeks to build a better world, she offers her skills as a teacher, coach, and strategic partner to help create diverse and inclusive environments where the humanity of all is respected and protected.
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