Organizations Supporting Black Creatives - The Writers Guild Foundation
Here is a list of Black-led organizations, collectives, production houses, and lists that are dedicated to supporting and uplifting Black writers, filmmakers, and creatives of color. Learn, …
Black Boy Writes Media
Black Boy Writes Media is dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices in Hollywood and across the entertainment industry. The Black Boy Writes Mentorship program is a year-long initiative …
Black Writers Collective - A network for Black writers
Our private critique and accountability groups for writers of fiction and nonfiction are the heart of our online community. We also host monthly meet-and-greets, support groups, and live weekly …
Attention Creatives: Here's How To Enter The 'Black Screenplays …
Apr 26, 2018 · Creatives have a new opportunity to break into the entertainment industry with the Black Screenwriters Matter Screenwriting Competition. The competition wants “to bridge the …
10 OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK SCREENWRITERS TO BE READ …
Jun 4, 2020 · A conversation that has been reinvigorated in Hollywood is addressing the disproportionately low numbers of minority working in TV and feature writing. According to the …
How 'American Fiction' is re-writing the book on Black stereotypes
Dec 18, 2023 · Entrusting a first-time director best known for TV writing gigs to produce a balanced film that manages to skewer white guilt and white saviorhood, as well as Black …
In History: Toni Morrison on why 'writing for black people is tough' - BBC
By identifying herself as a black writer, and consciously writing for a black American audience, author Toni Morrison felt freed to find her voice, she said.
Striking Black WGA writers say they've boosted diversity for …
Black creators on strike say Hollywood’s shift to streaming has improved representation in writers’ rooms and on screens, often at the expense of good pay and job stability.
Female Writers of Color on Creating Entertainment in a Year of ...
May 17, 2021 · As a queer Black woman, it has been a tremendous challenge to write and create art in a year dominated by pain, tragedy, injustice and sorrow.
Black writers call for accountability, revamped hiring in open letter ...
Jun 12, 2020 · Black writers are calling for Hollywood to revamp its hiring and to show accountability for the lack of progress among creators of color in film and television. The …