Programs/Content
Black Public Media awards $225,000 for three film and technology projects
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The grants were announced Thursday night at the PitchBLACK Awards.
System/Policy
CPB increases annual funding to public TV’s multicultural alliance
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Each of the nonprofits that fund and support public TV content by and for diverse communities will receive an additional $500,000.
Programs/Content
PBS to broadcast documentaries and specials on racism and police
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The initiative includes programs from “PBS NewsHour,” “Frontline,” “POV” and “Independent Lens.”
Programs/Content
Promising filmmakers receive Jacquie Jones scholarships
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Four documentary projects are receiving support from a fund honoring the late executive director of Black Public Media.
Programs/Content
Applications open for scholarship honoring filmmaker Jacquie Jones
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Grants will pay tribute to the Peabody Award–winner who died in January at age 52.
Programs/Content
CPB backs scholarship fund honoring filmmaker Jacquie Jones
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The fund, seeded with $300,000 from CPB, will be managed by Black Public Media.
Programs/Content
At pubmedia summit, filmmakers cite promise of VR production for ‘seeding black voices’
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Attendees at the Black Public Media event this month said virtual reality offers a chance to stamp the emerging medium with black stories and sensibilities.
Obituaries
Jacquie Jones, former executive director of Black Public Media, dies at 52
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Friends and colleagues remember Jones as an advocate for living up to public media’s ideals for reaching underserved audiences.
Programs/Content
Black Public Media name update reflects group’s broader reach
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The organization was previously the National Black Programming Consortium.