This is Black history Month. We are happy to present the OYA Black Arts Collective Visionary co-founder renowned Canadian writer-producer-director, Alison Duke joins us to speak of the Anthem Award winning show, Black Community Mixtapes.
A non-profit charitable organization dedicated to supporting Black artists, creators and entrepreneurs within the entertainment sector. Our current Emerging Filmmakers program provides mentorship, networking, and essential skills training to post-secondary graduates of film, television, and digital media programs to kickstart their careers and increase employment opportunities. After three years of success, we’ve expanded our services to mid-career filmmakers/artists fostering the development, production and/or distribution of their projects, and we’ve created the OYA Scale Up Initiative to increase the number and capacity of Black Entrepreneurs within Ontario.
Episode 316, Tues, Feb 13, 2024 Here, We, GOOOOOOOOO!
Well, hel-looo, Kits ‘n’ Kubs!
On Episode 49 of The True North Eager Beaver Interview Project (aka Episode 316 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show), we welcome director, writer, content creator, Canadian Screen Award-winner, and co-founder of the OYA Black Arts Collective, Alison Duke, to discuss her Anthem Award-winning series, Black Community Mixtapes (City-TV). We talk accessing Canada’s Black History through the Hip-Hop generation’s lens, and the importance of supporting emerging Black storytellers.
Find the OYA Black Arts Collective on the web at [https://www.oyablackarts.org/]
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