Black Women Creating a New Media Landscape

Our Body Politic

Diaspora Farms, LLC

News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government, News

4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Guest host and ESPN executive Marsha Cooke continues a conversation about black women in the media. Panelists share how they focus on building inclusive content for Black audiences including expanding coverage to undercovered topics and communities. The guests are Mary Annaïse Heglar, Co-creator and Co-host of the Hot Take podcast Lauren Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Capital B.

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0:00.0	Hi folks. We're so glad you're listening to Our Body Politics.
0:10.2	If you haven't yet, remember to follow this podcast on your podcatcher of choice, like Apple or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:18.2	And if you have time, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps
0:22.2	other listeners find us and we read them for your feedback. We are here for you,
0:27.4	with you, and because of you. So keep letting us know what's on your mind. We'd also love you to
0:32.8	join in financially supporting the show if you're able. You can find out more at our bodypolitic.com
0:39.1	slash donate. Thanks for listening. This is our body politic. I'm guest host Marsha Cook,
0:48.1	sitting in for Farai Chodea, and we're bringing you a conversation straight from this year's
0:52.9	South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas.
0:55.3	We're talking about the black female creators who are building the future of media and what real leadership looks like.
1:02.6	Let's listen.
1:09.2	How we tell stories is shaped by our lived experiences.
1:15.6	And more often than not, black women's unique position in society allows us to amplify
1:23.6	the voices of those often unheard. Black women are, wait for it, the OG Afro Futurists.
1:35.3	Amen.
1:36.3	Yes.
1:37.3	I didn't have to say, can I get an amen from the congregation?
1:41.3	I was all ready for that line. Thank you. Thank you.
1:45.0	Joining me to discuss black women's ability to build and lead communities are
1:52.0	CEO co-founder of capital B. If you don't know about capital B, you must immediately
2:00.0	begin to read the extraordinary work
2:03.6	that the co-founder and CEO Lauren Williams has built.
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