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Thursday, October 10 • 1:45pm - 2:45pm
The Lens Is Black: Creating Afro-centric Content Platforms

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Hear the amazing stories of 3 Black Content Platform Founders and how they are utilizing technology to build their media platforms to positively represent Black women and men across film, news and animation. 
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DeShuna Spencer

Founder & CEO, kweliTV
DeShuna Elisa Spencer is the Founder & CEO of kweliTV, a streaming platform that celebrates global black stories & amplifies storytellers of African descent. She’s a former radio host and producer of emPower Hour, a show that examined social justice issues affecting people of color... Read More →
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Sherrell Dorsey

Founder, CEO, Author, TP Insights
Sherrell Dorsey is an American data journalist, entrepreneur, and author of "Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us". She is the founder and CEO of The Plug—a distinctive, Black tech news and insights platform covering Black innovators in tech, venture capital, future... Read More →
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Roye Okupe

CEO, YouNeek Studios
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Roye Okupe is an author, speaker and entrepreneur whose passion for animation led him to found YouNeek Studios in 2012, an avenue that would allow him to pursue his dream of creating a diverse library of superheroes. Under that umbrella, Roye wrote, produced... Read More →


Thursday October 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm CDT
Hilton Minneapolis 3rd Floor Salon A, B, & C
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