Black Public Media

30/09/2025

🔥 Black.Indie.Ignite. is coming to Los Angeles Oct. 3-4 and our executive director, Leslie Fields-Cruz, is speaking!
Two days of fireside chats, workshops, wellness, and connection for Black indie creators.
🎟 Use code IGNITE25 for 25% off
Join us → link in bio .indie.ignite

07/08/2025

🚨 BPM isn’t going anywhere. But we need your help now more than ever

Public media was just robbed of $1.1 billion in federal funding—and Black Public Media lost $1.8 million. That means fewer grants, fewer films, fewer independent Black stories.

But there’s power in numbers. If 1.8 million people donate just $5, we can fill the gap and keep fueling the future of Black voices.

🎥 Love what we do? Help us keep going. Tap the link in bio to donate now.

15/07/2025

Join us for Resistance & Joy: Reclaiming Identity, an evening of powerful films and conversation centered on reclaiming narratives, identity, and joy in the face of systemic erasure.

📍 Democracy Center @ JANM
📅 July 24, 2025 | 🕕 6 PM PT

Presented by Visual Communications and co-presented by Color Congress, Black Public Media, A-DOC, BADWest, Bitchitra Collective, BGDM, Firelight Media, Scribe Video Center— this screening uplifts voices at the intersection of resistance, identity, and artistry.

🎟️ Free & open to the public: https://vcresistanceandjoy.eventive.org/welcome

25/06/2025

Continue celebrating 🏳️‍🌈 with Black Public Media’s pride month playlist - featuring our favorite BPM supported films that celebrate love, diversity, and acceptance.

✨Mama Gloria by Luchina Fisher

✨Portal by Rodney Evans

✨Hands Performance by Rashaad Newsome

✨The Aunties by Charlyn Griffith-Oro and Jeannine Kayembe-Oro. Ex-Produced by The Center for Cultural Power

All films available to watch now on YouTube. Link in bio

24/06/2025

: Episode 3 of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange features “Neptune Frost” by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman and “Tsutsue” by Amartei Armar.

Only available on and . Check your local listings✨

19/06/2025

Today, we honor Juneteenth — a celebration of Black freedom, resilience, and the ongoing journey toward justice. At Black Public Media, we remain committed to supporting storytellers who illuminate the history, struggles, and triumphs of Black communities across the globe.

Together, we amplify voices that remind us: our stories are acts of liberation.

11/06/2025

🚨 URGENT: Public Media is under attack.
Tomorrow, factions in Congress will vote to eliminate public media funding — including funds already allocated for 2026.

If this passes:
- Local PBS stations will lose critical funding
- Pre-K educators and caregivers will lose free educational tools
- Independent media makers will lose grants that support entire creative teams — from gaffers to editors
- Local jobs and small businesses will be impacted
- And free, public access to diverse, community-driven storytelling will be at risk

We need YOU to act NOW. Call your Representative and demand they : https://bit.ly/442GZDd
(Link in bio)

Public media isn’t just television — it’s education, it’s local news, it’s cultural storytelling, and it’s an investment in the creative economy.

Save your local stations. Call your Members of Congress now!

05/06/2025

Through rarely seen colorized archival footage and poetic narration, Mother Suriname tells the powerful story of Fansi — a washerwoman whose life spanned from slavery’s end to Suriname’s independence.

Inspired by director Tessa Leuwsha’s own grandmother, this moving documentary premieres June 9 on Black Public Media’s AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.

🎥 Watch the trailer and stream the film on WORLD and PBS platforms.

22/05/2025

Black Public Media’s AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange returns to WORLD with a brand-new season spotlighting Black communities who are reshaping the world through art, innovation, and resistance.

From the shores of Suriname to the streets of Kinshasa, Season 17 of celebrates the spirit, ingenuity, and audacity of the African diaspora as they challenge the status quo.

16/05/2025

2025 Film Lineup is LIVE! Get ready for 60 groundbreaking feature documentaries & 34 shorts from 24 countries, including 10 World Premieres ✨ and a host of U.S., North American, & International Premieres. Discover urgent, visionary storytelling and meet the creators behind these vital stories at DC/DOX. Explore the program + get your Pass for the full experience, or grab single tickets now! 🔗 https://dcdoxfest.com/

15/05/2025

Exciting for feature length documentary filmmakers and nonfiction new media creators!

Our friends at AXS Film Fund are opening their 2025 application cycle on June 2, 2025.
They’re offering grants up to $10,000 to support up to 5 creators. Projects in any stage of production are welcome to apply. Underrepresented creators who identify as living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Are you or someone you know working on a powerful doc or nonfiction project? Send them here: www.axsfilmfund.org

12/05/2025

Today is the final day to stream the Lillian E. Benson Film Retrospective!🗣️

Celebrate the life and legacy of this groundbreaking editor and storyteller with six powerful films that span decades of Black history, art, and resilience.

Scan the QR code, click the link in our bio or head to blackpublicmedia.org to watch before the retrospective closes tonight!