CABJ to Award $10,000 in Grants to Black-Owned Digital Media Startups
For Immediate Release: 2021-03-25
CABJ to Award $10,000 in Grants to Black-Owned Digital Media Startups Grants made possible by the ongoing support of TD Bank Group
In its second year, the Canadian Association of Black Journalists is handing out $10,000 in grants to Jenny Meya and Alicia Roberts to support the launch of two independent digital startups created by Black Canadian journalists and media entrepreneurs. All of them joined the CABJ Media Startup Bootcamp for an opportunity to learn, network, and refine their business strategies over the course of the three-week training program. Each of them will receive a $5,000 grant to take their startups to the next level.
"We're excited to be supporting these two Black journalists and media entrepreneurs," says CABJ Interim Executive Director Julie Sobowale. "Canada needs more media organizations founded and run by Black journalists. We’re thankful to our financial sponsor TD Bank Group which enables us to support Black businesses. We believe our Bootcamp grant recipients will change the landscape of Canadian media.”
Jenny Meya is a multimedia journalist based in Toronto, Canada creating art through visual literacy, writing and digital content. Her publication, Colour Us Love Magazine, which aims to monopolize the complexities of our Black experiences by supporting diverse definitions of Blackness. Her mission is to dig deeper into how we tell stories through our differing lenses.
Alicia Roberts is a Toronto-based Creative Producer, who has been executing video content and event experiences for various agencies, brands, community collectives and freelance clients for the past 5+ years. Jaded Cultur is a new media company that produces lifestyle content and experiences that empower millennial and Gen Z artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs of color. Their mission is to elevate and amplify the wellness needs of BIPOC creatives and entrepreneurs, who are often overlooked and underserved in the larger wellness community in Canada.
Media inquiries:
Julie Sobowale, CABJ Interim Executive Director - contact@cabj.news
About the Canadian Association of Black Journalists: Founded in 1996, the Canadian Association of Black Journalists' (CABJ) mission is to increase representation through education and inspiration. We believe Black journalists must work together to diversify newsrooms, increase the number of Black media professionals in management positions in Canada, and educate and inspire a new generation of young Black journalists.
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