WGBH LAB AND NBPC OPEN CALL FORAFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA-THEMEDVIDEO SHORTS

WGBH Educational Foundation

Boston, MA

$18,519

WGBH and NBPC collaborated to host an open call for African- and African Diaspora–themed shorts and programs to be produced, broadcast during Black History Month (through WGBH and PBS World), and distributed through online channels including a new section of the WGBH Sandbox (an online repository of video content for general audiences) titled “Black Public Media.”

Our Non-Licensee Partner(s)

National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) , New York, New York—A private, not-for-profit organization that re-grants CPB funds to support production, promotion, distribution, and preservation of public broadcasting programs that present positive images of African Americans and the African Diaspora, and provides training opportunities for producers at all levels of experience.