The Black
Media Foundation was co-founded in 1993 by Natalie
Byfield and Clarence Sheppard to among
other things, address the under-representation of minorities in
the media.
BMF's vision
is to create socially conscious media and media professionals. We
view increasing the numbers of journalists of color as an important
part of creating socially conscious media.
A socially conscious
media professional is someone who pursues storytelling about people,
places, and issues typically ignored by the mainstream. A socially
conscious media professional is also aware of the history of the
communities he/she tells stories about and someone who understands
the power the media has to shape lives
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