Black Broadcasters Matter

For The Movement

English - July 30, 2020 21:57 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
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In this episode, we are joined by DuJuan McCoy, Owner, President & CEO of Circle City Broadcasting. As one of only a few Black television network owners in the country, Mr. McCoy talks about the challenges of being in his space, as well as the prospects of broadcast television closing the digital divide and influencing social justice movements. The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy.

From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.

Discussed in this episode:

National Urban League

Black

Black America

African-American

News

Information

Advocacy

Entrepreneurship

Broadcast Television

Media

Education

Indianapolis

Black-owned

Economics

Internet access

Broadband

Digital Divide

Inequity

COVID-19

Social Justice

Black Lives Matter

John Lewis

CT Vivian

FCC