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BET’s founder is demanding a change when it comes to Black wealth! Robert Johnson, also the founder of The RLJ Companies, has proposed a new program that would change the way Black-owned businesses gain access to capital. The Better Opportunity and Outcomes for Socially Disadvantaged Talent (BOOST) Act is based on the FCC Tax Certificate Policy which was created in the 1970s as an effort to increase minority ownership of media properties, according to PR Newswire. It is a response to the historic problem of attracting capital, specifically “strategic equity” capital, that Black business owners and socially disadvantaged minorities face — something that has long affected them since before the COVID-19 pandemic. “The biggest challenge to racial equality in our nation is the glaring wealth chasm between Black and white American families,” said Johnson in a news release. “To close that gap, there must be a commitment to finding a workable solution to the lack of capital in the Black...
Content creator and director Jourdan Guyton does not believe in the word “no.” Throughout her career as an actress and content creator for network television, she longed to see programs that reflected the stories and the faces of women who looked like her. Tired of waiting, she decided to take the reins. Guyton and a former colleague from her television past joined forces to explore programming beyond network television. In 2017, the pair launched “Two Grown,” a web series that explores the hijinks of two young women of color experiencing the personal and professional highs and lows of life in New York. “The web series space leaves room for full and vast credibility. You can tell stories that aren’t limited the way they are in mainstream media. It’s a powerful platform for people of color, because it’s not limited in space or duration,” according to Guyton. When “Two Grown” began, the two co-creators took on multiple roles in front of and behind the camera, along with a small crew....