Query of the Day [Black History Month]: What Black-owned media firm grew to become the primary to be publicly traded on the New York Inventory Alternate?

Reply: Black Leisure Tv (BET)

Questions:

• What challenges do you assume Black entrepreneurs would possibly face when attempting to develop a media firm?
• How would possibly having extra numerous media possession change what we see on TV, in films, or within the information?
• How do trendy platforms like YouTube and TikTok evaluate to conventional media in offering alternatives for Black creators and entrepreneurs?

Listed below are the ready-to-go slides for this Query of the Day that you should use in your classroom

Behind the numbers (Britannica): 

In 1991, BET grew to become the primary Black-controlled firm to be listed on the New York Inventory Alternate. BET thrived within the Nineties, including extra cable channels and increasing its attain by means of new movie and publishing divisions, music channels, and an internet site. Viewership expanded together with the product line, whereas main media firms started to spend money on the rising community.

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Dave joins NGPF with 15 years of instructing expertise in math and laptop science. After becoming a member of the New York Metropolis Instructing Fellows program and incomes a Grasp’s diploma in Schooling from Tempo College, his instructing profession has taken him to New York, New Jersey and a summer season within the north of Ghana. Dave firmly believes that monetary literacy is significant to creating well-rounded college students which can be ready for a fancy and extremely aggressive world. Throughout what free time two younger daughters will permit, Dave enjoys video video games, Dungeons & Dragons, cooking, gardening, and taking naps.

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