DE&I Forum
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Welcome & Introductions (11:00 - 11:15AM ET)
I. "Birth of a Planet" - Bringing DE&I Into Focus (11:15 - 11:50AM)
As a minority- and female-owned company in Richmond, Va., we’ve watched our city go through some major growing pains in the last few years - wounds that could’ve and should’ve been healed more than a century ago. But with history curriculums and public perceptions masked by the Lost Cause narrative and white-run media outlets for the last 100+ years, those wounds weren’t able to begin healing until very recently.
In 2022, we sought to tell a story about why diversity in the media is so essential, and the Richmond Planet and its legendary editor John Mitchell, Jr., were just what we were looking for to bring that to life. The more we learned about the newspaper’s fight against lynching and segregation during the Jim Crow era,
the more we felt compelled to bring this story from out of the archives and before a larger audience with our first-ever documentary: Birth of a Planet. This documentary was the result of countless hours of dedication from every member of our staff. We created this film to make an investment in amplifying the Planet’s powerful voice, one that echoes even louder a century later.
Speakers:
J. Dontrese Brown, Executive Vice President & Chief Growth Officer - Tilt Creative + Production
Scot Crooker, Chief Content Officer - Tilt Creative + Production
II. VERIZON: THE INDUSTRY GAME CHANGER (11:50 - 12:45PM ET)
With a roster of brand partners that include Walmart, Kellogg's, Disney, and more, the Verizon Adfellows Program is gaining esteem as a premier destination for quality, diverse talent. Likewise, Adfellows seeks to deliver unmatched opportunities to young advertising talent and career changers in the form of rotational paid fellowships. Learn how Adfellows has helped attract bright, young, diverse talent.
Speaker:
Lily Vega, Verizon adfellows Program Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion - Verizon
III. Share Session Debrief & Closing Remarks (12:45 - 1:00PM ET)