Enterprise
Tailored programs for story-driven creatives to launch and grow creative businesses and institutions that are sustainable, wealth creating, and liberatory.
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Paying homage to the Harlem Renaissance of the 20th Century, this suite of programs scales the number of Black-led creative businesses and cultural institutions for the 21st Century. Diverse in form and function, these enterprises work as an ecosystem through which stories that heal and humanize Black people flow in abundance — shaping liberatory narratives in popular culture and public discourse for generations to come. #TheNextHarlemRenaissance
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Launch Pad
Skill-building opportunities, referral services and educational resources for creatives who want to develop as creative social entrepreneurs
Collaboratory
Custom-designed hackathons to provide writers/producers with solutions that bring their Black humanity-affirming projects to market
Fellowship
An accelerator for seasoned creative talent poised for expanded cultural impact and business leadership
For sponsorship or program partnership opportunities, please contact Melinda Weekes-Laidlow.
Liberatory, Anti-Racist, Commitment
Our consultants bring deep knowledge of racialized narratives and expertise in supporting storytelling that disrupts anti-Blackness and depicts white racial identity (re)formation.
Professional Development
Members of our Network participate in a professional development and earned income opportunity building their narrative power, professional credentials, and entertainment industry networks.
Resource Mobilization
This earned income initiative supports the programs and operations of Beautiful Ventures.
