Overcoming doubts and finding value-aligned funders

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BIPOC news leaders will continue to face challenges in overcoming racial bias to secure funding and support. Black women are projected to keep starting businesses at the fastest pace of any racial group. Yet many of these startups may not reach their full potential — or may fail — in part because they will struggle to raise the capital needed to launch or sustain their work.

In that spirit, The Pivot Fund will host an intimate conversation between Amethyst J. Davis, founder and publisher of the Harvey World Herald, and Wendi C. Thomas, founder and publisher of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit based in Memphis, Tennessee. Though at different points in their journeys, Davis and Thomas will discuss the difficulties and challenges they expect to encounter as startup newsroom leaders.

Presenters

• Amethyst J. Davis of The Harvey World-Herald
• Wendi C. Thomas of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism