Basic Black

This week, we speak with artists of color creating art/work during COVID and racial unrest. According to a report from the Mass Cultural Council, cultural organizations have reportedly lost $484 million in revenue, and artists lost around $20 million in personal income in Massachusetts. Also, more than 30,000 jobs in the arts and cultural space were impacted by the coronavirus across the state. For artists of color, raising money has been a challenge as well as race relations in the country and the art world. All of the panelists have been impacted in different ways and are taking various approaches to continuing their art and/or art businesses. The City of Boston has provided over $800,000 for the arts, but is it enough to help both the artist and the artist-as-entrepreneur? How has racial reckoning altered the type of work they would consider or choose to do? The panel will discuss.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 5307

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About Basic Black:

Live broadcasts featuring a panel of the sharpest observers of the current news, events, and topics impacting black communities locally and nationally.

A simultaneous live stream at www.basicblack.org < http://www.basicblack.org> gives viewers the opportunity to submit comments and questions in real time during the broadcast.

Basic Black has served as a vehicle for African American community empowerment and for the sharing and celebration of its rich history and culture since 1968.

The series remains one of the longest-running programs on public television focusing on the interests of people of color.