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CoConspirator: Beta Customer Feature
Let’s hear from Shane Needham, founding partner of Coconspirator, who supported our movement as a beta customer for Black Stock Footage!
Your support is more than a subscription — it’s about becoming a cornerstone of a startup that champions diversity and drives meaningful change in the media landscape. If you’d like your company or organization to be highlighted, reach out to us!
Discover Diversity with Our Hue Selector™: Revolutionizing How You Search for Stock Videos
At Black Stock Footage, we understand the importance of representation and the nuances that come with it. That's why we created the Hue Selector™, a unique and innovative feature designed to empower our users to search for stock video content by skin tone. This tool is more than just a technical feature; it's a commitment to celebrating and amplifying the diversity within the Black community.
Elevating Black Representation in Media: Insights from Nielsen and a Fireside Chat with Black Stock Footage
At the 2022 Synapse Summit, an impactful dialogue unfolded between Nielsen’s Vice President of Diverse Insights & Partnerships, Charlene Polite Corley, and Black Stock Footage Founder & CEO, Imani Lee. The conversation centered on a critical and ongoing issue: the importance of Black representation in digital media, emphasizing how Black Stock Footage is addressing this challenge.
Join the Movement: Become One of our First 500 Beta Customers
At Black Stock Footage, we're on a mission to revolutionize the stock media landscape by championing Black representation. We aim to enrich the diversity and authenticity available in stock media, and we're inviting select agencies and organizations to join us as one of our first 500 beta customers.
How to Monetize Existing Footage with Black Stock Footage
Got a hard drive full of footage collecting digital dust? What if we told you that those forgotten files could be monetized?
As a filmmaker, videographer, or content creator, you've probably captured countless hours of footage. But did you know that this footage could be a valuable asset? By joining the Black Stock Footage Stock Creator community, you can monetize your existing content and help shape the future of diverse storytelling.
Closing the Gap: Black Stock Footage and the $10 Billion Opportunity in Diverse Storytelling
A recent study by McKinsey & Company revealed a stark truth about the film and TV industry: by failing to represent Black talent and stories, Hollywood is leaving a staggering $10 billion in revenue on the table each year. This isn't just a matter of social justice, it's a clear economic misstep.
At Black Stock Footage, we understand the power of diverse storytelling. We believe that audiences crave authenticity and connection, and that Black experiences deserve to be seen and celebrated on screen.
Shaping the Future of Black Stock Footage: Share Your Content Needs!
At Black Stock Footage, we're on a mission to bridge the gap in representation by creating the go-to source for stock videos that celebrate the beauty and diversity of Black culture. But building this platform isn't just about us, it's about you, the creatives who share our vision.
But here's the thing: our library is still growing, and we want to make sure we're curating the content YOU need most. Your input is invaluable in shaping our future.
Monetize your videos of Black culture & become a stock creator
Are you a talented videographer, filmmaker, or content creator? Do you have a passion for capturing authentic Black stories? Then join our growing community of Stock Creators and help shape the future of visual storytelling.
Unlimited Downloads: Experience HD and 4K Stock Videos of Black Cultures
We're thrilled to announce a major milestone: Unlimited Downloads of high-quality, royalty-free stock videos of Black cultures! That's right, you heard it right.
We're committed to empowering creators with the tools they need to tell authentic stories.
Demo Day Pitch at Tampa Bay Wave TechDiversity Accelerator
Watch as Imani Lee, founder of Black Stock Footage, takes the stage at Tampa Bay Wave's prestigious TechDiversity Accelerator Program Demo Day in July 2023. In front of an audience of 200+ investors, political leaders, professionals, and community members, Imani shares our mission to create better Black representation in the stock video and photo market.
Bold Journey: Meet Imani Lee, Founder of Black Stock Footage
Bold Journey interviewed Imani Lee to learn more about his entrepreneurial journey, how he learned to be resilient, and the exciting progress he's making with building and growing Black Stock Footage into the largest supplier and distributor of stock content focused on Black representation.
Tampa Bay Wave TechDiversity Accelerator Alumni
Tampa Bay Wave’s TechDiversity Accelerator program, powered by The Nielsen Foundation, is a 90 day program designed for early stage tech companies 51% owned, controlled and operated by people of color (including Black, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Latino or Latina, Native or other minority entrepreneurs), women, veterans, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities or combination thereof.
Pharrell Williams' Black Ambition Accelerator Program alumni
Black Ambition is a non-profit initiative working to close the opportunity and wealth gap through entrepreneurship. "We invest capital and resources in high-growth startups founded by Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurs historically left out of traditional investment funnels are building the companies of tomorrow."
Advertising Agency PPK Features Black Stock Footage for black history month
In honor of Black History Month, advertising agency PPK featured the founders of Black Stock Footage and their journey to building a tech startup with a mission to increase Black representation in digital media!
Tampa Bay Business Journal: 22 Startups To Watch In 2022
"Why Black Stock Footage is one to watch: The company was one of 10 in the nation that won a $25,000 grant from the NAACP and Daymond John, an entrepreneur and host of ABC's 'Shark Tank'. The grant comes three months after Black Stock Footage won another $25,000, this time from Miami Endeavor's Pitch Competition."
83 degrees: Black Stock Footage gains recognition, top national prizes for startups
"Besides meeting clients’ need for clips with Black representation, Black Stock Footage will serve as an education tool through a search function enabling users -- and even casual browsers -- to drill down and see clips of Black people with different skin tones, or who are from different cultures and communities."
CBS WTSP: Tampa Bay startup puts focus on diverse stock images
Every day advertisers bombard consumers with thousands of images, trying to sell something or send a message. However, those images aren’t always inclusive, and a Tampa startup is focusing on changing that.
"I founded Black Stock Footage with the idea to solve the issue of the lack of Black representation and visibility within the stock media platform,” said Imani Lee, founder and CEO of Black Stock Footage.
Daymond John x NAACP Award Black Stock Footage $25K Grant
Daymond John, the founder and CEO of FUBU and Co-Star of ABC’s four-time Emmy Award winning show, Shark Tank, alongside Chase for Business present the NAACP Powershift Entrepreneur Grant to Black Stock Footage at the second annual Black Entrepreneurs Day live from Harlem’s Legendary Apollo Theater.
Meet the Tampa startup bringing representation to videos — and that just won $25K from Daymond John
"I started looking and said, 'I don't see enough of people who do look like me and in the Black community.'"
Bay News 9: Tampa couple wins $25,000 in Microsoft startup competition
A Tampa couple, and startup co-founders of Black Stock Footage, pitched a winning idea to Microsoft that is paying off.
"This is where we first starting dating," said Zebrina Edgerton-Maloy, pointing to a photo of her and now fiancé Imani Lee in high school.
The high school sweethearts have been celebrating a decades-worth of milestones together, including the launch of their business in which Microsoft is investing $25,000.