These vehicles could also serve as an invaluable tool in the shaping of black expression. Jennifer Grogono, vice president of ON Networks, agrees: "It is an opportunity for African Americans to showcase just how heterogeneous they are."
This initiative, known as I am Blackness is an online venture
which seeks to highlight and honor people of color who have chosen
career paths outside the stereotypical box of sports and entertainment.
I originally highlighted this wholly imperative and prescient series on our blog as it intentionally focuses on the positive
aspects of Black movers/shakers-no stereotypes included.
