Race to Equality: A Roundtable Discussion on Racial Justice in the Music Industry

A virtual roundtable discussion on racial justice in the music industry. Panelists include: Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas - Co-founders of #TheShowMustBePaused Chuck D - Rapper, Producer, Raptivist, Culturalist Binta Brown - Co-founder of the Black Music Action Coalition Jeff Harleston - EVP of Business and Legal Affairs at UMG Carletta Higginson - Head of Publishing at YouTube Lyor Cohen - Head of Music at YouTube Tuma Basa - Director of Black Music and Culture at YouTube 0:00 An introduction from Tuma Basa 0:52 Opening words from Lyor Cohen 3:25 Introduction from Carletta Higginson 4:23 Progress in the movement that is worth recognizing 8:07 Black artists are dominating the charts, but why don't we see the same representation in the leadership of our music companies? 13:47 How do we improve the funnel of Black employees, as well as retention? 18:15 How do we prevent Black managers from being forced to relinquish acts, once that act gained mainstream popularity? 25:34 Projects we're excited to shed light on