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  The Rise of BIPOC Deaf Talent® Creatives in Film, Television & Theater DEAF TALENT® MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT CONSULTING (DTMEC) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE CELEBRATION OF THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEAF TALENT® MOVEMENT AND THE RISE OF   BIPOC #DEAFTALENT® CREATIVES. Harlem, NY - July 10th, 2022:   Deaf Talent®   Movement has reached an exciting milestone impacting multiple changes since the creator and founder, Jade Bryan coined the hashtag, #DeafTalent® on September 5, 2011 for   an indie film on Kickstarter. #DeafTalent is a hashtag showcasing Deaf people who are involved in entertainment and media industries in positions such as performers, editors, sign language coaches, stuntpersons,   filmmakers, screenwriters, scriptwriters, producers, and cinematographers. Jade is who is   Black and is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, is a filmmaker and social justice activist.   The hashtag is often used on social   media platforms to highlight the existence and capabilities of these

#DEAFTALENT® Conscious or Unconscious Bias & Respecting Black Deaf Creators

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Topic: Conscious or Unconscious Bias & Respecting Black Deaf Creators  #Accountability #EnoughisEnough Discussion about conscious bias and unconscious bias in the deaf community and calling out Nyle DiMarco, Roselee Gallimore, CSD, DPAN, Melissa Yingst (MelMira), and Convo, regarding my intellectual properties, #DeafTalent® and Deaf Talent®, and a slew of others.  (SEE TRANSCRIPT BELOW.) RESPECT #BIPOCDeafPlatform #SocialJusticeActivist #BlackDeafCreatives #BlackDeafWomen #DeafTalentMedia #DTMEC #DeafTalentCasting #DeafTalentCampaign #BlackDeafEcosystem #CEASEANDDESIST  #IntellectualPropertyLaw #Trademark #WhitePrivilege #consiousbias #unconsciousbias  #antiblack #racism #Racismamongdeafcreators  #dismantlingoppression  #deafecosystemerasesBIPOCcreators SEE TRADEMARK CERTIFICATES  https://www.jadefilm.com/deaftalent-trademark DEAF TALENT® MEDIA (DTMEC) Deaf Talent Media & Entertainment Consulting  (FACEBOOK) https://www.deaftalent-entertainment.com DEAF TALENT® CASTING https://

Sundance Film Festival 2020

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Landed in Salt Lake City! On the way to our hotel at Heber City. Being interviewed at the Filmmaker's Lodge Partying up at the Black House Charles and Stacy King at Macro event. The MICA Scoop Crew and Jade Films Acting School GLAAD Panel and Brunch Black, Queer, and Unapologetic Writers and Creators at the Filmmaker Lodge T Ava's Cherish The Day Panel at The Black House I don't think Sundance accessibility team realizes the  importance of having Black interpreters for Black speakers on their panels.  

DEAF BIPOC PLATFORM & ACTIVISTS ARE CHANGING THE GAME

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“It is more often more important to be ahead of the majority and this means being willing to cut the first furrow in the ground and stand alone for a while if necessary.” - Patsy Mink DEAF BIPOC PLATFORM & ACTIVISTS ARE CHANGING THE GAME Sometimes illustrations help to simply things. Me: #DeafTalent Creator/BIPOC Platform (2012) Deaf coat-tailers: Colonize whitewashers/copycats/white saviors (2015 - now) Me: Trademark #DeafTalent & Deaf Talent Brand builder/Owner (2020-2021) Deaf coat-tailers/entitled without rights (Now) Me: Since they don’t do their own research, they need simple cartoon to get it, ya know? #deaf OR #talent is available to use, not #DeafTalent or Deaf Talent . Create your own #hashtag brand! You got a , use it! Stop riding on someone else’s coattail. Don’t act like an entitled, disrespectful asshole. What is a coat-tailer? Someone who rides off the coat tails of someone else to climb the 'proverbial' ladder - career, social, etc. #BlackDeafWom