On The Midday Break Room, Sara Lomax narrated a panel featuring members from the network of URL Media (Uplift, Respect, Love): a media organization that is dedicated to providing more economic viability for media organizations serving Black and Brown communities.
The panel included S. Mitra Kalita, the co-founder of URL Media. Garry Pierre-Pierre, the founder and publisher of The Haitian Times, a leading publication that bridges the Haitian diaspora and highlights issues impacting global Black communities. Levi Rickert, the editor and publisher of Tribal Business News and the founder, publisher, and editor of Native News Online. And Krystal Villeda, the Chief Operating Officer of “Pulso”, a nonprofit media outlet whose mission is to increase the political power of the projected 36 million eligible Latino voters in the United States.
During the panel, they all discussed the state of Black and Brown communities under this current political regime, and what their organizations are doing to further assist and uplift their communities.