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Join today to access resources, networking, and exclusive events designed to help you grow as a creator.</p><p><a href="https://www.blackpodcastersassociation.com/">&#187; Learn More Here! &#171;</a></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><h1><strong>The Sound of Us Live: Building the Largest Database of Black &amp; Brown Podcasts with Anna DeShawn</strong></h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CB74!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa535bd8f-51aa-4b07-b648-ff3922038535_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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That gap is real and it has not been solved.</p><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Anna DeShawn&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:38521971,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09d03298-c755-4d0c-8736-c8404264bf40_1206x1542.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;32537b6f-1cda-43ab-a628-aad96b6a056a&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> saw it. 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The vision behind The Qube, what the road to get here actually looked like, and why she believes this is the moment it finally gets built the right way.</p><p>The Sound of Us, our new podcast, exists to archive the Diaspora's stories and narratives. Black and Brown creators have been producing content that matters for years. The infrastructure to find it has never caught up. Today Anna DeShawn is not just talking about it, she is building it. </p><p>Join us as we explore Anna's journey to build the largest database of Black and Brown podcasts.</p><p>Subscribe today and get notified when we go live on  <strong>May 13 at 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM EST.</strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.blkpodnews.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.blkpodnews.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>&#127881; Don&#8217;t want to miss a Black Podcasters Association Event? </p><p>Your go-to spot for everything happening at the Black Podcasters Association is right here &#8212; events, registration, all of it in one place. </p><p>Stay in the loop and grab your spot early, check out our calendar of events here: </p><p><a 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