This Week’s Sponsor:

Empowering Women at Home, Work and Play - this podcast is all about celebrating and encouraging women of color to live their best lives! Host Mimi Jacks is passionate about helping women share their stories and inspiring others to take action. We'll explore topics like entrepreneurship, diversity, and inclusion - all while having an informative yet fun conversation. Got questions? Let's Talk! Check out Mpropermimi.com to join the conversation. » Learn More «

The Black Podcasters Association Wishes You A Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!

It's that time of the year again — the holidays are here! Whether you're celebrating Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or none of them, we at the Black Podcasters Association want to send out our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones.

Let's take this time to celebrate the season, however you choose to. Whether you’re spending it with family, friends, or just by yourself, enjoy the festivities and make sure to stay safe.

We'll be taking a break after this newsletter before returning in the new year with plenty of exciting news, content, and features for you to check out. Until then, have a happy and festive holiday season!

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A Special BPA Holiday Week of Parties, Connections, & Thankfulness!

This week, the BPA and its members got to come together to celebrate the holiday season! We kicked off the festivities with a virtual event – complete with music, raffle giveaways, networking, and of course, plenty of fun!

Our resident DJ, BPA member Mr. Al Pete, kept the tunes coming, getting everyone into the holiday spirit. We danced in our seats and on our feet! It was a great way to celebrate the season with friends and colleagues.

Our events team of Mimi Jacks, and Christopher Johnson had a blast putting together networking games and icebreaker questions that not only sparked interesting conversations but also had everyone laughing.

The icing on the cake? Our raffle giveaways at the end of each hour. Our holiday party sponsors supplied some amazing prizes including SEO workbooks, free hosting packages, conference tickets and newsletter subscriptions.

We are so thrilled to have had the support and contributions of SEOAssist.com, Disctopia.com, She Podcasts Live, , and Ausha.com to ensure that our members and guests had a great experience! Without them, this would not have been possible. We are incredibly thankful and can’t express enough how much fun we all had. Thank you!

The Partying Still Continued…

On Friday, One of One Productions, a podcast recording studio located in Fort Lee, NJ, hosted their monthly open house event with a festive holiday theme.

The BPA team had a blast crossing the Hudson river to join BPA member, Fela Davis and her partner, Denis Orynbekov, as they opened their doors to friends and family for a night of celebration.

It was the perfect combination of delicious food, refreshing drinks, toe-tapping music, and lots of networking.

Plus, our founder Corey Gumbs even did the electric slide and tried out his salsa moves! (Which, for those who know him, is no small feat!) It was an unforgettable evening and we can't wait to come back!

One Of One Productions hosts monthly open house events so make sure you check them out if your are in the NY metro area.

Here are some pictures from the party:

This Week’s Sponsor:

The Mproper Mimi Podcast - Empowering Women at Home, Work and Play - this podcast is all about celebrating and encouraging women of color to live their best lives! Host Mimi Jacks is passionate about helping women share their stories and inspiring others to take action. » Learn More «

VP Club IG Live: When to Delegate Production with Corey Gumbs

Don't miss this powerful conversation between Corey Gumbs, Founder of BPA, and Nya B., Founder of the VP Club and BPA Community Partner, on Monday, December 19th at 8 PM EST on Instagram Live!

They will be discussing the art of delegation, with a focus on production for podcasters.

Corey and Nya will provide tips on when to start considering delegating your production tasks, as well as other useful advice. Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity to learn about delegation for your podcasting production!

To tune in on IG Live - follow these instagram accounts:

@NyaBMarketing & @TheBlackPodcastersAssociation

Learn More About The VP Club

American Black Film Festival Announces its 2023 Podcast Competition

The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Podcast Competition is a national search to showcase emerging Black podcasters. Its mission is to bring broader awareness to quality shows and provide support in the form of financial and development assistance.

If you qualify for the eligibility criteria, we urge all Black podcast creatives to enter this competition. Click the button below to learn more and register.

Learn More & Register

SeoAssist.com Presents the Ultimate Pitch Fest Workshop - December 30th, 2022!

Don't miss out on the chance to join Akilah Thompkins-Robinson, founder of SEOAssist.com, as she hosts Pitch Fest Workshop on December 30th, 2022 from 10 am - 2pm EST.

This isn't your average sit-and-watch workshop, you'll be able to get hands-on experience to research, write, and send pitches to dozens of podcasts at a time and then you'll get to do it.

At the workshop, you'll be able to research and find the right shows to pitch for maximum visibility and SEO. You'll also learn how to find the right topics to pitch to increase the chances of your pitch getting accepted.

Plus, you'll be able to use Akilah's groundbreaking tool to write your pitch and follow up letter and send it on the spot. Get expert feedback on your pitch, so you can rest assured that you're on the right track.

With a mixture of training, coaching, and feedback, you'll be able to get Akilah's insight into your work and make sure that you ace this workshop!

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BlkPodNews Notables

⭐️ BlkPodNews.com Vacation - We're taking a break! BlkPodNews.com is going on vacation starting December 23rd, 2022 and returning January 3rd, 2023. We're so grateful for your continued support and we can't wait to come back with bigger and better things in 2023!

Don't worry though - while we're gone, we still want to hear from you!

Got news, events, or any cool updates you want us to share in our newsletter when we get back? Email them to us at newsletter@blkpodnews.com and we'll make sure to check them out.

Have a wonderful holiday season and we'll see you soon!

⭐️ A Guide to Completing Your Zoom.us Profile Presented by Christopher G. Johnson of Calm Clear Communications, LLC - Join Christopher G. Johnson this week for his informative office hours audio event on LinkedIn. Learn why having a Zoom.us profile is key to your success and how to maximize your presence on the platform. Don't miss out - attend here now and get the valuable insights you need to succeed! » Register Here! «

⭐️ Edison Research & SXM Media Release: The Women’s Podcast Report - Last week, Edison Research and SXM Media released the first ever Women’s Podcast Report with the purpose to examine women’s podcast listening habits within the United States. To watch the replay and download this report, » Click Here! «

⭐️ Systems Lab Live Presented by Ashley Shuler: Project Workflows Part 3 - Join Ashley Shuler for the third installment of her workshop series, Systems Lab Live, on Monday, December 19th at 8 PM EST. Learn how to create robust and efficient project workflows to maximize team productivity and get the most out of your projects. Subscribe now and watch the live stream to get the full instruction and guidance from Ashley. To subscribe and watch live, » Click Here! «

⭐️ The Read Podcast Celebrates 10 Years with A Live Show In NYC - Kid Fury and Crissle are celebrating their 10 Year Anniversary milestone of their weekly podcast, The Read, with a live show at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. If you want to be a part of this amazing milestone, get your tickets today, because they are going fast. » Get Tickets Here! «

⭐️ Twitter Bans Free Promotional Links To Other Social Media & Third-Party Link Aggregator Platforms - In an abrupt move, Twitter immediately stopped users from adding links to their other social media accounts, third-party link aggregators like Linktree, as well as links within tweets to these platforms. However, they will allow paid promotion of links to or by these platforms. To learn more, » Click Here! «

⭐️ Is Tik Tok Heading Towards A US Ban? - Recently, Senator Marco Rubio introduced legislation to expel all China-based social media platforms from the United States, including the highly popular platform, TikTok. This legislation has garnered bi-partisan support, leaving the future of the platform uncertain. If the legislation passes, it could have major implications for TikTok users and the wider social media landscape. It remains to be seen what impact this proposed legislation will have. To read and learn more, » Click Here «

This Week’s Sponsor:

Empowering Women at Home, Work and Play - this podcast is all about celebrating and encouraging women of color to live their best lives! Host Mimi Jacks is passionate about helping women share their stories and inspiring others to take action. We'll explore topics like entrepreneurship, diversity, and inclusion - all while having an informative yet fun conversation. Got questions? Let's Talk! Check out Mpropermimi.com to join the conversation. » Learn More «

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