PastJune 185:30 – 7:30 PM57 RSVPs
Juneteenth Happy Hour
Our first happy hour, bringing Black media and entertainment professionals into one room to celebrate culture, community and freedom.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Media & entertainment
Where Black
professionals
tribe, vibe,
and thrive.
A Different World Collective is a nonprofit community for Black professionals in media and entertainment — uniting, uplifting and empowering the people who move this industry.
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- 57 RSVPs at our first Juneteenth happy hour
- Black professionals in media & entertainment
- Registration closed ahead of the date
- Tribe, vibe, and thrive
01Why we exist
The industry is full of rooms. Not all of them are built for us.
Careers in media and entertainment are made in proximity — who you sit next to, who remembers your name, who says it when you are not in the room.
A Different World Collective creates spaces where Black professionals can connect with people who understand their experiences and their ambitions — and build the relationships that careers are made of.
“A Different World Collective is a non profit organization that serves Black professionals by uniting, uplifting, and empowering within the media & entertainment community.”
ADW Collective — mission
02Who it's for
Built for the people who make the work.
01
Media professionals
Working across broadcast, publishing, streaming, journalism and the agencies alongside them.
02
Entertainment professionals
Building careers in music, film, television, live events and the businesses behind them.
03
Emerging talent
Early in your career and looking for the room where the next step actually gets discussed.
04
Industry leaders
Established in your field, and intentional about who comes up behind you.
03Events
The work happens in person.
All events →04Archive
This is what it looks like.
Moments from our gatherings, and the people who make them.
“Every event that ADWC has hosted has been a great experience.”
“Always love when I meet up with the ADWC family, always a good time!”
“Their purpose aligns with what is happening in the corporate world. Can't wait for another event!”
05Impact
Impact in motion.
We create spaces where Black professionals across media and entertainment can meet, connect and grow together.
- 57
- RSVPs to our first Juneteenth Happy Hour for Black media and entertainment professionals.
- Full
- Registration closed ahead of the event date because space was limited.
- 501(c)(3)
- A nonprofit organization, independent of any single agency or employer.
06Partnership
Meet the room, not the algorithm.
We work with brands, agencies, media organizations, venues, employee resource groups and funders who want to reach Black media and entertainment professionals in a space they chose to be in.
01
Event partnership
Back a gathering that reaches Black media and entertainment professionals in a room they chose to be in, rather than an audience bought at arm's length.
Brands, agencies and media organizations
02
Venue and hosting
Open a space and put your organization in front of the community as a host rather than a logo.
Studios, offices, restaurants and event spaces
03
Programming collaboration
Co-build sessions with ADW that serve both memberships — the community ADW convenes and the people inside your organization.
ERGs, industry bodies and talent teams
04
Financial support
Fund the operating capacity that turns a growing volunteer-run community into a durable institution.
Foundations, corporate giving and individual donors
07Get involved
Four ways in.
01
Join the community
Add your name and get the invitation before it goes public.
Join
02
Attend an event
Show up, meet the room, and come back for the next one.
See events
03
Partner with ADW
Sponsor a gathering, host one, or build programming together.
Enquire
04
Support ADW
Fund the operating capacity behind a growing nonprofit.
Support
Own the invitation.
Events fill quickly. The email list is how ADW reaches its community directly, without depending on anyone else’s platform.