Last Thursday, Urban One, the largest distributor of urban content in the country for more than 40 years, presented “One Night of Black Culture” ¾ a dynamic showcase hosted for an intimate group of key advertisers and brand decision makers with the mission of showcasing how Urban One is the best strategy for engaging Black America.
The evening was dedicated to showcasing Black culture, music, and arts through the lens of various Urban One platforms. Guests enjoyed a full open-bar, delectable bites, an informative panel conversation hosted by iONE Digital’s Allision McGevna, featuring D.L. Hughley, Chef Jenard, Erica Campbell, Jake & Jazz Smollett and Lore’l , talent activations such as a live mural display from muralist Demont Pindler, and performances from spoken word artist J.Ivy, violinist Mapy and 15x Grammy Award-Winning Entertainer, Alicia Keys. Music was provided by DJ Quicksilva.
Who: Urban One (TV One, CLEO TV, iONE Digital, REACH Media, Radio One, One Solution, One X Studios)
What: ONE Night of Black Culture, Presented by Urban One, the largest distributor of urban content in the country
When: Thursday, October 27th, 2022
Where: HK Hall (formerly Stage48) – New York City
Guests Included: Clients, brand marketers, multicultural marketing planning/buying/activation teams, press, influencers, partners, entertainment industry at-large
Performances By: Alicia Keys, Mapy, J.Ivy, DJ Quicksilva
Talent Attendees: D.L. Hughley (The D.L. Hughley Show, Urban One, REACH Media) Erica Campbell, (Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell, REACH Media), Chef Jenard (New Soul Kitch, TV One, CLEO TV), Jake Smollett, Jazz Smollett (Living By Design, TV One), Amanda Seales (The Amanda Seales Show, REACH Media), Rickey Smiley (Rickey Smiley Morning Show, REACH Media, Urban One), Lore’l (The Morning Hustle, Radio One), Tiffany Battle (Boss Girl’s Guide, CLEO TV) Chef JJ Johnson (Just Eats with Chef JJ, TV One), and more.
