127: The Importance Of Centering Black Voices & Creating Unfiltered Content w/ James Dubose

<p><strong>Nam</strong><strong>e:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">James Dubose</span></p> <p><strong>Business Name:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">FOX SOUL</span></p> <p><strong>Current Title:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">General Manager</span></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Los Angeles</span></p> <p><strong>Educational Background:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Wake Forest University</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>About James:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">James DuBose is the General Manager at FOX SOUL; the Black community’s premiere free streaming platform. Prior to FOX SOUL—following his career as an NFL player on the Detroit Lions—James worked on many hit television series as an Executive Producer, like E! Network’s "WAGS Atlanta"; and other notable projects under DuBose Entertainment, such as Kevin Hart’s "One Mic Stand", "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is", and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With over 1,300 hours of live and interactive programming annually, FOX SOUL is home to some of the most iconic faces and voices of the culture. Under James’s leadership, the streaming channel has gone from concept to a rising network with more than 55 million viewers in less than two years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a long-time television producer, filmmaker, and entertainment industry executive, James felt African Americans didn’t have a voice in this space. He was inspired to build a platform that truly allows the voices of the culture to be heard in its rawest, unfiltered form. Now, with James in his current role, FOX SOUL is leading the charge in showcasing the diversity of the Black experience.</span><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The impact of media on the Black community</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-le