HUE You Know is a 20,000+ member production resource group for media professionals of color that was founded by television executive Bree Frank in 2017. Comprised of international members of multiple ethnicities, HUE You Know’s principal focus is to create a safe space for professionals of all levels to post employment opportunities, seek mentorship and community.
Within the group, there are executive producers, co-executive producers, lawyers, accountants, directors, producers, CEOs, VPs, artists, and many more. The group also has public relations, licensing, marketing, film and TV (scripted and unscripted) and radio professionals represented. The organization is We are dedicated to employment, empowerment, and inclusion in all ways and welcome partnership and affiliation with organizations with the same principles.
Alongside Bree Frank, HUE You Know is run by Shirley Vernae Williams, Gideon Moncrieffe, Kristen V. Carter, and Anne Marie Denson who are all senior level content creators who are based between New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles and interface with their members on a daily basis.
The organization’s core values and guiding principles ensure that they fulfill the goal of creating an unwavering guide for the community. HUE You Know invites partnerships and affiliations with organizations committed to diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging to move intention to action. The organization also encourages BIPOC professionals to hone their skills and assert their agency, ensuring individuals succeed as their authentic selves. HUE also strives to help organizations identify and eliminate barriers that have “tokenized” and limited fair treatment, access, opportunity and advancement for BIPOC.
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