
Digital Publishing Accelerator
Spring 2023 Cohort
Meet our first cohort of media companies serving Black and Diverse communities, all working to make a difference and scale their impact.
Meet the Publishers
Congratulations to our second cohort of graduates!
We can’t wait to watch where you go from here!

BAUCE

BK Reader

Parle

Watch the Yard

Luz Collective

CultureBanx

The Curvy Fashionista
Areas of Focus
Discover training designed to tackle tomorrow’s challenges head-on. Our workshop equips publishers with expert training from top professionals in the following areas:
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Monetization Strategies
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Audience Development
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Advertising Sales
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Branding & Communications
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Business Pitching
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Business Fundamentals
Diversity in Publishing
The BOMESI Accelerator is focused on increasing the number of media companies serving Black and Diverse communities that are well-positioned to do business sustainably with the nation’s top advertisers. We focus on infrastructure, ecosystem building, and audience development to increase deal flow and total investment to a greater number of Diverse and Black-owned media platforms.
We have identified high quality media companies serving Black and Diverse communities that will be able to take their business to the next level through the accelerator. Our curriculum is largely focused on leveling up business fundamentals, deepening an understanding of monetization strategies and advertising sales, and audience growth.

Lead Mentors

Alfred Edmond Jr.
SVP & Executive Editor-at-Large
Black Enterprise
BOMESIÂ Co-Founders

DéVon Christopher Johnson
Founder & CEO
BleuLife Media Group

Rhonesha Byng
Founder & CEO
Her Agenda
Judges

Tawana Burnett
Head of Global Clients Meta

Ryan Chappell
Brand Lead
Spotify

Danielle Young
Free Agent
TheDanielleYoung.com

Reggie Gustav
Senior Brand Manager
Jameson at Pernod Ricard

Jason Rosario
Chief DEI Officer
BBDO

Kehinde Akiwowo
Senior Director
She Media

Jonathan Jackson
Advisory Board Member
sparks & honey

Anslem Samuel Rogue
Senior Director
The Content Collective

Damon Jones
Chief Comms Officer
Proctor and Gamble
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