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Indie global black movies, black films, black documentaries, black shows, and black children's cartoons and programming--African American, Afro-Latin, Caribbean, African and Afro-European.
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Location
Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Employees
11-50
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jan 19, 2023 | All the streaming video services available in South Africa | South Africans are spoilt for choice when it comes to streaming video services. Most South Africans know about the majors, like Netflix and Showmax, but there are plenty of others – at least 18 in total, excluding religious offerings, by Te... |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Comedian Lil Rel Howery is using the streaming app KweliTV to give Black content creators more ownership over their work | . Lil Rel Howery Lil Rel Howery, an actor and comedian, was in “Get Out” and “Judas and the Black Messiah.” He’s also the comedy head at the Black-owned streaming service KweliTV. He told Insider about his plans to help redefine Black comed... |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Meet the Black Female Founders from TC Include at TC Sessions: Justice 2021 | On March 3, we’re hosting TC Sessions: Justice 2021, a day-long virtual conference dedicated to examining diversity and inclusion in tech. Tune in to presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions and interactive Q&As with key tech... |
| Feb 12, 2021 | 10 business leaders fighting to make the Black experience a permanent part of corporate America | From left: Naj Austin, Jeff Cherry, DeShuna Spencer, and Obi Omile. Mark Jones; Matter.vc; Naj Austin; Skye Gould/Insider This Black History Month, there’s a heightened call to dismantle systemic racism. Insider and the National Black Chamb... |
| Jul 20, 2020 | 19 media startups that top VCs say are poised to take off in 2020, as the pandemic reshapes the industry | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Business Insider asked 11 top venture-capital investors which media startups they thought would thrive in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemi... |
| Jul 17, 2018 | kweliTV, a streaming service for the global black community, expands to more platforms | There’s a new way to watch kweliTV on television. The D.C.–born video streaming platform that curates independent films films, news and kids programming of the global black community is expanding with availability on more platforms, meaning... |
| Jan 7, 2018 | KweliTV is Netflix for black people, by black people, starring black people | Kweli.tv aims to be the go-to streaming media platform for black filmmakers all over the world to share their content and make money from its distribution. KweliTV handpicks all of its content, with 98 percent of the content having been off... |
| Dec 15, 2017 | These 3 entrepreneurs just got funding from the Minority Business Pre-Seed Fund | TEDCO and Harbor Bank Community Development Corporation announced the latest recipients of capital from the Minority Business Pre-Seed Fund on Friday. Through the program, which launched earlier this year, three businesses will get $40,000.... |
| Dec 6, 2016 | Meet the social impact startups moving to DC for Halcyon Incubator’s sixth cohort | The Georgetown-based Halcyon Incubator program revealed its picks for cohort number six, which will begin in spring 2017, in a recent monthly email newsletter. “It’s not just a new administration coming to our nation’s capital,” the announc... |
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FAQ about kweliTV
What has the press written about kweliTV?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning kweliTV, among them “All the streaming video services available in South Africa” (Jan 19, 2023) and “Comedian Lil Rel Howery is using the streaming app KweliTV to give Black content creators more ownership over their work” (Apr 23, 2021).
Is kweliTV still active?
Yes, kweliTV is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 8, 2025.