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We are virtual community organizers using film, art and technology to activate and concretize networks of visionaries across the global Black Diaspora.
We foster deep connections by helping our community see themselves in each other, opening doors to new worlds for those who didn’t previously know they existed, or that liberation was possible.
Using aspirational films, art and people centered, compassionate technology, we foster lasting, meaningful connections that would not otherwise happen.
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noirpress is the first of its kind media platform curating and developing the finest content on aspirational Blackness, and connecting every Wakandan from Oakland to Kinshasa to Rio to Brixton, be they artists, technologists, social justice organizers or entrepreneurs.
We dole out metered doses of Black Glory daily to help you catapult your inner magic.
Connect with the noirpress community and get your dose by watching our live podcast recordings every Saturday morning at 10am EST. Subscribe here for reminders.
You can also get your dose from our Blog, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Finally, be sure to join our Tribe mailing list for curated content in your inbox weekly!
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NOIR FEST is a traveling film festival experience curating the finest aspirational films from across the Black Diaspora. By increasing access to visionary storytelling centered on believable Black heroes, we are fundamentally changing the way Blackness is understood globally. While COVID-19 limits mobility, NOIR FEST events will take place quarterly online through our digital platform
All NOIR FEST events feature a digital art exhibit, a marketplace of curated Diaspora-made products, films, dialogues and music.
The first virtual NOIR FEST will take place in December 2020. Submit your film, script or digital art here.
Join our mailing list below to hear about private watch parties, Netflix & Chats and other events for filmmakers and film lovers.
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Portal X
Portal X is the digital platform where NOIR Co community members converge. Launching early 2021, the platform will feature group coves where you’ll retreat to unwind with your faves. Converge around your goals, your passions, your values or your favorite TV shows. Join monthly events with your throng from watch parties to cooking classes to language practice to kick-backs.
Set bucket-list goals and track your progress with our leaderboard and earn rewards like VIP master classes, virtual concert tickets and more.
Portal X will feature virtual community theatres that integrate Zoom and Netflix functionalities, private theatre rooms with friends, individual chat and group-chat features, and AI-powered networking to connect you with those most likely to help you thrive, facilitating intimate relationships that nourish you spiritually, emotionally and economically. Our algorithms study you and make it easier to identify and connect with the soulmates you’ll move to Africa with, learn to code with, discover new music with and much more. Bring your full self to Portal X and be embraced and supported in all your dream-manifesting.
Always transparent, Portal X is built by its community. Each full member is invited to vote on new features and you can monetize your personal data.
Join our mailing list below to be first to know when the Beta is open.
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African Digital Institute
The Exodus to Africa is already happening, but how do we ensure that the movement and the linkages it is inspiring are sustainable? Intentionally designed cultural education.
Launching Summer 2021, the African Digital Institute will be the first of its kind language learning platform to connect Diasporans with trained language instructors on the African continent. Our curated cultural database will make it easy to find relevant resources to deepen your knowledge about your ancestral lineage, languages and cultural practices through film, literature, games and events.
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