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The Role of Community Platforms in Creative Survival for 2026

Ladj Ly is a French filmmaker known for Les Misérables, the Cannes Jury Prize-winning film that earned an Oscar nomination. His work reflects real stories from marginalised communities with honesty, tension, and depth. #CreateEnsemble #Filmmaking

Michael's Biopic ... $581 Million in Three Weeks

4 creative opportunities that could change your career. Save this and apply, follow us for weekly posts and share with someone job hunting! #createensemble #whoshiring #creativejobs #blackcreatives #hybrid

The 12th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards were magical. The Eko Hotel Convention Centre was lit. African storytellers took up space. Watch your favorite artists! Follow us at @createensemble to stay inspired #AMVCA12 #AfricanStorytelling

This is Afrofuturism grown from African soil. Okorafor opens strange doors where a young Himba woman becomes a math genius and interstellar traveler. Where aliens land in Lagos. Video: TEDx Follow us at @createensemble to stay inspired #Afrofuturism #NnediOkorafor

Let's join the young artists for the #BusArtReveal at New Orleans RTA Video: ABC News Follow us at @createensemble to stay inspired and connected with the creative community. #YoungCreatives #NewOrleansRTA

Using Art to celebrate the Black Liberation period. Making designs that honor Juneteenth and the elders who participated in the fight for freedom. Video: ABC News Follow us at @createensemble to stay inspired and connected with the creative community. #YoungCreatives

Using Arts to cover the spectrum is what Brandon started with; painting the All-Stars people in our history, But he has since decided to uplift everyday people and everyday voices with his Art. Video: ABC News Follow us at @createensemble #YoungCreatives #Blackart

The Age of the New Black Renaissance The Change Makers. Let's watch Brandon B. Mike Odems work with the Youths. Video: ABC News Follow us at @createensemble to stay inspired and connected with the creative community. #YoungCreatives

Here are some quotes for creative inspiration! Source: iloveus.media Follow us at CreateEnsemble hashtag#Blackcreativity, hashtag#Inspiration

It means letting a Black child be whimsical. Letting a Black elder be complicated. Letting art ask questions without easy answers. When artists refuse the narrow lens, they free us all. Video: ABC News Share a Black artist whose work changed how you see the world.

For too long, Black lives have been flattened into pain, struggle, or a single triumphant moment. But we are galaxies. Reimagining Black representation means showing us whole: joyful, grieving, mundane, magical, angry, tender, and everything in between. #youtharts #artsedu

This year’s gala was a show of creativity and cultural storytelling.

The Met Gala 2026 lit up New York with its “Costume Art” theme, celebrating fashion as living art. Check out the met here createensemble.com/blogs/650361cd… In your opinion, which Black stars made the Met unforgettable? #MetGala2026 #Beyonce

Burnout is a reality for many Black creatives, who often have to balance art with other challenges;  the pressure to be excellent just to be "good enough," and the fear that rest means losing your spot. Check here createensemble.com/blogs/650361cd… #blacktheater #tv #films

What's on YOUR wish list for the Michael sequel? Drop it in the comments! Follow us at @createensemble to stay inspired and connected with the creative community. #MichaelSequel #KingOfPop #JaafarJackson

A sequel that tells the whole story could prove that Black-led biopics can be both honest and monumental. Check the rest here createensemble.com/blogs/650361cd…

What Fans Need From the 'Michael' Sequel The first ‘Michael’ film broke records. Now a sequel is confirmed, and fans have a wish list. We want to see his marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe. We want Janet Jackson (she was missing from the first film).