In MTV Entertainment Group’s Juneteenth Spot, a Black Creator Subverts Common Media Imagery

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MTV Entertainment Group passed the mic to one Black creative to illustrate and raise up seldom-seen portrayals of Blackness intended to provoke self-recognition for Juneteenth.

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In MTV Entertainment Group’s Juneteenth Spot, a Black Creator Subverts Common Media Imagery

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