Responsible Media & Marketing Strategies to Celebrate Juneteenth

AMA Birmingham has partnered with Alabama Media Professionals for a special luncheon that recognizes and celebrates Juneteenth. We’re featuring a guest panel of marketing and media professionals sharing insights and ways organizations may consider observing the recent holiday and connect with the community.

Enjoy lunch provided by 1918 Catering!

Our Guest Panel of Speakers:

• Jeh Jeh Pruitt – WBRC FOX6 Reporter; Co-Founder of The Dannon Project
• Javacia Harris Bowser – Award-winning freelance journalist and essayist; Author of the essay collection Find Your Way Back: How to Write Your Way Through Anything. She’s the Founder of “See Jane Write,” and has been featured in ELLE, Southern Living, Good Housekeeping, Shondaland, Good Grit and The Birmingham Times.
• Cody Short – Journalist at AL.com and Owner of CoCo’s Tea Media. She has worked with Bham Now, Summit Media, ABC 33/40, and WBHM.
• Briauna Perryman, MBA – Founding member, former Chief Marketing Officer, and Vice President of Regenerate Society, Inc. She is a Senior Consultant specializing in program design, change management and engagement with Milepost Consulting.

📌 What are some ways we can address this recent national holiday in our community? How can we authentically honor it (not make it a sales tactic)?

📌 Do we honor this holiday as an education opportunity to get involved and support Black voices and minds in the media and marketing space?

📌 If your company or organization is curious about how to approach Juneteenth, this event will facilitate a timely conversation and offer insights.

Marketing, media, business professionals, DEI experts, and community supporters, please join the American Marketing Association Birmingham chapter and Alabama Media Professionals for an insightful panel discussion. Bring your questions and curiosity!