Halsey is the launch of the Black Creators of the Initiative Funding in support of your favorite Black artists, Black photographers, Black makeup artists, Black writers, Black poets, and more. The “You Must Be Sad”, the singer announced the initiative in an Instagram post on Thursday, urging the fans to the label of your favorite Black from the creators of Instagram and Twitter with #BLACKCREATORSFUN. “I am throwing this out to give to the funds, resources, and a platform for Black creators,” she captioned the post. “In search of Black creators who want to enrich the world with his work.”
“If you are an artist, poet, graphic designer, writer, filmmaker, music producer, journalist, makeup artist, or the creator of any kind, we want to see your work and help you achieve your goals.”
An infographic in the post, explains that all types of Black creators are welcome, and selected as part of the funding of the initiative will be given financial support provided by Halsey, as well as the promotion of their social media platforms. “This initiative will be funded in its entirety by the Halsey team,” the infographic reads. “If you are an artist, poet, graphic designer, writer, filmmaker, music producer, journalist, makeup artist, or the creator of any kind, we want to see your work and help you achieve your goals.”
Halsey the announcement comes shortly after the singer opened up about her own experience as a biracial woman and her personal connection with the Black Lives Matter movement. “I’m white passing. It is not my place to say ‘we.’ It is my place to help,” he said in a tweet. “I’m in the pain of my family, but no one is going to kill me based on my skin color. I’ve always been proud of who I am but it would be an absolute disservice to say “we” when I am not susceptible to the same violence.”
“We want to help amplify their art, their voice and perspective,” Halsey’s manager Anthony Li wrote in a tweet to share information about the fund. “Starting, we will be giving away Black backgrounds as creators, as well as comments on social media to help launch their platforms and amplify their art. Behind the scenes, let’s connect the dots for other Black creators, none of introductions/points of contact or information would help.” While the initiative is ongoing and is meant to last “through the years,” the first round of recipients will be announced on the 18th of June, so the label of your favorite Black creators and find out more about how you can support Black-owned brands.
