The Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival was established to tell stories about Black families. The experience of Black parents and caregivers has been historically underrepresented in media and storytelling.

Blackboard Plays and Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) partner to uplift the experiences of Black Parenthood.

“Dismantling systemic racism through art requires the creation of platforms and opportunities to tell stories that illuminate the reality, obstacles, pain, joy, celebration, humor, revelation, and even mundane aspects of the human experience lived by Black and Indigenous people and People of Color.”

- Garlia Cornelia Jones | Blackboard Plays Founder, PAAL Producing Director + BMPFest Co-Founder ‍

The Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival awards each playwright with a financial commission for the workshop as well as a caregiver reimbursement stipend.

This is what your support can do...

With $10K, we can:

Employ 16 artists
Develop 4 New Plays
Provide Four Artist Caregiver Grants
Sponsor Two Weeks of Festival Streaming

With $5K, we can:

Employ 8 artists
Develop Two New Plays
Provide Two Artist Caregiver Grants
Sponsor One Week of Festival Streaming

With $2,500. we can:

Employ 4 artists
Develop One New Play
Provide One Artist Caregiver Grant

With $1K, we can:

Cover Props for the Entire Festival

With $500 we can:

Cover the Caregiver Stipend for 1 Artist

Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival

By Blackboard Plays

Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival

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