According to the Writers Guild Committee of Black Writers, 43% of Black writers are not currently represented by agents, attorneys or managers. Diverse Representation is partnering with Team Awesome, a data-driven collective of Black WGA writers, to present a panel series on representation. The aim of the panel series is to give Black writers, showrunners, script coordinators, writers assistants, and writers' PA's an opportunity to meet and hear directly from Black agents, managers and attorneys.
Join us on March 28th in Los Angeles for our final panel in this panel series featuring Black agents. Agents will discuss the role of an agent throughout a writer's career. They will also discuss what they look for when taking on new clients and best practices for securing representation.Â
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Fatmata Kamara is a Television and Motion Picture Agent at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). She is based in the Los Angeles Office, where she represents such artists as Winston Duke, Gabrielle Union, and others.
Kamara began her career at Talent Works in 2007, before moving to Don Buchwald & Associates talent agency. Kamara then joined Abrams Artists Agency in 2011 where she was promoted to agent in 2014. She joined CAA in May 2018.
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Kamara graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Biology, followed by a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University.
Tiauna Jackson has built her talent agency, The Jackson Agency, from the ground up in the busiest and most competitive market, Los Angeles. With an office on Avenue of the Stars, Tiauna has catapulted The Jackson Agency a top 50 agency globally. In 2019, Jackson was profiled in the New York Times with highly respected Agents from CAA, ICM, and WME.
 The Jackson Agency is a member of networking powerhouse Diverse Representation and has made history as the first Black woman to own a franchised agency with the Writers Guild of America. Committed to diversity, Ms. Jackson looks forward to applying her knowledge and success to bring writers of color to the entertainment industry.
Wendy Calhoun is a writer and executive producer with an overall deal at Warner Bros. Television Studios. She's currently a Writer and Consulting Producer on Fox's PRODIGAL SON and developing an exciting new unscripted series with Warner Horizons Alternative.
Calhoun loves creating and selling new show pitches. She's developed pilots with NBC, The CW, Netflix, FX, 20th TV Studios, and ABC Signature.
Her past scripted drama credits include Co-Executive Producing and writing the historic first season of Fox's EMPIRE. She's written and produced for ABC's STATION 19, NASHVILLE, REVENGE, and FX's JUSTIFIED. Calhoun received a 2010 Peabody Award for JUSTIFIED and will be attending the show's ten year reunion at the ATX Festival this spring.
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she studied film and television at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She enjoys speaking about diversity and inclusion in popular entertainment at conferences and film festivals around the world.
Diverse Representation is a new company focused on increasing the number and exposure of Black agents, attorneys, managers and publicists working in the entertainment industry. We provide the first ever comprehensive directory of Black agents, attorneys, managers and publicists as well as host various events throughout the country. Our ultimate aim is to ensure more Black writers, producers, directors and talent have Black representation.
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For more information:Â www.diverserepresentation.com
Team Awesome is a data-driven collective of black WGA writers who aim to have our fair share of the entertainment industry. We promote and advocate for inclusion and equity in terms of wealth, our narratives and decision-making power. We started as a subcommittee of the Committee of Black Writers and have blossomed into our own organization. Our mission is to ensure that black entertainment professionals, including writers, directors, editors and the like have parity in the market that's on par with our population in the United States through: career mentorship, showrunner accountability, networking, equal and fair representation, writer training and education.