[Placement] [Event] Black Future Newsstand's Riot to Repair in Los Angeles– A Transformative Flashpoint in the Ongoing Exhibit's Tour
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The fourth stop focused on 5 years since the Black Lives Matter uprisings that resulted after the murder of George Floyd.
By: MMM Editorial Team
The Black Future Newsstand just wrapped up its boldest and most ambitious installation yet: Riot to Repair, a one-day public immersive exhibition held in Los Angeles. This powerful stop explored not only the important need for Black outlets and newspapers as a force to fight back and inform community, but also explored the many narratives that never make it into the first draft of history– including local residents who experienced the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprising, the direct result of the murder of George Floyd. Locally, that protest lasted for days and spanned multiple neighborhoods, one of the biggest demonstrations in the nation at that time.
Since, Media 2070 has embarked on a major partnership with USC's Charlotta Bass Justice and Journalism Lab, creating an audio archive of more than 70 interviews. Eight were hand-selected and formed the basis of the exhibit, not only inspiring the visual components but playing as an ongoing loop silent-disco style on headphones attendees could put on. On the other channel, a soothing soundscape meant to help them recenter and find calm.
"I feel like I found my people, what a blessing," said Georgia Anne Muldrow, attendee of the event who pledged to support the installation long-term.
The exhibition received nation-wide media attention, including features in:
From day one, the exhibition pulsed with the sound of liberation, joy and a collective demand to tell our stories.
Our way.
Panels That Pushed the Conversation Forward
Objectivity and Trust in News: What does “objectivity” mean when the default perspective has long erased Black voices?
The Value of Our Own Spaces: We explored the importance of creating not just safe spaces—but brave, imaginative ones where Black futures are the default.
A Legacy of Narrative Power: Our storytelling is not new. From Frederick Douglass to Ida B. Wells, Black media makers have long fought to shape public memory and protect our communities.
We held three major conversations over the two days, reckoning with questions including: What does “objectivity” mean when the default perspective has long erased Black voices?What is our storytelling? How has it existed in our spaces? How can we create safe, imaginative spaces? These conversations affirmed that media reparations aren’t abstract. They’re a continuation of a centuries-long legacy of truth-telling and transformation, literally in the footsteps of pioneers including Ida B Wells, Medgar Evers and Frederick Douglass (an MMM hometown hero).
What This Stop Proves
This stop in L.A. is proof of several things:
The evolution of the Black Future Newsstand: What began as a bold experiment is now a movement that resonates across the country.
MMM’s strategic ability: Mañón Media Management successfully entered a major national market, secured top-tier press, and cultivated on-the-ground community connections.
The growing hunger for alternative narratives: Audiences are ready for—and demanding—storytelling rooted in care, truth, and abundance.
What’s Next?
Thanks to this momentum, the Newsstand has been invited to Atlanta, Toronto, and Tulsa. The demand is loud and clear: communities everywhere want to see, hear, and shape what media looks like when it loves us back.
Riot to Repair isn’t just an event. It’s a portal, allowing attendees to step inside a future where our stories are no longer distorted, dismissed, or denied—but honored, archived, and celebrated.
Interested in working with our team? Schedule a call and tell us more about your vision and we'll see how we can support.
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