OUR STORIES FOR US BY US

CRE8TIVECON

★ TAMIKA NEWHOUSE   ★  KHAMLIMA GASTON     ★   AKIYA MCKNIGHT     ★   ARMANI MARTIN     ★   BRITT BANKS     ★   YHÁ MOURHIA WRIGHT     ★   UCHENNA UMEH     ★   SACHA WALTON     ★   TAMIKA FAULKNER     ★   EDWINA MARTIN-ARNOLD    ★   ANNA NYAKANA     ★   APRIL MASON     ★   SABA TEKLE     ★   DAVID GINLET     ★   TREVEINO SCOTT     ★   JOHN JONNE     ★   HILLIARD GUESS     ★   ROSALIND JACKSON     ★   EDMONDS ENT  

Los Angeles Schedule | Theme: Discovery

Discover your voice, style, resources, and connections. 

Welcome

Orientation and Cre8tive Vow

10:30 AM PST

Meet the Mistress of the Ceremony and founder of Cre8tiveCon, Tamika Newhouse. Review your workbook, prepare your schedule, and network with other attendees.

Artist Talk

I Am Creative

11:30 AM PST

An in-depth conversation about Akiya McKnight’s journey in her creative exploration in the film industry. Discussing how she handles the ins and outs of almost every aspect in film; from writing to producing, and even budgeting. Inspired by expressing her own antidotes circling through life, Akiya McKnight's shares her expertise during this masterclass.

Moderator: Tamika Newhouse
With : Akiya McKnight

Panel

HerLenz | A dive into the females perspective of storytelling

12:30 PM PST

A deep dive into the realities of being a Black woman in the industry as we explore the importance of the female's perspective of storytelling in films.

Moderator: Tamika Newhouse
Panelists: Armani Martin, Britt Banks, Yhá Mourhia Wright, and Guetty Felin

*supported by Black TV & Film Collective

Panel

Say Her Name | a conversation on healing through our stories in partnership with Black Girls Who Write

2:30 PM PST

Taking the recent years of brutality and the civil unrest in 2020, we dive into the Black woman experience of how we can heal through our stories and through creative expression.

Moderator: Tamika Faulkner, Black Girls Write Founder
Panelists: Edwina Martin-Arnold, Anna Nyakana, April Mason, Saba Tekle

*supported by Black Girls Write 

Panel

His Story | Exploring the Importance of Black Male Storytellers

4:00 PM PST

An all-Black male panel exploring the current climate of Black male stories being told in a women's empowerment-focused society.

Moderator: David Ginlet
Panelists: TreVeino Scott, John-Jonne Smith, Hilliard Guess 

Artist Talk

I Am Creative

5:00 PM PST

Moderator: Khalimah Gaston
Talent: Rosalind Jackson, Edmonds Ent.

Celebrate

AFTER PARTY

6:30 PM PST

CRE8TIVECON SPEAKERS

Discover your voice, style, resources, and connections. 

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Tamika Newhouse

Entrepreneur and Producer

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Treveino Scott | Poet
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David Ginlet | Actor
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Yhá Mourhia Wright | Producer & Director
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Sacha Walton | Business Coach & Podcaster
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Khalimah Gaston | Actor & Producer
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Saba | Publisher + Bestselling Author
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Rosalind Jackson | Creative Executive for Edmonds Entertainment

+ President/CEO of WordyGirl Entertainment

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Anna Nyakana | Author
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Akiya McKnight

Writer-Producer, Shondaland

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Armani Martin | Filmmaker
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April Mason | Feminine Lifestyle Strategist
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John-Jonne Smith | Producer & Actor
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Britt Banks | Filmmaker
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Hilliard Guess | Filmmaker

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