OUR Black Media

Spotlight on Business

What is OUR Black Media? (An interview with Julius Hall)

By Christopher Smith

What is OUR Black Media, how did it get started, and what is its function?

OUR Black Media is a platform created by Myself, Charlie Brown, and Alicia Scott. I am the CEO and President of the company. We started this platform after we noticed a void in what the mainstream media was delivering to our community. There was no truthfulness in their reporting, no balance, and absolutely no fairness. News about us was for the most part always negative, unless it was a story about how a black person was making life better for anyone other than his/her own community. So, we birthed ATR, All Things Relevant Media. After building the platform from one show, to now over twenty-five shows, we saw where we needed to cover all the bases, so we transformed into OUR Black Media. ATR is still there as the parent company and is operating as a political consulting and marketing machine. Our main purpose since October 19th, 2019, to today, has been to change things where we live and inform and engage the people.

What does OUR stand for?

O= Outspoken, U= Unapologetic, R= Real

Where do you see this platform in 5 years?

I’m hoping and praying that we become the model for the correct distribution of relevant information into the African American community.

How many different shows do you have and what are the most popular shows?

We currently have 25 different shows airing 7 days a week. We have 7 more shows slated to start before January 2023. We have also started two monthly magazines. Our top five most popular shows are Financial Sins, Tell It Like It Is, Kesha Gibson Carter, The Watch Dawgs and The Rabble.

What subjects do you cover with your shows?

We began primarily covering Politics, and now we feature shows that cover Religion, Sports, History, Natural Health, Finance, Food, Real Estate, Comedy, Black Business, Youth Perspectives, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Injustice, and more.

How many viewers does this platform currently have and where can the shows be found?

We currently have anywhere from 20,000 to over 38,000 viewers per month, and that is with no marketing yet. We can be found on Facebook at OUR Black Media, on YouTube at OUR Black Media and we are currently streaming our most popular shows on Roku TV. You can tune in from your phone, on your computer or from your smart TV at home.

How did you get all these different people to tag in on your vision and this concept?

I’m a people person, I just asked most of them, the others I either recruited or they found me. It is often said that in business you must think outside of the box, but in my mind, there is no box.

Is there anybody else doing what you’re attempting to do?

There are a few people doing it, but they all have the capital to fund themselves, including Sean Puffy Combs at Revolt TV.

What else would you like to share with the readers of this column about OUR Black Media?

Join us, help us, watch us, invite your friends to watch, and share, share, share. We welcome donations and to black owned businesses, I ask that you consider becoming a sponsor of the platform and share your message with OUR audience.

Who has helped you the most in getting to this point?

Besides my wife Tonia, for being patient and not throwing all the computers out the house, two of my daughters, Stardacia and Eden, Dr. Jamal Toure, Dr. Robert Bryant, Charles Shaw, Alicia Scott, Natalie Leggette, Natasha Scott, Charlie Brown, Bernard Brown, my new righthand Chris Smith, Pastor Leonard Small and the many show hosts who give their time and effort each day to help build what we are building.

What’s the next big steps?

Advertising and Sponsorships to keep us going and to help us get to the next level. Then trying to get Tyler Perry, Byron Allen, Oprah Winfrey, or some major player to invest in this vision.