Help Solve the Black Hair and Makeup Crisis
Black HMU United is creating a national database of vetted, competent and welcoming hair & makeup professionals in entertainment.
Project Description
Black HMU United is a 501c3 organization dedicated to providing a national database of vetted, qualified and welcoming hair & makeup professionals for TV, film and theatrical productions to ensure safety for all entertainers. The non-profit also provides continued educational resources for experienced and aspiring hair and make-up artists and estheticians to have free or low-cost education in serving all skin types and hair textures from the African diaspora.
Updates
The Campaign FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions:
Where would the money going to org go towards?
Black HMU United will be dedicated your generous donations to vetting resources, tech resources for this robust database that covers stylists all over the United States, applicant resources and educational services, tutorials and discussions with worldwide leaders in hair and makeup for our community at large, which you can be a part of! be sure to follow Black HMU United on Facebook and Instagram at:
www.facebook.com/blackhmuunited
www.instagram.com/blackhmuunited
If I want to gain access to vetted hair and makeup stylists now, how would one do that?
Answer: Please contact BHU admin by email at [email protected]
Outside of donating, what else can I do uplift Black HMU United?
We want as many people knowing about what we are doing to change the entertainment industry at large. Please tell others to donate, share Black HMU United's posts and stories and continue these necessary discussions amongst friends, colleagues and people in positions of employ about Black hair and makeup inequities and how they can be a part of the change. Thank you so much in advance for your support!
Featuring special guests Eden Espinosa ("The Gardens of Anuncia," "Wicked," "BKLYN The Musical"), Dawnn Lewis ("Tina - The Tina Turner Musical," "A Different World," "Star Trek: Lower Decks"), Eleri Ward (debut cd: "A Perfect Little Death") and The Randy Andys, Davon and the Spectacle will entertain both a live and streamed audience with an autobiographical concert spanning nine decades of music from the golden age of Musical Theatre to contemporary hip hop as Davon Williams shares his complicated relationship with New York City and journey towards finding community. Wunmi Fowora (Black HMU United Founder) hosts with Chris Gillyard, Nattalyee Randall ("The Race Against Race") and Melissa Victor on background vocals, musical director Napoleon Douglas and Darnell White leading the band on keys.
You will be listed as the official sponsor for a Senior Citizen Home receiving access to the concert.
Sing For Your Seniors is a nonprofit organization that enriches lives through the universal language of music by bringing professional performing artists to the communities of seniors in need to entertain, foster intergenerational connection and create shared joy. Proudly focusing our service to low-income senior communities, LGBTQ+ elders, veterans and those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, SFYS is an eight-time recipient of the Quality of Life grant from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and a member of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Just Because I Care
Your name will be mentioned as a Black HMU Sponsor on the Davon & The Spectacle live-stream.
Rewards
Featuring special guests Eden Espinosa ("The Gardens of Anuncia," "Wicked," "BKLYN The Musical"), Dawnn Lewis ("Tina - The Tina Turner Musical," "A Different World," "Star Trek: Lower Decks"), Eleri Ward (debut cd: "A Perfect Little Death") and The Randy Andys, Davon and the Spectacle will entertain both a live and streamed audience with an autobiographical concert spanning nine decades of music from the golden age of Musical Theatre to contemporary hip hop as Davon Williams shares his complicated relationship with New York City and journey towards finding community. Wunmi Fowora (Black HMU United Founder) hosts with Chris Gillyard, Nattalyee Randall ("The Race Against Race") and Melissa Victor on background vocals, musical director Napoleon Douglas and Darnell White leading the band on keys.
You will be listed as the official sponsor for a Senior Citizen Home receiving access to the concert.
Sing For Your Seniors is a nonprofit organization that enriches lives through the universal language of music by bringing professional performing artists to the communities of seniors in need to entertain, foster intergenerational connection and create shared joy. Proudly focusing our service to low-income senior communities, LGBTQ+ elders, veterans and those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, SFYS is an eight-time recipient of the Quality of Life grant from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and a member of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Just Because I Care
Your name will be mentioned as a Black HMU Sponsor on the Davon & The Spectacle live-stream.