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Type of site | Streaming network |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Founder(s) | DeShuna Elisa Spencer |
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| URL | kweli |
kweliTV, Inc. is a global streaming service and digital media company based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area focused on the global Black experience.
In 2023, kweliTV expanded its reach by being added to the digital collections of public and academic libraries, including the Birmingham Public Library's A–Z databases.[1]
The company was incorporated in 2015 and officially launched out of beta in Fall 2017. A former journalist who has written for The Oakland Tribune, The Clarion Ledger and the The Crisis Magazine among other publications, DeShuna Elisa Spencer started kweliTV because early in her career she noticed the connection between media images and implicit bias[2].
The company's name is derived from the Swahili term kweli, which means "truth". Spencer, who serves as the company's founder and CEO, started kweliTV after winning an initial US$20,000 grant from the now-defunct Unity Journalists. The platform officially launched out of beta after winning first place at the Harvard Africa Business New Venture Competition and receiving its first micro-investment from TEDCO in 2017.[3] Notable supporters include Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition and a16z’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) accelerator.[4][unreliable source?]
kweliTV has been featured in CNN Business[5], Fast Company[6], Black Star Network, Refinery 29[7], TIME, Emmy Magazine[8], Shondaland[9], and more. kweliTV has been listed as one of the 10 best movie streaming services by PC Magazine[10] since 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ "Birmingham Public Library databases – kweliTV". Birmingham Public Library. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ KweliTV is Combating Implicit Bias in the Media's Representation of Black People, Swaay
- ^ "kweliTV Wins Harvard Africa Business New Venture Competition". Samrack Media. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Meet the Talent x Opportunity Fall 2023 Cohort". Andreessen Horowitz. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ She was tired of seeing Black stereotypes on TV. So she started her own streaming service, CNN
- ^ How KweliTV tells the Black stories that streaming giants overlook, Fast Company
- ^ Black-Owned KweliTV Is Bringing Authenticity & Access To Streaming, Refinery29
- ^ With its support of indie content creators, kweliTV projects a vast view of Black life, Emmy Magazine
- ^ How DeShuna Spencer Created a Streaming Service That Celebrates Diverse Creators, Shondaland
- ^ The Best Movie Streaming Services, PCMag