DIFFER ENTERTAINMENT IS A FAMILY-FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT PROMOTES EMPATHY, EQUITY, AND COMMUNITY HEALING BY PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MEDIA ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS AS WELL AS HOSTING LIVE EVENTS.
Upcoming Children’s Programming
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Upcoming Children’s Programming 〰️
Alexander Acorn
Alexander Acorn is all about tapping potential. This story is essential reading for every black boy, old and young. It offers its readers a variety of characters who embody healthy masculinity in timely and relatable ways. Our narrative follows a little acorn boy who has freshly fallen from his mama and papa tree onto the forest floor to begin his own journey. He is eager to learn life lessons so he can grow into a “Mighty Oak” and contribute to the protection, provision, leadership, and support of his interconnected forest community, Everwood.
Children age 0–6 y.o.
GOAL: $5,000
Publish Hardcover Storybook & Coloring Book Hand-Illustrated by Artist, Kayneisha Holloway
Funded: $2,300/$5,000
Indigo & Violet: Science Twins
Indigo & Violet are a brother and sister scientist duo who explore the wonders of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering to solve problems in their community. Indigo loves building machines and tinkering with blueprints, while Violet experiments with plants, animals, and chemical reactions. Together, they serve their neighborhood by solving real-world problems with creativity, teamwork, and family support, showing that science experiments can be fun and impactful.
Children age 6–12 y.o.
GOAL: $10,000
Publish Paperback Series with E-Book Option & STEM Study Guides
Funded: $900/$10,000
Johnny Two-Watches
Johnny Two-Watches is a sharp-witted detective from 1950s Chicago who is given two sci-fi watches that enable him to travel through space and time. Johnny is on a mission to meet brilliant leaders across history, preserve their wisdom, and defeat the agents of disinformation who try to intercept him. With sarcasm, courage, and heart, Johnny learns how having the knowledge of his ancestors can change the course of history.
Children age 8-88 y.o.
GOAL: TBD
Produce Animated Cartoon
Funded: $0/TBD
Our “positive propaganda” includes, but is not limited to, narrative film, social shorts, podcasts, and books that catalyze critical thought and demonstrate models of healing on individual and community levels.
Differ Entertainment, Inc. is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes and is pending tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization exists to produce media and host programming that promotes empathy, equity, and community healing through storytelling; especially the healing of communities (including but not limited to) the African and Indigenous diasporas. The organization aims to engage the public by offering free and accessible workshops, screenings, and community events.
We do this for the betterment of ourselves and consequently the world.
MELANATED CULTURES INFLUENCE GLOBAL CULTURE.
THE WORLD DANCES TO OUR MUSIC, DRESSES IN OUR FASHION, AND USES OUR LANGUAGE TO LAUGH AT OUR JOKES. AT ONE TIME, THE FRUITS OF OUR CULTURE REFLECTED THE ROOTS OF OUR VALUES, BUT IN RECENT YEARS, THOSE FRUITS HAVE REFLECTED AN UNHEALED COMMUNITY THAT GRIEVES THE LOSS OF LEADERS LIKE MALCOLM X, FRED HAMPTON, ROSA PARKS, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., MRS. FANNIE LOU HAMER, HUEY P. NEWTON, JOHN H. CLARKE, AMOS N. WILSON AND THEIR BRILLIANT & INSPIRING PEERS.
MUCH POPULAR MEDIA REFLECTS THE ABSENCE OF A UNIFIED VALUE SYSTEM, THE ABSENCE OF CULTURAL PRIDE BASED IN HISTORICALLY ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF SELF, AND ABSENCE OF LOVE IN ITS FULLEST SENSE. WE BELIEVE THESE ABSENCES ARE SYMPTOMATIC OF A SICKNESS OF CONSCIOUSNESS CAUSED IN LARGE PART BY THE CONSUMPTION OF EMPTY MEDIA.
FORTUNATELY, SOCIAL MEDIA HAS MADE THE ONCE SLUGGISH PHENOMENON OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION NOW INSTANTANEOUS. SO EVEN IF THE SICKNESS SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE, SO TOO CAN THE ANTIDOTE SPREAD.
IF THE WORLD IS TAKING NOTES AND IMITATING EMPTY... WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY IMITATE LOVE?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WORLD WATCHES US HEAL?
WHEN WE PRIORITIZE OUR OWN HEALING ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL (SPIRIT, MIND, BODY); WE BENEFIT NOT ONLY DIRECTLY FROM OUR LIVED EXPERIENCE, BUT HEALING OURSELVES INCREASES OUR CAPACITY TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH OUR LOVED ONES.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU REALLY SEE YOURSELF ON SCREEN?
WHAT CHARACTERS DO YOU SEE ON SCREEN?
WHAT CHARACTERS DO YOU SEE IN THE WORLD?
I WOULD ARGUE THAT THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY 4 TYPES.
ALTHOUGH WE'VE MADE STRIDES IN DIVERSE ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION; THE HOLLYWOOD “POWERS THAT BE” HAVE ROUTINELY CAPITALIZED OFF OF TRAUMATIC IMAGES AND STEREOTYPICAL NARRATIVES THAT NEVER SEEM TO SHOW WHAT OUR HEALING CAN LOOK LIKE. THAT’S WHY DIFFER ENTERTAINMENT DEVELOPS AND PRODUCES STORIES OF VICTORY AND STRENGTH THAT CELEBRATE THE FULL RANGE OF OUR HUMANITY INSTEAD OF FIXATING ON TRAUMA.
WE OFTEN HAVE MORE OPTIONS THAN WE REALIZE.
The organization exists to produce audiovisual media that uplifts unrecognized voices, particularly from the Black and Indigenous diasporas. Differ develops and distributes socially conscious media and educational content that confronts culturally destructive narratives, empowers diverse artists, promotes empathy, and fosters societal healing. Activities include hosting film screenings, financial literacy workshops, facilitating live events, and cultivating community-based solutions in partnership with schools, youth organizations, and other nonprofits for a more equitable future.
It is our vision to build a community center as a hub for learning and creation.
