Tapestry of Black Voices Awards 2026
Submit Your Conversation
A recorded conversation between two or more people.
2 to 7 minutes.
A phone recording is perfectly acceptable.
Please review the official rules before completing your entry.
Authenticity matters more than production quality.
Submission is open to individuals 18 and older
Submission Categories
Black-Owned Brilliance – It’s Good to Be Black – Generational Wealth & Wellness – HBCU & BSU Conversations – Community Conversations – Our Future: Gen Z Speaks – The Gumbo Pot
Choose the category that best fits your conversation.
Need help choosing a category? Here is a quick guide:
Black-Owned Brilliance
Conversations highlighting Black entrepreneurship, innovation, and community impact.
It’s Good to Be Black
Joy, culture, humor, and the everyday moments that reflect the beauty of Black life.
Generational Wealth & Wellness
Conversations about health, healing, financial growth, and building stronger futures.
HBCU & BSU Conversations
Open to current students and alumni. Share campus traditions, experiences, challenges, and the power of Black academic spaces.
Community Conversations
Issues shaping everyday life in our neighborhoods, from leadership to local change.
Our Future: Gen Z Speaks
Open to Gen Z adults ages 18 and older. Conversations about identity, purpose, culture, challenges, vision, and change.
The Gumbo Pot
An open category for meaningful conversations that do not fit anywhere else.
Step 1: Complete Your Entry Form
Step 2: Upload Your Video
Your entry is not complete until your video upload has been finished.
Every voice belongs in the record.
Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on May 30, 2026. Videos must be between 2 and 7 minutes. Accepted formats include common phone video formats such as MP4 and MOV. One entry per participant. Videos should be original and appropriate for a general audience.
Submitted videos must not promote illegal behavior, violate privacy rights, include copyrighted material without permission, infringe on intellectual property rights, or contain content prohibited by law.
Incomplete submissions may be disqualified. Conversations in Color reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not comply with official submission requirements. Selected winners will be notified by email and recognized during the Juneteenth livestream. Award recipients must claim their award within 7 days of notification. Shipping of the official winner plaque is provided at no cost to the recipient and may be sent to a home address, business address, or designated UPS pickup location.
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