{"id":103588,"date":"2023-09-26T22:30:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T22:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T22:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T22:30:25","slug":"d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-above-post-content\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\" style=\"\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m4s4h5c2.stackpathcdn.com\/storage\/uploads\/1_1662620290642.png\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>In a passionate call to action, D-Black, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Avenue, has added his voice to the chorus of creatives in Ghana advocating for government investment in the creative sector. D-Black\u2019s plea comes as promises made by the government to support the industry have yet to materialize, leaving the creative sector yearning for vital support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking candidly during a recent interview on Joy Prime\u2019s \u2018Celeb Biz,\u2019 D-Black emphasized the urgent need for the government, particularly the Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture, to prioritize the creative sector. He highlighted that while assurances have been given over the years, tangible progress remains elusive.<\/p>\n<p>D-Black\u2019s concern is mirrored by many within the creative industry who have long awaited the promised reforms and investments to help bolster their endeavors. As the spotlight shines brightly on Ghana\u2019s creative talents, he believes that the time for action is now.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key issues D-Black raised is the lack of essential structures and effective leadership within crucial organizations like the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and the Ghana  Rights Organization (GHAMRO). He expressed his frustration with the current state of these institutions, which play pivotal roles in the protection and promotion of Ghanaian creatives.<\/p>\n<p>D-Black\u2019s sentiments regarding MUSIGA\u2019s troubles and the absence of effective leadership resonate with many in the industry. The ongoing legal battles and internal conflicts within MUSIGA have left creatives feeling unsupported and without a clear path forward.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, his critique extended to GHAMRO, which he labeled as a \u201cterrible organization\u201d characterized by a lack of accountability. D-Black openly questioned the benefits he and others have derived from GHAMRO over his 13 years in the music industry, pointing to a pressing need for transparency and effectiveness in these organizations.<\/p>\n<p>D-Black\u2019s outspoken advocacy sheds light on the pressing issues facing Ghana\u2019s creative sector. His call to action serves as a reminder that, with the right support and infrastructure in place, Ghana\u2019s creative talents have the potential to shine even brighter on the global stage. As the industry\u2019s stakeholders continue to champion its cause, the hope is that government action will align with their aspirations, fostering an environment where creativity can truly thrive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded\" id=\"like-post-wrapper-186753398-12486-651336c690f9a\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=186753398&amp;post_id=12486&amp;origin=www.onemuzikgh.com&amp;obj_id=186753398-12486-651336c690f9a\" data-name=\"like-post-frame-186753398-12486-651336c690f9a\" data-title=\"Like or Reblog\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this:<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sd-text-color\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\" style=\"\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m4s4h5c2.stackpathcdn.com\/storage\/uploads\/1_1662620290642.png\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"short-post-url\" value=\"www.onemuzikgh.com\/?p=12486\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.onemuzikgh.com\/?p=12486\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"copy-post-url\" class=\"button\">Copy URL<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span id=\"copy-post-url-msg\" style=\"display:none;\">URL Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.7\";\n\t\t\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a passionate call to action, D-Black, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Avenue, has added his voice to the chorus of creatives in Ghana advocating for government investment in the creative sector. D-Black\u2019s plea comes as promises made by the government to support the industry have yet to materialize, leaving the creative sector [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a passionate call to action, D-Black, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Avenue, has added his voice to the chorus of creatives in Ghana advocating for government investment in the creative sector. D-Black\u2019s plea comes as promises made by the government to support the industry have yet to materialize, leaving the creative sector [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-26T22:30:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/\",\"name\":\"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-26T22:30:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-26T22:30:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#\/schema\/person\/6f91dab2e50bbbfe895c93e7e84e7f74\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":320},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#\/schema\/person\/6f91dab2e50bbbfe895c93e7e84e7f74\",\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ghana News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/author\/ghanamma\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action - Ghanamma.com","og_description":"In a passionate call to action, D-Black, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Avenue, has added his voice to the chorus of creatives in Ghana advocating for government investment in the creative sector. D-Black\u2019s plea comes as promises made by the government to support the industry have yet to materialize, leaving the creative sector [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/","og_site_name":"Ghanamma.com","article_published_time":"2023-09-26T22:30:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":320,"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ghana News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ghana News","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/","name":"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-09-26T22:30:25+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-26T22:30:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#\/schema\/person\/6f91dab2e50bbbfe895c93e7e84e7f74"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4181.jpeg","width":640,"height":320},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/26\/d-black-urges-government-investment-in-creative-sector-time-for-action\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"D-Black Urges Government Investment in Creative Sector: Time for Action"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#\/schema\/person\/6f91dab2e50bbbfe895c93e7e84e7f74","name":"Ghana News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ghana News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023"],"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/author\/ghanamma\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}