{"id":143502,"date":"2026-05-26T07:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/actress-novi-brown-to-discuss-diversity-in-television-at-global-black-impact-summit-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:15:15","slug":"actress-novi-brown-to-discuss-diversity-in-television-at-global-black-impact-summit-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/actress-novi-brown-to-discuss-diversity-in-television-at-global-black-impact-summit-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Novi Brown to discuss Diversity in Television at Global Black Impact Summit 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"source-headline\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &#8212;\u00a0Producer, director and actor Novi Brown will speak at the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) \u2013 taking place February 27 in Dubai. Brown currently stars as Sabrina Hollins in the hit-BET comedy-drama series,\u00a0<em>Sistas<\/em>\u00a0and is a strong advocate for enhancing inclusivity in the film and beauty industries.<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout her extensive career in film and television, Brown has promoted the role diversity plays in broadening storytelling. Her commitment to art and television is driven by a goal to change the narrative around people of color while offering communities greater representation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>GBIS \u2013 hosted by the Black Impact Foundation and organized by Energy Capital and Power \u2013 is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of the Black community, promotes excellence, and explores untapped potential across various fields. This year\u2019s summit \u2013 taking place on February 27, 2024, in Dubai \u2013 is set to be a transformative experience, featuring influential speakers, engaging panel discussions and networking opportunities. To sponsor or participate as a delegate, please contact\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:_sales@energycapitalpower.com\"><em>sales@energycapitalpower.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>With acting credits in film and television, Brown began her career appearing in theater productions such as\u00a0<em>Dutchman<\/em>\u00a0and<em>\u00a0Boston Marriage<\/em>\u00a0before making her screen debut in the 2014 sports comedy film\u00a0<em>My Dad\u2019s a Soccer Mom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The German-born actress landed a leading role in Tyler Perry\u2019s\u00a0<em>Sistas<\/em>\u00a0in 2019, starring alongside KJ Smith and Ebony Obsidian. Brown has also played leading roles in the horror-thriller film\u00a0<em>Alone in the Dark<\/em>; the romantic comedy\u00a0<em>The First Noelle<\/em>; and the comedy film<em>\u00a0Holiday Hideaway<\/em>, all of which released in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Brown\u2019s passion for creativity and self-expression has led her to become an advocate for women to find their voice in the creative arts and is lauded for her unmitigated dedication to community development. As such, attendees at GBIS can expect astute insights into the challenges and intricacies of navigating the entertainment industry from Brown as she shares her experience as an actor, producer and director.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Producer, director and actor Novi Brown will share insights into the world of television and cinema at the Global Black Impact Summit in Dubai<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2653],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[2583],"class_list":{"0":"post-143502","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-article"},"authors":[{"term_id":2583,"user_id":1,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mermar","display_name":"mermar","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b97554d899a7ce8df2bc286c2f73beda56ebbc97d5d9ced74f7a04498e0fb0d3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143834,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143502\/revisions\/143834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143502"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=143502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}