Crowd Surf welcomes actress, activist, entrepreneur, creator, producer and director Erika Alexander for a special conversation about the power of storytelling to create meaningful social change.
Erika Alexander is beloved for her iconic acting roles as Maxine Shaw (Living Single; garnering two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress/Comedy Series), Detective Latoya (Get Out), Cousin Pam (The Cosby Show), Perenna (Black Lightning), Linda Diggs (Wutang: An American Saga), Barb Ballard (Run The World; nominated for NAACP Best Guest Actor), Meredith Lockhart (Swimming with Sharks), and most recently as Abby Keegan in the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series, Shining Girls, starring Elisabeth Moss.
As co-founder of Color Farm Media, she is on a mission to bring greater equity, inclusion, and diverse representation to both media and electoral politics. Color Farm Media, self-described as the “Motown of film, TV, and tech,” develops and produces scripted and non-scripted content for film, television, streaming and podcast platforms. Color Farm’s debut film, about the legendary congressman and civil rights icon, John Lewis: Good Trouble, won the NAACP Award Best Documentary and was nominated for three Emmy Awards.
Join us as we chat with Erika about her personal experiences in the entertainment industry and how she aims to use the power of storytelling to advance racial and gender equity and leadership, both on and off the screen.