Nightlife United is an industry resource and advocacy non-profit coalition established by and for the Nightlife community. Our community-based actions cultivate a prosperous industry that serves as an inclusive platform for self expression and social cohesion. NU’s mission is to foster safety, diversity, and sustainability in this ecosystem of underserved cultural workers while working towards a thriving and equitable Nightlife culture.

AMEE unites organizations to identify and implement actions that address diversity, equity, and inclusivity in music education in Denver in a collective, transformational, measurable, and sustainable manner.

Location: Denver, CO

As a part of their Equity, Diversity & Inclusion work, Denver Arts & Venues presents a video series on integrating anti-racism into your organizational structure. Dwinita Mosby Tyler of the Equity Project and Tariana Navas-Nieves of Denver Arts & Venues discuss the necessary work organizations must commit to in order to be anti-racist, with a focus on tactical and actionable steps.

A report highlighting examples by 12 companies such as Gap Inc., PayPal, and Cigna, who are driving innovation and growth by advancing racial equity. The report was developed by FSG in partnership with PolicyLink, and funded by the Ford and W.K. Kellogg foundations.

The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s annual report examines the gender and race/ethnicity of artists, songwriters, and producers across the year’s top songs, according to the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts. The study also looks at Grammy nominations in key categories. The latest report covers 2012 to 2024, including the Grammy nominees for the 2025 award show.

Roadies Of Color United Network is open to like-minded professionals in the entertainment services, concert touring and live entertainment industry. Our association and social network was created to unite, network, promote, and collaborate in order to help each other grow in our related industries. We aim to promote a more diverse, inclusive and equitable industry.

A collective of industry professionals, musicians, fans and supporters, Jazz Coalition identifies global needs affecting the jazz and improvised music community, and strategizes response solutions and opportunities towards action. Jazz Coalition aims to unite the global jazz community by welcoming all industry professionals, musicians, and supporters into an inclusive network.

A coalition of artists, curators, culture producers, and organizers committed to using the arts to support direct action and civic engagement in the service of Black liberation and equity. Black liberation and equity is liberation and equality for all. This is a compendium of pledges, resources, and tools put together by The Blacksmiths that individuals and organizations can use to hold themselves accountable around issues of racial equity. Embedding racial equity into our lives and work is a continuous process in which we are constantly learning. Commit or recommit to this journey today.

Since we are adding so many jobs, we need to now focus more attention on our hiring practices, which, unfortunately, are often medieval, short-term-focused, and inequitable. We have been relying heavily on the for-profit world’s hiring model, which has not been aligned with our sector-wide values of equity and community. It leaves out too many good people, and it is time that we as a field examine and change how we hire people.