DeShuna Spencer

DeShuna Elisa Spencer is the Founder & CEO of kweliTV, a black-owned streaming platform that curates the largest selection of indie black films and documentaries. She’s also the creator of dei.watch, a consumer transparency platform that monitors and reports on corporate commitments to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She’s a former radio host and producer of emPower Hour on Washington, DC’s 89.3 FM WPFW. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Spencer served as Director of Communications for the non-profit, EdMarket. She has written for The Clarion-Ledger, The Oakland Tribune and the Crisis Magazine. An HBCU alum, who graduated from Jackson State University, Spencer is a first place winner of the Harvard Business School African Business Conference Pitch Competition. A former AmeriCorps*VISTA and Chips Quinn Scholar, she is featured in the book, “How We Fight White Supremacy” as one of the more than 60+ black leading organizers, artists, journalists, entrepreneurs, etc., combating white supremacy through their work. In 2019, The Digital Diversity Network named Spencer the Innovation & Inclusion Social Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2023 she was a Black Ambition Prize Winner founded by Pharrell Williams.