Digital Diaspora: Caribbean & Latinx Creators Rewriting the Rules
Moderator: Tiana Heath
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
This panel features New York content creators working across the digital space. The conversation explores how Caribbean and Latinx creators are using digital platforms to tell stories, build audiences, shape culture, create businesses, and challenge traditional approaches to storytelling and representation.
Tiana Heath
Host, Multimedia Producer, & Content Creator
Tiana Heath, known as MsTeeTalk, is a Long Island based media producer, creator, and host with over a decade of experience. She launched Tee Talk on YouTube in 2012 and has featured guests including Bobby V, 112, and Twista. In 2019, she premiered Missing on Long Island, an investigative docu series focused on disappearances and family centered storytelling. As the founder of TTU Network, her content has earned millions of views, amplifying culture, conversation, and community impact while mentoring the next generation of creatives.
Lyana Blount
Founder, Chef, & Author
Lyana Blount is a Bronx-born chef, entrepreneur, bestselling cookbook author, and founder of Black Rican Vegan, a plant-based food brand celebrating her Afro-Puerto Rican roots. Through culturally inspired food, storytelling, catering, pop-ups, and culinary experiences, Lyana has built a community around making plant-based eating flavorful, familiar, and deeply connected to culture. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, PIX11, Good Day New York, VegNews, and more.
Brandon "ShowTimeBrando" Gilpin
Actor, Dancer & Musical Artist
Originally from Amityville, New York, Brandon is best known for playing DJ Neva Scared on the Starz series P-Valley and Renard on Freeform's Grown-ish, alongside roles in Blue Bloods and the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.