BREAKING DOWN RACIAL BARRIERS (BDRB) IS A TORONTO BASED, BLACK-LED, BLACK-FOCUSED AND BLACK-SERVING NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH CONDUCTS EQUITY RESEARCH & DATA INNOVATION, PROGRAMMING, TRAINING AND EQUITY CONSULTING IN THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY, NATIONALLY.

ESTABLISHED IN 2020, BDRB WAS BORN OF THE 2020 RACIAL UNREST AND IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR CATALYST IN THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON ANTI-BLACK AND SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE CANADIAN MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

BDRB CREATES AND PRODUCES PROGRAMMING & TRAINING FOCUSED ON CREATING PIPELINE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MEMBERS OF BLACK AND SYSTEMICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS AND CONDUCTS EQUITY AND DATA RESEARCH WHICH IS UTILIZED BY THE GREATER CANADIAN & GLOBAL MUSIC & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES INCLUDING MUSIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT.