An Instagram post about Black influencers in the US being paid less went viral. Australians in the industry say the same thing happens here. Cam Wilson
Australians working in the influencer industry say that Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) are paid less than their white counterparts.
This follows an Instagram post about racism experienced by their international counterparts went viral in February.
BIPOC influencers are also less likely to be chosen for work and are less likely to be signed by an agency, according to some working in the industry.
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The family members of First Nations people who have died in custody say they are disappointed the government rejected a call in the senate to meet with them on the anniversary of the Royal Commission into Indigenous Deaths in Custody handing down its findings in 1991.
Latoya Rule s brother, Wayne Fella Morrison died in 2016 just days after an altercation with corrections staff at an Adelaide prison left him brain dead.
Deaths in custody advocate Latoya Rule with brother Wayne Fella Morrison who died in September 2016 after an altercation with guards at an Adelaide prison. (Supplied: Latoya Rule)
Commonwealth urged to meet with families
Wuigada
First Nations musicians can share and celebrate music made by other First Nations musicians with PBS audiences.
Wuigada was named and developed by the highly acclaimed indigenous singer songwriter,
Kutcha Edwards.
Wuigada in Mutti Mutti means to sing .
In this edition of Wuigada we hear from Western GuGu Yelanji and Birri Gubba song man,
Troy Jungaji Brady. Troy s career spans over 20 years, leading a number of successful bands before hitting out on his own. His music explores language and connection to the country of his ancestors north of Cairns and Proserpine. We asked Troy what he has been doing recently:
Almost thirty years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 15 families who have lost loved ones are calling on the Prime Minister to meet with them.
Troy Jungaji Brady is the nephew of Birri Gubba woman Aunty Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo, who died in Brisbane City Watchhouse in September.
Mr Brady said addressing the crisis of deaths in custody is a matter of urgency. Why are so many of our people over-policed and overincarcerated and overrepresented, he said. In this day and age it s deplorable and something needs to be done. It s a national emergency that demands national action.