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 MUSIC INDUSTRY INCLUDING MUSIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT.