5 Things about Shelley:
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Shelley Vidia Worrell is the Founder + Chief Curator of CARIBBEING, a thriving cultural organization that stands at the crossroads of film + art + culture. The origin story is covered well in this Black Enterprise article from 2016 titled "What This Former Google Exec Did After She Left Her Job Changed Her Life."
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After 10 years working in content distribution and corporate event management, Shelley founded Worrell Media Group (WMG) a digital content distribution and marketing platform for Caribbean cinema, arts & entertainment. Since 2010, WMG has built an international audience.
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She is Brooklyn born and bred and is a first-generation Caribbean-American. Both her parents are immigrants from Trinidad.
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#anotherblackgirl she admires is Shirley Chisolm who -in addition to being the first woman to run for President- is also a Brooklyn native of Caribbean (Bajan) descent. (BK Mag, 3/2017)
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She enjoys gardening and finds cooking therapeutic. (NY Times article, 8/2017) Learn more about her perspective on Caribbean experiences in Flatbush in the video below.