From the record-breaking Black Panther, to viral ‘Black Twitter’ memes, it’s clear that black Americans are cultural catalysts. Canvas8 talks to Jerome Williams, marketing professor at Rutgers University and founder of Walker & Company, Tristan Walker, about how black Americans are influencing culture.

Black Panthergrossed almost $1 billion, and Brazil is one of its top five international markets. The film’s vision of an uncolonised Africa resonated with Afro-Brazilians and served as a vehicle to discuss representation and the concept of 'Black Money', showing the power of inclusive narratives.

Pixar has launched the SparkShorts creative storytelling programme, which has been set up to encourage Pixar employees to submit their own short animations. The studio hopes that in doing so they’ll include greater diversity of voice, something younger viewers want from media brands.

Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny has embraced a gender-fluid, queer aesthetic which breaks rank with the machismo rooted in Latino culture. How has he used his platform to amplify LGBTQ causes and cultures? And what does his success say about listeners’ changing musical tastes?