Rhonesha Byng

CTL-E-3137 · Person · businessperson · contemporary

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

CEO and founder of Her Agenda; co-founder (June 2020) of the Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute (BOMESI) with DéVon Christopher Johnson. With Johnson she built BOMESI into a network of 300+ Black-owned publishers reaching 90M+ households monthly, holding brands' 2020 diversity-ad-spend commitments accountable.

Notes

RELP72 new entity (2026-10-06). Name-collision check clean. Provisional: profile built from trade-press coverage; birth/education details not located.

Relationships

BOMESI (Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute) — affiliated with
Byng co-founded BOMESI and operates it.
BOMESI (Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute) — founded
Byng co-founded BOMESI in June 2020.

Referenced by

BOMESI (Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute) — founded by → this record
BOMESI (Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute) — led by → this record

Sources

Archynewsy - How BOMESI is Empowering and Sustaining Black-Owned Media
Adweek - Black Publishers Knew the Ad Commitments Wouldn't Hold. So What?
Adweek - BOMESI Can Help Brands Actually Support Black-Owned Media

Record CTL-E-3137 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 3 sources · 4 mapped relationships · CTL research: RELP-001.
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