Jay-Ann Lopez

CTL-E-3238 · Person · other · contemporary

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London-based founder and CEO of Black Girl Gamers (2015); advocate for Black women in the global gaming industry; co-founder of Curlture UK.

Relationships

Black Girl Gamers — founded
Jay-Ann Lopez created Black Girl Gamers as a closed Facebook group in 2015.
Black Girl Gamers — affiliated with
Lopez serves as CEO of Black Girl Gamers.

Referenced by

Black Girl Gamers — founded by → this record

Sources

AfroTech - Black Girl Gamers Exist, And Jay-Ann Lopez Is Helping To Bring Them Together
Wikipedia - Black Girl Gamers
GUAP - Meet Black Girl Gamer and Natural Hair Influencer Jay-Ann Lopez

Record CTL-E-3238 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 3 sources · 3 mapped relationships · CTL research: RELP-001.
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