‘Mixed-ish’ Star Tika Sumpter, Thai Randolph Launch Sugaberry Media Startup for Moms of Color (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

When Tika Sumpter was pregnant with her daughter four years ago, she was frustrated at the lack of internet content and community about motherhood for women of color.

So the star of ABC comedy “Mixed-ish” decided to launch her own media company to fill the gap. Actor-producer Sumpter teamed up with media exec Thai Randolph, EVP and GM of Kevin Hart and Lionsgate’s Laugh Out Loud digital comedy brand, to form Sugaberry.

The company, funded by the two co-founders, is first launching a podcast later this month and plans to develop original video content, live events and an ecommerce business catering to an audience of brown moms. “Black women don’t usually get to delight in mommyhood, which is why I wanted to build a safe and sweet destination