Queen Latifah on How Her Filmmakers Initiative Is Fixing One of the Industry’s “Biggest Problems” By Njera Perkins Queen Latifah is determined to fix one of the most glaring flaws in the film industry: the unrelenting lack of representation, access, and opportunity for women filmmakers of color. “When you speak to two out of three Black people, when they say…
Issa Rae Shares How Personal Fear Inspired Her Work Amplifying Underrepresented Voices at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala By Lexy Perez Issa Rae received a standing ovation when she was honored with the Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfast gala, presented by Lifetime, held Wednesday at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Yvonne Orji presented her Insecure co-star…
Panel Promotes Women’s Equality at Air Force Base Leaders discuss challenges they face as women. By Jessica Lindsey Oprah, Madam C.J. Walker, and Issa Rae all have something in common. All three are women Nadia Colom said she would like to have dinner with. Colom, the owner of Potter Property Management, was part of a women’s leadership panel at the…
Women’s Equality Day Program Emphasizes Empowerment By Stefanie Hauck The Defense Federal Community and Federal Women’s Program celebrated Women’s Equality Day with a virtual observance on Aug. 17 at the Defense Supply Center Columbus featuring keynote speaker Rebecca Beck, director of Accounting Standards and Reporting for Defense Finance and Accounting Service. Beck, a longtime member of the Senior Executive Service…
Mimi Dixon, manager of brand equity and activation at Crayola, spearheaded the initiative that has won multiple awards, including Toy Of The Year award for most creative.
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By Jackie Abramian “Institute for Young Women Development was inspired by my personal reality of being a girl child from a poverty-stricken family in rural communal lands of Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe,” says Glanis Changachirere who in 2009, at age 26 founded IYWD to reverse societal disregard for investing in young girls’ and women’s safety, education and future. “I lived with…
