Stand Up for Abortion Rights
On Monday, May 2nd, the Supreme Court draft opinion about the fate of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was leaked and published by Politico, sending shockwaves through the country…
Celebrate Women’s History Month!
Moms. Sisters. Grandmas. Wives. Aunts. Friends. Scientists. Teachers. Nurses. Engineers. Doctors. CEOs. Artists. These are all roles of just some of the millions of women that we celebrate during Women’s…
NY Women in Film and TV Online Shorts Festival
March is Women’s History Month, a time for everyone to celebrate and acknowledge all of the accomplishments, innovations, and contributions of women throughout history. Starting today, the 5th Annual New…
Women Paint Too
Pablo Picasso. Salvador Dali. Leonardo Davinci. Jackson Pollock. Michelangelo. Edgar Degas. Vincent Van Gogh. Claude Monet. These are all names of famous painters you have probably heard of, learned about,…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel was an actress and singer who was the first Black woman to receive an Academy Award for her role in Gone with the Wind. She worked as a bathroom…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Francine Everett
Francine Everett was a Hollywood starlet, best known for her roles in “race movies.” Married young, her first husband died only a couple years into their marriage and she was…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Lena Horne
Lena Horne was a part of the film and television industry for most of her life as a talented actress, singer, dancer, and trailblazer for women in entertainment. Horne started…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Lola Falana
Studying dance from a young age, Lola Falana was first discovered in the 1960s while dancing in a chorus line in Atlanta by Sammy Davis Jr. He quickly cast her…
Black History Month: Women in TV & Film – Sheila Guyse
Sheila Guyse was a well-known actress and singer in the 1940s and 1950s. Guyse had no formal training in acting or singing and she impressed the world with her natural…
Black History Month: Women in Film & TV – Teresa Graves
Teresa Graves was an American actress and singer who was best known for her work in the ABC crime drama Get Christie Love! She was the second African-American woman to star in…
