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Black Woman's RenaissanceEpisode 6 Allyson Felix-Does Motherhood prevent us from giving our best to our careers?In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on August, 6, 2021, Felix concluded her illustrious 17 year Olympic career by acquiring her 11th Olympic medal, after winning gold in the women's 4 × 400 meters final, overtaking the 10 medals of track phenom Carl Lewis. Additionally, The 35-year-old, the oldest American female track and field athlete to win a gold medal.
In a New York Times op-ed, she accused Nike, her longtime sponsor and a kingmaker in her sport, of penalizing her and other pregnant athletes in contract negotiations. The move was fraught. Felix risked losing her primary source of income and could have been blacklisted from majo...2021-09-0658 min
That One Audition with Alyshia OchseS2 004: Simone Missick — The Spiritual Path of Acting (All Rise, Luke Cage, Altered Carbon, Iron Fist, The Defenders, Scandal, Ray Donovan...)Today I sit down with Simone Missick an actress truly led by spirit. This kick-ass woman is no stranger to walking in faith and trusting the process. When she booked her breakout role of Misty Knight in Marvel’s Luke Cage for Netflix she had only a handful of co-stars to her resume. She admits to struggling with self-doubt about choosing a life path as an actor. Her focus is on her inner journey over the business. This interview is a refreshingly honest and vulnerable look at what it means to literally walk into one’s vision and...2020-05-051h 27
Rant and Rave: Brooklyn's Caribbean ChatRant and Rave - 5 Caribbean Films to Watch during Quarantine5 Caribbean Films to Watch during QuarantineIt's week 300 (or something) of the Coronavirus quarantine. Have you watched everything on Netflix? DysChick & SocaSaySo invite Alysia Simone of Third Horizon Media to help us RANT about the Caribbean films you should check out while you stay home. Watch movies that tell authentic Caribbean stories without the "Jafakin" accents. Then we RAVE to 2020 Calypso Monarch Terri Lyons' "We Can't Stop." You can catch the Trinidadian songstress in the film "No Soca, No Life" on StudioAnansi.TV.Get familiar with Alysia Simone, Caribbean Film Academy and Third Horizon on dyschic...2020-04-1331 min
Fortress of Comictude PodcastCreator Focus: Gail SimoneThis week we talk about Gail Simone for Creator Focus
Gail Simone
Born: July 29, 1974 Oregon
Occupation: Writer, Critic
Notable Works:
Birds of Prey
Secret Six
Welcome to Tranquility
Wonder Woman
Red Sonja
Batgirl
Awards
2009, she was inducted into the Friends of Lulu's Female Comic Creator's Hall Of Fame.
2010 and 2012, Simone was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book through her work on Secret Six
July 2014, Simone was awarded the first ever True Believers Comic Award for Roll of Honor/Comic Excellence at London Film and Comic Con
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1990’s
Simone first came to fan attention through Women in Re...2019-07-141h 20
The Style & Vibes PodcastThe State of the Caribbean Film IndustryChat to me!The Caribbean film industry has been blossoming over the last few years with more stories from Caribbeans and Caribbean diaspora filmmakers creating films and shorts. Thanks to organizations like Caribbean American Film Academy (CaFA) bringing them to the people through festivals and movie screens. In this episode Romola Lucas (co-founder of CaFA) and Alysia Simone (Director of CaFA and founder of Rewind & Come Again) discuss the challenges of the industry from a creative and business standpoint, how the Caribbean film industry has grown and what we’d love to see in the future....2019-05-2051 min