NYWIFT Blog

Women in Film & Television History: Meet Ethel Payne, Journalist & First Female African-American National Network News Commentator

Ethel Payne was known in as “the first lady of the black press” and was described by journalist Gwen Ifil as “the most influential journalist and activist most people have never heard of.”

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: PAYCHECKS, STUNTWOMEN & PERSONAL CHOICES

Photo courtesy of MARVEL Scarlett Johansson’s Avengers: Age of Ultron paycheck matched her male counterparts. #Babysteps Sexism, culture, politics… Lena Dunham’s LennyLetter blog has it all! Based on this interview with Mollie Gregory, her book STUNTWOMEN: The Untold Hollywood Story is a “must-read!” Should you stay or should you go? Read this before quitting your...

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