Her Voice: Charlayne Hunter Gault
Bio:
Alberta Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an American civil rights activist, journalist and former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, CNN, and the Public Broadcasting Service. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were the first African-American students to attend the University of Georgia.
Synopsis
Under a tight deadline, journalism student Gwendolyn struggles to choose a historical figure as the focus of a high school homework assignment. When her grandmother steps in to help, Gwendolyn takes an unexpected journey through history to meet civil rights activist and renowned journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the first Black female student to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961. As Gwendolyn learns about the adversities that Charlayne overcame, she discovers her own family legacy at the University of Georgia and embraces her responsibility to continue the fight for equality.
Art Imitates Life: Barbara Brandon Croft
Bio
Barbara Brandon-Croft is an American cartoonist, best known for creating the comic strip Where I'm Coming From, and for being the first nationally syndicated African-American female cartoonist
Synopsis
Liz is tired of pouring her heart and soul into her comedy and writing yet getting nothing but rejections. She’s nearly 40, and it’s time, she thinks, to get a job with some security. But during a stroll through a bookstore with her sister-friend Jackie, she stumbles upon a book by groundbreaking cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft. Flipping through the pages, she finds the motivation she needs to keep going.
See It, Be It: Yvette Lee Bowser
Bio
Yvette Denise Lee Bowser is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the Fox, sitcom Living Single. With Living Single, she became the first African-American woman to develop her own primetime series.
Synopsis
Entertainment attorney Dana Owens visits a high school media arts classroom on career day. She goes in ready to discuss her legal practice, but instead gives a lesson on the importance of representation on television.
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