WOMEN IN FILM: Tiana Glass

This next segment in Women in Film, is an interview with a superb collegiate student named Tiana Glass. I was able to catch up with Ms. Glass on a Sunday afternoon after a very tiring weekend (She had just participated in Vagina Monologues the evening before). Ms. Glass arrived with a faint smile on her face and a large backpack filled to the brim with books. As she sat down I offered her one of the coffees that I had picked up after realizing the cold was going to be harder to shake out of my bones then usual. After taking a few sips of coffee Ms. Glass, a natural storyteller, begin to tell me all about how she got her start, her insight, and her goals for the future. Ms. Glass started of sharing about as a child she didn’t see who she was portrayed in the media.

“I saw the minimum of Black Women, “ she stated. “… that wasn’t shown on television because that wasn’t deemed as beautiful.”

 Ms. Glass shared with me, how this took such a toll on her self-esteem, and self image as a child and even into adulthood. She started out wanting to do magazine journalism for such magazines as Seventeen, and Cosmopolitan. One day Ms. Glass decided to read the mast heads of the magazines, and she realized that there were not a lot of women in color dictating what went into these articles, and spreads. This realization took place second semester of freshman year, and Ms. Glass said to herself, “ I wanna take that different approach and challenge notions of Black Folks in the media.” She feels this also stems from a, “ Lack of representation of women of color specially dark skinned Girls….” Ms. Glass has done just that and is enrolled in the University of Missouri Journalism Program with an emphasis in Film Studies.

Reported by Kelcea Barnes

W.O.W Radio Blogger

WOMEN IN FILM: Harleigh Wacker

We, as women, have had a strong presence in the film industry from its inception until now. The film industry plays quite a large role in the portrayal of women and everything that we are associated with. (click here check out a history of women in film) I had the privilege and opportunity to chat with two phenomenal women who as the future of film are already making big strides in film from their film to their visions.

The first women that I got in contact with was Harleigh Wacker. She has received acclaims at the Red Dirt Film Festival last year for the film she directed called, “The Last Zombie Standing”, and is well on her way to becoming a force in the film industry. Did I mention that she is only a senior in high school?! "The Last Zombie Standing” follows the start of the zombie apocalypse, Ted, his girlfriend Laura, and his stepsister Kate, fight to try to survive on their own. These teenagers took on the start of the apocalypse with a strong mind and a strong will, but once reality hit them they begin to crumble and fall. Will the three teenagers survive on their own?

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Reported by Kelcea Barnes

W.O.W Radio Blogger

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BLACK WOMEN IN HISTORY: Beverly Mascoll (Mascoll Beauty Supply)

Mascoll Beauty Supply - Beverly Mascoll: Mascoli, a Canadian, took $700 in 1970 and created her own line of Black hair-care products, selling them from the trunk of her car. She convinced a U.S. manufacturer to be her first Canadian distributor, which is now, one the biggest in the Canadian Black beauty supply industry.

Not only did she build her business, but in 1998 was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for her outstanding entrepreneurship and assistance with Canada's youth.

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Black women struggle to fund startups

From the trunk of her Toyota Corolla, 53-year-old Charmaine DaCosta delivers her Jamaican limeade to grocery stores and delis in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

"I do my own delivery, make the product and I [watch] over every process," DaCosta said of her beverage company Limation. "All the financial responsibility falls squarely on me."


DaCosta is one of many minority female entrepreneurs driving the market -- it's the fastest growing demographic launching businesses. And in fact, minority women lead over 25% of the 8 million female-owned businesses in the United States, according to the Center for American Progress.

The challenge for most African-American women isn't the entrepreneurial spirit, it's having sufficient access to funding and venture capital, according to CAP, a Washington D.C.-based think tank.


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HER Story - Santana Lipscomb (a video series by World Wide Women Group)

HER Story is a video series by World Wide Women Group and it focuses on telling the everyday story of what women in the world are faced with. This video features Santana Lipscomb, who is a seminary student at Regent University and she talks about the challenges of repairing an estranged relationship with her father, as well as following her calling of being in seminary school.  Powered by The Rebel Society.

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#EMind: Women-Owned Businesses on the Rise

With daily headlines highlighting the importance of creating more jobs and getting Americans back to work, it is timely to discuss the importance of women-owned businesses. This was the topic of a report and a series of nationwide roundtables with women entrepreneurs sponsored by the Office of Advocacy.

The Office of Advocacy, the independent voice of small business in government for 30 years, has a mission of encouraging policies that support small business start-up, growth and development. The office is headed by Dr. Winslow Sargeant, a former small business owner.

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E-MIND HIGHLIGHT: Yolanda Lamar-Wilder, Founder of WEA, Inc

MEET Yolanda Lamar-Wilder, Founder and National President of Women Entrepreneurs of America, Inc (WEA, Inc). WEA, Inc is a 501 (c)(3) membership based organization missioned to "empower and support" women in business and provide resources to assist with their own business. This year the organization celebrates 10 years of services and is offering FREE MEMBERSHIP for year to celebrate it.

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Name:  Yolanda Lamar-Wilder
Company: Women Entrepreneurs of America, Inc.
Title:  Founder and National President
Established: November, 2002
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Current Project: Workshops on Educational Grant-funding Opportunities
Upcoming Event: 10th Anniversary Celebration National Women's Conference 2012 ~ Aug. 17-19th, Cleveland, Ohio "The Year of the Entrepreneur"
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Vacation Spot: Florida {Orlando}
Favorite Food:  pasta
Favorite TV show: Law & Order (Special Victims Unit)
Favorite Subject:  Employment/Business Law
Worst Habit:  shoe shopping
Best Attribute:  People Skills
Motivation:  Helping Women in Business to Succeed
Relaxation Technique:  Driving
Early Bird or Night Owl:  Early Bird
Original Slogan: "Fair Exchange, Aint No Robbery"
Pet Peeve: deceivers
Personality: Illuminating
Words to Fans: "Its Our Time", "Its Your Time" so Let's Get It In
Influences: "knowing those whose about their business"
Little Know Fact About You:  My Nickname, "Peaches"
Community Involvement: Giving back to women in need {homeless, battered, etc}
Website(s): www.weainc.webs.com & www.yolandarlamar.com