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First Annual 51Fest Hits NYC Next Week With Inspired Screening Lineup Of Films Made By Or About Women

wyskJuly 11, 2019

51Fest, the film festival of our WYSKy dreams, kicks off in New York City next week and we’ve already got our tickets in hand. Presented by Women in the World ...

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Shabnam Rezaei Produces New Hulu Kids’ Series That’s Among First To Feature Openly Gay Main Character

wyskJuly 10, 2019

You should know Shabnam Rezaei, co-founder of Big Bad Boo Studios, a premier animation company, and Oznoz, an educational platform featuring cartoons in 10 lan...

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Her Story, Her Words, Her Way: Autistic Teen Makes Triumphant Directing Debut With UNSPOKEN Documentary

wyskJune 26, 2019

"I need people to know what it's like to be autistic." First-time filmmaker Emma Zurcher-Long triumphantly succeeds in doing just that through UNSPOKEN, the po...

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Five LGBTI Activists You Should Know

Guest ContributorJune 20, 2019

By UN WOMEN - Day in and day out, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activists fight for their right to live, love, work, be heard and respected. They ris...

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4-Year-Old Picks Out “Boy Craft”, Proves Toy Maker So Wrong By Building HER Own Monster Truck

wyskJune 19, 2019

Meet 4-year-old Norah. She’s a girl who’s really into trucks, dinosaurs, baseball, superheroes, and all things "cool", as she likes to say. Her mom, Jennifer R...

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Lace Up For Change: New Campaign Celebrates EmPOWERed Women Who Step Forward To Advocate For Others

wyskMay 15, 2019

Judaline Cassidy. Elizabeth Leifer. Pamela Delgado. Joey Hartmann-Dow. Nicole Rios. Caiti Ward. These six women everyone should know have all stepped forward o...

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‘Save Our Moms’ Campaign Brings Awareness To Maternal Mortality In U.S.

wyskMay 13, 2019

“In the past 30 years, deaths from pregnancy-related complications have doubled in the United States, making it the most dangerous place in the developed world...

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Sneak Peek Of Toni Morrison Documentary “The Pieces I Am”

wyskMay 2, 2019

As committed fans of Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison, we are very excited for the new documentary film The Pieces I Am, which chronicles the legendary...

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You Have the Right To Take Up Space: A Guide To Flying While Fat

Guest ContributorApril 12, 2019

I have a mantra that I say every time I prepare for a flight: "You have the right to take up space." I repeat it over and over like a meditation. I say it in m...

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