EP. 46: BLACK PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING HUNG FROM TREES IN AMERICA with doc filmmaker and entrepreneur, Brittany Gooden

NEW EPISODE COME UP. Get ya tea, pens and thinking caps ready. This is a movement - not a moment. 

Brittany Gooden, recently featured in a Pink Among Men women crushing it segment, where we promoted her fundraising campaign for STRANGE BIRD, a documentary seeking #JusticeforIzellParrott, is back this week and this time we are talking with her directly!

Ernest Media CEO Brittany Gooden is a filmmaker with  8+ years working in TV, media and advertising. For her directorial debut, she is raising a fund to continue shooting and pursuing experienced production partners to develop Strange Bird as as a series examining Izell Parrott's death. The series will dive into the various elements surrounding Izzy's death: physical evidence, circumstantial evidence, potential suspects and key players from the sheriff's office, local news publications, Glens Fall, NY residents and Izzy's family. 

She is the niece of Izell and grew up in Glens Falls, New York, where she has worked independently over two years to capture footage and interviews with Izzy's family and key members of the community.

From Brittany: "Strange Bird is personal. It is a story about America. It is a story about family. It is a story about truth. As an emerging filmmaker, I could not be more eager for this story to be my directorial debut. More than just an opportunity to serve my passion to make a documentary film, this is truly an opportunity to shed light and find answers about the tragic death of my uncle, Izell "Izzy" Parrott."

Brittany chats with us about how she's balancing the brevity of emotions that come with undertaking a film like this, and what the response has been since releasing the trailer. It is a motivational and insightful hour.

For more on Strange Bird visit: https://www.strange-bird.com/ and join Brittany on Instagram at @brittany_gooden

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And it is #WCW - Women Crushing It time! 

This week we salute and honor MOLLY FREDENBURG!!

Molly is a makeup and visual artist, most recently featured by the Washington Post for her unique concept of creating fluid, abstract paintings out of recycled expired makeup. She also partners with brands as a creative consultant promoting initiatives on innovative ways to create with their products while reducing waste in the beauty industry. Molly's clientele includes Loreal, Nike and Em Cosmetics, and has been featured by Allure and Real Simple magazine. Additionally, Molly is a philanthropist co-founder of the nonprofit Me Us We with her brother, with the goal to raise awareness in unique ways you can support at-risk foster youth. Molly's motto is to "create over consume"  and believes we all possess unique skills and gifts that we can utilize to thrive and give back  in our own individual way. Learn more by visiting https://meuswe.org/  and following @meuswemovement 

For every 50 donations to their fundraiser with Together We Rise of  $25 and over Me Us We will be doing a raffle give away of a selection Molly's makeup paintings.