Rantings From The Red Carpet
ex-ot-ic:
adjective
1. Hollywood slang for a pretty, dark-skinned woman not born in the United States. You’re considered “exotic” if you’re African or British, but not African American, born in the U.S. of A.
She’s the fairest of them all! #MostBeautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLpgOOBgG0#t=176
Read my commentary on black actresses in the “Standing Room Only” post. That’s that for now.
xo
Wyllisa at 30
Well, today is my birthday! I’m one year shy of the BIG 5-0! But, before I get ahead of myself, I want to savor this last year of being in my forties. I’m gonna throw my hands up in the air, and wave ‘em like I just don’t care!! I’m going to eat as many cupcakes as I want this month, even though one of my clients – that is, two-time, Emmy Award-winning celebrity hairstylist Kiyah Wright said to me the other day, “Girl, don’t get chunky on me!” lol
I’m going to celebrate my 49th birthday all year long. Why? Because, it closes out another chapter of my life. I’ve lived to tell about it – that is, my roaring forties!! I’m so grateful because some of my friends, classmates, colleagues, acquaintances, and friends of friends just didn’t make it this far. See, I realize that in your forties, that’s when you really start thinking about your own mortality.
“Image is everything!” — Andre Agassi, Grand Slam Tennis Star
This article first appeared in the June 1995 issue of Community Pride magazine, a local publication in Charlotte, N.C. It was my very first, first-person column on turning the BIG 3-0!
I had the honor of serving on a panel discussion about Black Hollywood on April 3, 2014 for students at the New York Film Academy, held at Warner Bros. in Burbank, Calif. Oh, I do love a captive audience, and those students were certainly eager beavers to soak up as much knowledge about the ins and outs of Hollywood. I shared the stage with actresses Erica Tazel, Caryn Ward Ross (“The Game”) along with her husband, director Craig Ross Jr. (“Motives,” “Mannsfield 12”) as well as producers D. Channsin Berry and Cheryl Bedford (“Dark Girls”}, plus director Jeff Byrd (“A Beautiful Soul,” “King’s Ransom”). Cameras rolled as each panelist spoke candidly about their experience in the industry. At times, the panel discussions got a bit rowdy, because everyone had a different point of view about certain aspects of the business. The panel discussion lasted more than two hours, and after it was over, we received a standing ovation and a fabulous gift bag! Here are some tidbits: Continue Reading
BOSS LADY MAGAZINE | November 2013 issue
http://issuu.com/bossladymag2/docs/blmnov2013
The most common question people ask me is how did I become a celebrity publicist. Good question! Well, I share my journey of how a country girl from North Carolina made it all the way to the red carpets of Hollywood in the November 2013 issue of Boss Lady Magazine. Flip to page 10.
“The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.”
― Dr. Maya Angelou