blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona spoke with Undisputed World Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields & LisaRaye to talk BET Her’s “The Pink Fight”.
Check out the interview and let us know what you think!
“The Pink Fight,” written by K. Senay, directed by LisaRaye McCoy revolves around a female boxer (Claressa Shields) who is diagnosed with breast cancer and follows her battle as she and her wife fight for survival both in and out of the ring.
“The Pink Fight” premiered October 8th, 2022, and is streaming on BET Her now.
ABOUT TRESSA AZAREL SMALLWOOD AND MEGAMIND MEDIA Tressa “Azarel” Smallwood is an award-winning Producer, and Founder of MegaMind Media, a production company specializing in creating compelling original content for female audiences. A female filmmaker making strategic moves in the film & tv industry, Tressa’s self-funded movie projects have culminated into a multi-million-dollar catalog including Secrets, Holiday Heartbreak, Dear Best Friend, and The Available Wife to name a few. After striking a production deal with BET NETWORKS, Tressa was able to combine her passion as an advocate for mental health and her career goals as a creative by operating as Supervising Producer on The Waiting Room and The Couch, a BETher series designed to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness. The series has given unprecedented opportunities for noteworthy actors such as Vivica Fox, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Victoria Rowell, Mona Scott Young and Kim Fields to step behind the camera as directors, paving a path for the diversity that the world deserves. https://www.tressaazarel.com/
ABOUT BET HER
BET Her is an American basic cable television network owned by ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks. The network is a spin-off of BET with a focus on general entertainment targeting African-American women. In 2006, the network was re-positioned as BET J to expand its scope to include other music programming of interest to the audience as a companion to BET’s soul and hip-hop-oriented digital networks. In 2009, the network relaunched as Centric, with a focus on lifestyle and music programming targeting an upscale African-American audience. In 2014, the network re-positioned its programming to target African-American women, and in 2017, re-branded under its current name BET Her reinforcing the network’s commitment to its new target audience. #ClaressaShields #LisaRaye #BETHer
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