Read a bio for each recipient below.
Originally from Toronto, LA-basedSharona DOrnellasis a writer, comedian, actor, and dancer.
She is a mixed-race woman of Caribbean descent and a first-generation Canadian turned American immigrant.
From left: Ayesha Agarwal, Sharona D’Ornellas, Alaysia Renay Duncan, Amy B Tiong and Brittany YoungWavelength
Alaysia Renay Duncanis a Brooklyn-based actress, writer, director, and producer from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Alaysia hopes to create stories that expand the realm of representation for Black girls and women in the media.
Amy B Tiongis a filmmaker, advocate, and Gates Millennium and NYU Tisch Deans Scholar.
As a BIPOC woman with a disability, Amy uses film to examine intersectionalities.
She has produced and directed documentary shorts with the NAACP and Picturestart.
She is currently a Production Coordinator at Vice Media across their branded, news, and digital teams.
However, this time she worries her father might be in danger.
