Bessie Smith
- black LGBT directors
- HBO Biopic Bessie
- bessie
- Bessie Smith
- Dee Rees
- Emmy Awards
- black directors
- Queen Latifah
by Carolyn M. Brown
- entertainment industry
- Bessie Smith
- Tika Sumpter
- women professionals
- film industry
- celebrity
- Women of Power
- Queen Latifah
- Hollywood
by Brittany Dandy
