Amy DuBois Barnett

Amy DuBois Barnett’s Insider Novel ‘If I Ruled the World’ is Already a TV Series in the Making

Barnett mined decades in magazines to write her juicy, page-turning debut novel and it’s so good, Hulu is adapting it with Lee Daniels.
01/27/2026
(L-R) Melissa Harris-Perry, Lindsay Peoples Wagner, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Dawn Davis, Nikki Ogunnaike, Jessica Cruel, Arianna Davis.

Black Women Creatives

BET celebrates the accomplishments of these exceptional trailblazers who are dominating in new and exciting ways.
01/20/2022
Amy DuBois Barnett

Leading Women Defined by Mom: Amy DuBois Barnett

Former Ebony EIC talks about her mother’s passing.
05/09/2014

A Mother's Day Tribute: Leading Women Defined by Mom

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Latham Thomas

A Mother's Day Tribute: Leading Women Defined by Mom

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Leading Women Defined - Celebrating Our Mothers
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Celebrating Our Mothers

Leading Women honor their mothers and grandmothers.
03/19/2013
Leading Women Defined - Amy DuBois Barnett on Empowerment
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Amy DuBois Barnett on Empowerment

Ebony's EIC discusses empowering young Black girls.
03/19/2013
Leading Women Defined: What Makes a Woman Powerful?
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What Makes a Woman Powerful?

BET's leading women discuss what is power.
03/07/2013
Keija Minor

5 Things You Should Know About Conde Nast's First African-American Editor-In-Chief

Keija Minor is set to helm Brides Magazine.
09/26/2012
Inspiring the Next Generation\r  - As part of BET Networks’ Leading Women Defined summit on March 20, prominent female political leaders discussed the critical role youth voters play in the 2012 presidential election, and the issues that could damper voter turnout. In a separate session, leading journalists and executives of top Black news outlets discussed how Black-focused media impacts the community and whether they should offer readers more diversity. —Britt Middleton\r\r\r(All photos By:  Phelan Marc / BET)

Leading Women Defined: The Critical Youth Vote and Evolution of Black Media

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