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Congratulations to Yasmine Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait and the winner of the 2020 Global Educator Award.

Global Educator Award Yasmine Sherif, Director of UN Global Fund ECW

Bessie Coleman was rejected from every U.S. aviation school for being Black and a woman. She persisted and became legendary as a daredevil pilot.

A late bloomer, botanist Ynes Mexia enrolled in college at the age of 51. She led expeditions, including in the Amazon rainforest, discovering 500 new species of plants.

Margaret Chung aka "Mike" aka "Mom Chung of the Fair Haired Bastards," was the only woman in her med school class. She advanced women's ability to serve in the armed forces.

Women Transforming Media caught up with documentary filmmaker Nicole Boxer on the red carpet of the Alliance for Women in Media, Southern California Affiliate's Genii Awards. We talked to her about her recent film, The Hunting Ground and how documentaries are taking up the space left by shrinking newsrooms. Nicole was presented with the Excellence in Documentary Award by her mother, Senator Barbara Boxer.

The inner flame resides in the heart of each individual, that is why we are all interconnected. All individual flames unite as One Universal Flame of Love and Compassion. 2020 song contest winner

This song was written and performed by Kitty Richardson.

RBG directors Betsy West, Julie Cohen talk about the making of their documentary at Sundance Film Festival. Interview by Betty Bailey for Women Transforming Media.

Maya Angelou reads her poem "A Brave and Startling Truth" which she wrote in commemoration of the UN's 50th Anniversary, in 1995.

Bringing friends together during this pandemic through virtual performances.

A music video for the effort — which aims to support musicians affected by the coronavirus outbreak — shows artists singing and playing in private.