Women of Power: 10 Black Industry Leaders in Television and Film

Neema Barnette

Known as the first African American woman sitcom director, Barnette has worked on a number of popular shows including A Different World, The Cosby Show, Gilmore Girls, and 7th Heaven. She was also the director of Bishop T.D. Jakes’s film Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day, and is the CEO of her own production company, Harlem Girl Productions Corp.