The HistoryMakers video oral history with Sheryl Riley Gripper.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 46 min., 11 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2005.266 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Gripper, Sheryl, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Pounds, Evelyn, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Jackson, Adrian, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Sheryl Riley Gripper |
| Portion of title | Sheryl Riley Gripper |
| Abstract | Broadcast executive Sheryl Riley Gripper was born on December 16, 1951 in South Waco, Texas. She received her B.A. degree in English from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Georgia State University earning two masters degrees, one in education and the other in film. Gripper founded the Film Preservation Project for Black Women in 1997 while working on her master's degrees. She then worked as promotions manager at WETV-Channel 30 and WABE-FM. Gripper won four Emmy Awards and created the Bronze Jubilee Awards, a program that annually honored African American culture. She served as vice president of community relations for WXIA-TV Channel 11 where she worked as a producer for 11 Alive's Community Service Awards. She founded the Black Women Film Network and was published in Atlanta Business Journal's "100 Most Influential African American Women in Atlanta". Gripper wrote and produced the documentary, "I Didn't Make Him, God Did". |
| Credits | Videographer, Adrian Jackson. |
| Performer | Evelyn Pounds, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Atlanta, Georgia 2005 December 19. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2005.266 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |