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Jayme Lawson Makes Her Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘I Got You’

  Jayme Lawson is adding director to her résumé. The actress has made her directorial debut with I Got You , a short film she also wrote and stars in. Presented by Quartermaster Creative, the film made its world premiere at the 29th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia, which ran October 24–31, 2026. Lawson is joined on screen by Motell Foster, Joshua Boone, Elise Taylor, Morgana Van Peebles, Blaire Brooks, Joy Decker, Aubrey J. Carter and Vanessa Magula. The project also brings together a creative team that includes producers Nicole Palermo, Kelli Reilly and Jade Lewis, with Connie Huang serving as cinematographer. For audiences who have followed Lawson's career, her work includes some of the biggest film releases of recent years. In Ryan Coogler's Sinners , she played Pearline, a singer at the center of the film's 1930s Mississippi setting. Her performance was part of an ensemble that helped bring the film's musical and supernatural world to life. B...
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From Naomi Osaka and Nneka Ogwumike to Keke Palmer, Megan Thee Stallion and Debbie Allen, Black women across entertainment, sports, business and media are among the 100 honorees recognized by EBONY this year

 


The 2026 EBONY Power 100 has officially been announced, and there are quite a few women we're happy to see on this year's list.

Revealed on October 5, the annual list recognizes 100 Black leaders across entertainment, sports, business, media, music, STEM and community leadership. This year's class includes women whose work may happen outside of the spotlight but deserves just as much recognition.

In sports, professional tennis champion Naomi Osaka and WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike, who also serves as president of the WNBA Players Association, are among those recognized. Broadcaster and former WNBA champion Renee Montgomery and Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor are also included. Entertainment has its share of celebrated names, too. Keke Palmer is recognized alongside director Gina Prince-Bythewood and television executive Pearlena Igbokwe. Debbie Allen, whose career spans acting, directing and choreography, is included in the Artists in Residence category.

On the music side, Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion joins music executive Sherrese Clarke among this year's honorees. Alicia Keys, Grace Wales Bonner, Quenlin Blackwell, Nia Sioux, Sheinelle Jones, Rachel Lindsay and Morgan DeBaun are also among the women recognized across the different categories.

Black women working in front of the camera, behind the scenes, on the court and in leadership.

So, what's behind this year's list? EBONY has titled the 2026 class "The Stories We Shape," a theme centered on who gets to tell our stories, influence culture and help shape what comes next. The publication, which has documented the Black American experience for more than 80 years, continues its annual tradition of recognizing people making contributions across their respective fields.

The honorees will be celebrated on Monday, November 9, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles during the 2026 EBONY Power 100 Gala. The invitation-only event is being produced in partnership with Jesse Collins Entertainment.

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