Let’s be clear: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is not just a date on the calendar — it’s a glaring receipt. One marked by exhaustion, resilience, and the deep cost of being chronically underpaid.
Companies can address this by providing in-house training for minority employees
Bassett is now being paid upwards of $450,000 per episode season.
Golden Globe-winning actress Taraji P. Henson recently spoke about her journey as a single mother working in Hollywood. Amongst the conversation, the star revealed that she only received around $40,000 in take-home pay for her role in the 2008 Oscar-winning film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Tiffany Haddish recently shared that she was asked to host a three-hour pre-show for The Grammy's. But the Recording Academy told her that she would not be compensated for her time. Haddish thinks the whole thing is disrespectful.