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Stevenson says her major challenge is trying
to impress upon her white counterparts,
who are handling many of our black talent,
understand the importance of the black press
in increasing their box office power. They
are looking to mainstream publications for
their clients and don’t know or care
about our publications.”
Stevenson says there is no problem with
the record industry, which learned years
ago “how important it is to publicize
in the black media.” But there is
still work to be done about mainstream publicists,
who are not aware or concerned enough to
make their clients available to the black
press.
While a senior publicist with Universal,
Stevenson successfully publicized a number
of major films, including “Erin Brockovich,”
“U-571,” “The Hurricane,”
“The Best Man,” “The Mummy,”
and “Meet Joe Black.” The veteran
publicist also created publicity campaigns
for “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,”
“Liar, Liar,” “The Nutty
Professor,” “Apollo 13,”
“Jungle Fever,” and “Scent
of a Woman.”
Stevenson’s own firm has recently
completed publicity and promotional projects
for “The Chronicles of Riddick,”
“Van Helsing,” “You Got
Served,” “Radio,” “American
Wedding,” “Seabiscuit,”
“Bad Boys II,” “2 Fast
2 Furious,” and many, many more.
Her work has earned her the Publicist Guild’s
“Max Weinberg Motion Picture Showmanship
Award” and recognition by the Black
Public Relations Society, Heroes and Legends
and the Alliance of Black Entertainment
Technicians.
Stevenson is also committed to helping others
follow her career steps. She participates
in career-day activities and has served
as mentor for a number of young blacks,
who have become successful in the motion
picture industry. She serves on the board
of directors for The Chrysalis Foundation,
ABET (The Alliance of Black Entertainment
Technicians) and Inner City Industries.
A resident of Ladera Heights, Stevenson
is married to Robert Louis Stevenson, an
Emmy Award-winning film hairstylist.
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