Mia Mask, author of the new book  Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film, was a featured commentator today on National Public Radio:

“With the 2010 Academy Awards approaching, NPR’s Tell Me More presents a five-part series focusing on five revolutionary African-American actresses. Commentator Mia Mask, author of the book Divas On Screen, explains how legendary performers Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Halle Berry have evolved the image of black women in tenseltown and on the big screen.”

Dorothy Dandridge was profiled in the first segment, with Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Halle Berry to follow.