Phyllis Yvonne Stickney has been called a true
‘renaissance woman.’ Ms. Stickney’s commitment to excellence spans her professional life and is also exemplified in her community activism. While embracing Harlem as her second home Ms. Stickney has devoted time and effort to save her historic Seventh Avenue 52 unit building from greedy developers through shutting down two crack houses, initiating and leading the building from city to tenant management and ultimately tenant ownership so that the residents can truly have a place to call home.
Ms. Stickney has developed Alternative Careers in the Arts, an entertainment industry training program for youth at risk. Still she remains committed and active in improving the well being of the generations to come through her hands on work with the Harlem Birth Action Committee in promoting natural childbirth and breastfeeding. In recognition of how Ms. Stickney lives her life and cultivates her career she joins the list of a very select few who have been bestowed the title of African American Scholar.
As an author, Ms. Stickney’s dramatic work “Big Momma and Nem†is included in the 9th anthology of Black Comedy Plays. Most recently she has published “Loud Thoughts for Quiet Moments†which is a collection of her poetry and personal perspectives. She currently had two books ready for publication as well as a new one woman production "P.S. I’m Still Standing…"Ms. Stickney is well known for her professional career in Hollywood and in the New York Theater community. Her work in films such as New Jack City, Malcolm X, What’s Love Got to Do With It?, The Inkwell and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (just to name a few) is unforgettable and she is one of the most recognized faces in the industry.Never the less it’s her commitment to making a positive difference that brought Ms. Stickney to be chosen in the Essence 25th Anniversary Year publication as “One of the 200 African American Women who has changed the World.â€On the horizon for this dynamic sister is her own clothing line called ButterBaby, which is influenced by the styles of the 40’s and 50’s. Her project in the making is now a reality for us to celebrate and support.Phyllis Yvonne Stickney is certainly a crowd pleaser with class!
