Women from three generations share their experiences —
the good and the bad
PHOTOS AND STORY BY SAEED RAHBARAN

“If you conceive it, believe it, you can achieve it. And I try to instill that into these young ladies.”

LAFAYE BAKER

LaFaye Baker has stunted in such movies as Green Lantern, Don’t be a Menace in South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Clueless, The Nutty Professor and What’s Love Got to Do with It. She is the co-founder of Diamond in the Raw, a nonprofit organization that teaches foster care and at-risk teen girls ages 12-18 the world of production. She’s also the co-creator of the Action Icon Conference/Awards, an awards ceremony honoring the work of stuntwomen and actresses in the movie industry. Baker was the first African-American woman to coordinate a big-budget production film and aspires to become a full-time stunt coordinator.

LaFaye Baker has stunted in such movies as The Green Lantern, Don’t be a Menace in South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Clueless, Nutty Professor, and Whats Love Got to Do with It. She is the co-founder of Diamond in the Raw, a non profit organization that teaches foster care and at-risk teen girls ages 12-18 the world of production and the co-creator of the “Action Icon Conference/Awards,” an award ceremony honoring the work of stuntwomen and actresses in the movie industry. LaFaye was the first ever African American women to coordinate a big budget production film and aspires to transform her role as stunt performer to full-time stunt coordinator. (Saeed Rahbaran for The Undefeated).