Michele Evans
Michele Evans is an American author, filmmaker, and software engineer.
The New York Times published an Op-ed penned by Michele Evans about contracting COVID-19 while incarcerated in New York's Rikers Island jail.[1]
Evans criticized the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo for not making the COVID-19 vaccine available to incarcerated New Yorkers.[2]
Books
In addition to writing articles, Michele Evans is the author of four books.[3] Michele's portfolio contains diverse stories and cultures, including interracial relationships and social justice and a children's book.
- Rikers Island: Criminalized Survivor 2023[4]
- Painted: Brushstrokes of Destiny! 2024[5]
- Fluencer: From Social Media to the Silver Screen 2023[6]
- Adventures in Helping Town: Friends & Fun! 2023[7]
Advocacy
Michele Evans turned to a life of advocacy after her incarceration at Rikers Island. She testified at the New York City Council about conditions at Rikers and advocated for the passing of legislature to ban solitary confinement in New York City.[8][9]
Michele made a short film about Domestic Violence called A Walk to the Park.[10] after she was one of the first recipients in the greater New York City area to receive a Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act hearing, granted her by Judge Carro of the New York Supreme Court in 2019.
Professional Life
Michele Evans is a software engineer, author, actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker.[11]
Michele Evans moved to New York City in 2006, when she was hired by IMG as a Sr. Software Engineer to build Tiger Woods website.[12] Evans left IMG for ESPN. Evans later accepted a position at Turner Broadcasting where she engineered the online video player for NCAA March Madness.
Before moving to New York, Evans was a Sports Reporter in the Denver Colorado area.
Created in 2018, Evans' first feature-length screenplay, Fogel Grip, tackles the tale of Sven Gunnarsson, a Swedish prisoner sent to New Sweden as an Indentured Servant. Eventually, he gains his freedom and is granted land along the Delaware River shore. When William Penn learns the Swedes land is not included in his charter, Penn launches a campaign to dispossess Gunnarsson's children of the land.[13][14] Sven Gunnarsson is a progenitor of the Du Pont family. Michele has since written feature-length screenplays and some are the basis of her novels.[15]
Evans latest film, New York Second, is currently in post-production. Michele trained professionally at the William Esper Studio, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Acting Studio, and was a student of Terry Knickerbocker[16]
Personal Life
Michele Evans lives in New York City and is the wife of filmmaker Rainer Evans.[17]
In January 2023, Michele Evans filed a defamation lawsuit against her former lover, Shannon Sharpe, in New York Civil Supreme Court[18][19]. Evans is quoted as saying, “This lawsuit is not just about seeking justice for the personal wrongs that I have endured. It’s also about standing up to public figures who misuse their platforms to spread misinformation and harm others. No one should suffer in silence while their character and integrity are being publicly maligned.”[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
In Ms. Evans' upcoming book Binghams: Plural Love[36] Michele reveals she is the descendant of many notable historical figures, including:
- Thomas Bingham, who is credited for discovering Copper in Bingham Canyon, which is named after him, and the resulting Bingham Canyon Mine.
- Joseph Knight Sr.
- Isaac Morley
- Freeborn Demille
- Anthony Demille
- Jan Snediker
- David Provost
Michele's deep roots in New York City are evident in being a part of the Provost family, early French-speaking Huguenots who were members of the first permanent European presence in New Netherland which began in 1624, with the founding of a Dutch fur trading settlement on Governors Island. In addition to her ancestor David Provost, the first Sheriff of Brooklyn, his grandson, and her great-uncle, also given the name David Provost, was Mayor of New York City. Another great-uncle, Samuel Provost was the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. He was also the first Chaplain of the United States Senate.
Michele is cousins with "Father of Hollywood", Cecil B. Demille, whose patrilineal ancestor is also Anthony Demille.[37]
Ms. Evans' grandfather was successful Colorado businessman William Berry who founded Bill Berry Motors, now a part of Auto Nation and previously known as City Auto Plaza.[38] Berry was an associate of U.S. President Truman as a Democratic Canyon City Council Member and would often get invited to accompany Truman on his train; to witness his "whistle stop" speeches from the rear platform of the presidential car.
References
- ↑ "I Got Covid at Rikers. I'm Still Suffering". The New York Times. February 4, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Compassionate Release: An "Extraordinary and CompellingProblem"" (PDF). Santa Clara University.
- ↑ "Michele Evans: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ Evans, Michele (19 December 2023). Rikers Island: Criminalized Survivor. New York City, New York, USA: Silver Screen Publishers. ISBN 9798223471820. Search this book on
- ↑ Evans, Michele (1 January 2024). Painted: Brushstrokes of Destiny!. New York City, New York, USA: Silver Screen Publishers. ISBN 9798855694321. Search this book on
- ↑ Evans, Michele (5 December 2023). Fluencer: From Social Media to the Silver Screen. New York City, New York, USA: Silver Screen Publishers. ISBN 9798869022028. Search this book on
- ↑ Evans, Michele (2023-12-25). Adventures In Helping Town: Friends and Fun!. Independently published. ISBN 979-8-8728-8360-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Evans, Michele (9 January 2024). "City Council City of New York". NYC.gov. Retrieved 9 January 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "New York City Council Votes to Ban Solitary Confinement in City Jails". NYC.gov. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Evans, Michele. "A Walk to the Park". IMDB.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Michele Evans | Writer, Producer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Official Website for Tiger Woods". web.archive.org. 2007-06-09. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "A WILLIAM PENN CHRONOLOGY, 1664—1679", The Papers of William Penn, Volume 1, University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 24–26, 1981-12-31, retrieved 2024-01-10
- ↑ "Fogel Grip". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Michele Evans - Coverfly". writers.coverfly.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "New York Second". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Satisfied". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Michele Evans v. Shannon Sharpe". UniCourt. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Case 100087/2023 Michele Evans V. Shannon Sharpe - Trellis: Legal Intelligence + Judicial Analytics". Trellis.Law. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ Staff, TMSPN (2023-12-05). "Shannon Sharpe's Ex Lover Michele Evans Allegedly Has Active Defamation Suit Against the Former NFL Star". TMSPN. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ Black, Caroline (2010-09-16). "Michele Bundy Accuses Shannon Sharpe of Sex Assault; CBS Analyst Steps Aside - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Shannon Sharpe takes leave from cbs due to restraining order". Retrieved 10 January 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bundy Files Restraining order against Sharpe". Retrieved 10 January 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Report: Shannon Sharpe Accused of Sexual Assault". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Shannon Sharpe takes leave of absence from CBS after Michele Bundy alleges sex assault". New York Daily News. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Antonio Brown glued to Twitter after being sacked by Patriots". 22 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Post, Mike Klis | The Denver (2010-09-14). "Sharpe to take leave of absence from CBS". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Thorman, Joel (2010-09-15). "Shannon Sharpe Accused Of Sexual Assault, Takes Leave Of Absence From CBS". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ staff, AL com and Press-Register (2010-09-15). "Shannon Sharpe takes leave from CBS after sexual assault allegation". al. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Service, Mail Foreign (2010-09-15). "Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe takes leave from CBS Sports after sexual assault claims". Mail Online. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Sharpe takes leave from 'NFL Today'". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Is CBS Letting Shannon Sharpe's Domestic Violence Case Slide?". Deadspin. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Sharpe To Take Leave Of Absence From CBS Over Legal Matter". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Shannon Sharpe Accused Of Sexual Assault". WERE-AM 1490. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Espinoza, Joshua. "Antonio Brown responds to Shannon Sharpe's criticisms in Twitter exchange". Complex. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Evans, Michele (22 January 2024). Binghams: Plural Love. New York City, NY, USA: Silver Screen Publishers. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Flemish Roots Of Cecil B. DeMille | The Brussels Journal". www.brusselsjournal.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "AutoNation to purchase City Auto Plaza in December". Canon City Daily Record. 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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