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67 Asian Actors and Actresses in Hollywood You Should Know
We can't get enough of these talented stars.
By Isis Briones, Tommy Tsao, Kristi Kellogg, and Sara Li
Emira D'Spain Says These 'Next Gen NYC' Friendships Surprised Her Most
We caught up with the reality TV star to chat all things season 2, beauty mishaps, & more.
By Brittney McNamara
What Launching My First Podcast Taught Me About Betting on Myself
"When you show up for your community, they’ll show up for you a thousand times over."
By Monique Wilson
Dauphinette Designer Olivia Cheng's Spring-Summer Collection Highlights Her Unapologetic Queerness
“I don’t think “queer art” needs to look or sound a certain way — whether it’s loud and proud or quiet and profound, any art that exists despite itself is remarkable.”
By Catherine Mhloyi
Netflix’s 'Survival of the Thickest' Newcomer Alecsys Proctor-Turner Is Showing Up for the Gen Z Big Girls
"I want to be in a rom-com. I want a rain kiss, pick me up!"
By Aiyana Ishmael Photography by Aiyana Ishmael
Netflix’s Mo Revolutionized Palestinian Representation. We Can’t Let It End.
Mo wasn’t just Palestinian-led — it was Palestinian through and through, in humor, heart, and defiance.
By Bilal Hassam
Sydney Sweeney Says Hollywood's ‘Women Empowerment’ Is ‘All Fake’
“[It's] a front for all the other sh*t that they say behind everyone’s back.”
By Sara Delgado
Where Are the Black Girls in New YA Shows & Movies?
A viral X thread recently analyzed casting announcements in a slew of new YA series — and noticed young Black women are conspicuously absent.
By Ayan Artan
How Inky Pinky Ponky Writer Amanaki Prescott-Faletau Flipped the Script on the Coming-of-Age Story
“A lot of these experiences are birthed from truth,” Prescott-Faletau, who is fakaleitī, tells Teen Vogue.
By Danielle Kwateng
Avantika Says the Sharma Sisters in Bridgerton Made Her Feel “Seen”
The star opened up about Bollywood versus Hollywood and colorism in a new interview.
By Sara Delgado
Rap Sh!t's Cancellation Is a Dangerous Warning for TV Diversity
“Will I ever catch a glimpse of myself and the culture I love on TV again?”
By Mia Uzzell
Devery Jacobs Slams Killers of the Flower Moon for “Dehumanizing” Native Women
“…Is this really the representation we needed?”
By Sara Delgado
Hollywood Needs to Reckon With the Devaluation of Black Latinx Talent
There is space for all of us.
By Alan Pelaez Lopez
How an Oscar-Winning Costume Designer Got Where She Is Today
Ruth E. Carter on Blackness, boldness and costuming history.
By Amanda Choo Quan
That Time I Had to Explain What ‘Queer’ Meant to My Fellow Lawmakers
As an elected official, Washington State Sen. Emily Randall says coming out is a privilege and a responsibility.
By Emily Randall
Trans Representation On-Screen Alone Will Not Free Us
We are the most visible we’ve ever been as a community, and also the most vulnerable.
By Tre’vell Anderson
Liv Hewson Knows That Transphobes Are Just Chicken
"We're not going anywhere, and you're simply going to have to deal with that."
By Lex McMenaminPhotography by JJ Geiger
K-Pop Opened Doors for AAPI Dancers Abroad. At Home, They Remain Closed
Sorah Yang views the mainstreaming of K-pop as “a win for the Asian community…not necessarily for Asian Americans.”
By Yi Ning Chiu
What Does It Mean to Be “Black Famous” — and Whose Approval Do We Need?
Is mainstream success and recognition, or white fame, even something Black artists should still be chasing?
By Kalila Calame
Halle Bailey: Ariel Taught Me Who I Am “On My Own”
The Little Mermaid star says playing a princess made her “powerful.”
By Tenille Clarke