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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.

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."

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.”

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!"

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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?”

Devery Jacobs Slams Killers of the Flower Moon for “Dehumanizing” Native Women

“…Is this really the representation we needed?”

Hollywood Needs to Reckon With the Devaluation of Black Latinx Talent

There is space for all of us.

How an Oscar-Winning Costume Designer Got Where She Is Today

Ruth E. Carter on Blackness, boldness and costuming history.

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.

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.

Liv Hewson Knows That Transphobes Are Just Chicken

"We're not going anywhere, and you're simply going to have to deal with that."

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.”

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?

Halle Bailey: Ariel Taught Me Who I Am “On My Own”

The Little Mermaid star says playing a princess made her “powerful.”