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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.”
What It’s Like to Be Georgia’s First Muslim, Palestinian American Lawmaker
“Everything I did felt like uncharted territory for somebody like me.”
Imagine a Country Not Built Around the Policy Priorities of Old White Men
In states like Virginia, we’re making it happen.
Drew Afualo Dreams of Going Through Taylor Swift’s Comments Section
Drew's popular podcast will become a Spotify-exclusive come April 5.
Barbie Ferreira Reveals the Real Reason She Left Euphoria
Barbie announced her exit from the show last summer, ahead of season 3.
This TikToker Summed Up The Bachelor’s Racism & Fatphobia in 1 Minute
Brittany Tilander talks to Teen Vogue about the state of The Bachelor series and why she spoke up on TikTok.
Can Brown Girls Ever Like Ourselves on TV?
Who made us feel this way? Who benefits from endless jokes about brown women having “hairy gorilla arms”?