Arts
Shang-Chi: Multiracial Mixed Martial Artist Saves the World One Punch at a Time
Although it’s up to you to decide if superhero movies are “not cinema,” there is certainly something to be said about their rapid integration into popular culture. With up to 17 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) until the […]
Is This TV Military Brat’s Packing Style the Way to Go?
Played by Damon Wayans, Jr., Coach shared an important piece of information about his life growing up with the audience: He was a military brat. And because of this, he’d developed a packing style he referred to as a “clean break.”
Ana Mendieta: A Champion for CCKs
Born in Havana, Cuba in November 1948, Ana Mendieta was a well-known performance artist throughout the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. At age 12, she and her sister were forced to flee Cuba after her father joined an anti-Castro counter-revolutionary force, and the two siblings spent their first few weeks in the United States at a refugee camp in Florida until they were sent to an orphanage in Dubuque, Iowa — a location with a culture very different from the life Ana knew back in Cuba. She wouldn’t reunite with her mother and brother for five years and her father for another 18.
Behind the Lens Part 3 of 3: Restorative & Responsible Representation
Portrait Photographer Betsy Meredith talks about her motivation for photographing foster children.
Behind the Lens Part 2 of 3: Hidden Diversity in a Visual Field
Student Cassie Suppes shares her following her passion alongside her peers who have hidden diversity in their identities.
Behind The Lens Part 1 of 3: The Staggering Value in Identity
Photographer and Entrepreneur Jaylyn Begay talks about representation, identity, and her mission in photography.
PART 3 OF 3: Representation & Impact: How Entertainment Affects Self-Image
For those with hidden diversity and underrepresented identities, seeing yourself represented in entertainment can mean feeling pride in your identity, perhaps even for the first time.
PART 2 OF 3: Representation Breeds Tolerance: Judaism is More Than Tragedy
In her journey towards finding belonging in the Jewish community, this woman discovered a cyclical pattern between representation, tolerance, and the acceptance of her own identities.

















