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Diversity and representation are pivotal in crafting narratives that resonate broadly in the evolving filmmaking landscape.

Canadian rapper Drake has become one of the most successful artists in the world. The 36-year-old started rapping in 2006 and has not let up since — taking the rap game by storm by winning four Grammys and 27 billboard […]

Kobe Bryant was the ultimate athlete.

Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.”The book is arguably one of today’s most essential primers on racism and its foundation of white supremacy.

As we end our three-part series, we are going to take an inside look at the life of growing up as a mixed-race child. Julie Sanchez’s daughter went through a rough patch during her adolescent years, and she shares with […]

Terry McMillan, author of Who Asked You, Waiting to Exhale, and other fiction and non-fiction books, spoke about her work to a rapt audience in Northern Colorado this February. As a black woman, McMillan writes stories based on African American characters, as […]

  While shimmying into my favorite swimsuit, I tried to contain my excitement for the third grade pool party. I could not wait to get into the water, so as soon possible; I dove in, creating a colossal wave. As […]

The MTV movie awards were held this past weekend, and one of the celebrities who attended was Lupita Nyong’o. When people look at Nyong’o, they see a beautiful black woman with a last name that is impossible to pronounce. Little […]