“AlRawabi School for Girls” Gives Us Non-Western Empowered Girls
…consequences for women and girls. We’re a lot more alike than we think, and that means women around the world can find solace and solidarity in knowing we can support…
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The LATAM-US Divide on Who is “Latina”
…were born in the US, and therefore did not represent them. Was part of the problem Domingo’s Blackness and Ferrera’s Browness? Probably. Latin American has a history of excluding Black…
Camila Mendes and Rudy Mancuso Have Your New Favorite in “Música”
…female characters “didn’t feel like they were just there to serve Rudys was really important,” says Mancuso, after citing that “There were a lot of strong women at the forefront…
Lío Mehiel is Just Getting Started
Lío Mehiel made history as the first trans person to earn the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award in Acting at Sundance in 2023 for their portrayal of a trans man…
Decoding the Feminine Power in “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”
…book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era written by Laurence Leamer, a story that, while implausible for the ordinary person outside…
Q+A With Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Author of "Plátanos Are Love"
…10,000 copies in about six months and is in its second printing. It shows a little girl learning the secrets of plátanos from her grandmother, who shows her that this…
Latinos at SXSW 2024 Killed It (And Took Home Big Prizes)
…on his own war experience when two of his platoon mates died. But rather than cast two men in the leading roles, Stokes chose to cast two women of color….
"My Dead Friend Zoe" Is a Different Veteran Film
…before the film’s premiere at SXSW. “I think it’s not like any other movie I’ve seen,” she continues. “Not only because it’s women veterans, which we don’t see often, women…
"Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird" is an Ode to Friendship
…this month, giving the audience a raw and intimate look behind these childhood best friends who are most known for their bands, At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta. The…
“3 Body Problem” is Less Than It Should Be
…to seeing two women get to be unapologetically smart and these two deliver the show’s best moments, together and apart – partly because, to the show’s credit, their storylines are…