Mindy Kaling is Changing Casting for the Better
Mindy Kaling is now using her power to get more diversity in Hollywood, even if she has to change the casting process to do it.
Never Have I Ever
“Never Have I Ever” Taught Me How to Talk to My Mother
I never saw my particularly-fraught relationship with my Colombian immigrant mom represented, until I stumbled on “Never Have I Ever.”
How ‘Jane the Virgin’ Launched a New Generation of Strong Latina Leads
‘Jane the Virgin’ brought forth a new era of millennial, high-quality telenovelas showing strong Latina leads.
#TheLatinaPress: Issue 17
Top stories written by Latinas delivered to you each month in partnership with #WeAllGrow Latina GORDITA IS OUT, BUT FRANCO IS IN? Given how much is at stake for this nation’s culture, the mostly white men who helm these enormous media companies must engage Latinos with greater urgency and determination. Jean Guerrero . GORDITA. BATGIRL. […]
‘Never Have I Ever’ and Fabiola Torres, the Afro-Latina Lesbian I’ve Been Waiting For
The thing that differentiates ‘Never Have I Ever’ from other series for me is Fabiola Torres, the shy, nerdy, robotics-loving, polo shirt-wearing wearing Afro-Latina lesbian I’ve been waiting for.
Brown People Deserve More Stories About Grief
People like to believe grief is far away. A dramatic and inevitable part of our existence to avoid talking or thinking about. It’s one of those unfortunate things people simply get to when they “get there.” But this is often not the case. Especially for Devi Vishwakumar, the high school heroine of Mindy Kaling’s new […]