This past weekend, friends and families all over the United States gathered around their television screens for the SuperBowl LIV game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. But it’s not the game that people are still talking about. It’s the 15-minute halftime show. The nationwide spectacular was held in Miami and […]
Read MoreKimberly Douglas has always wanted to be a model, but when she realized she didn’t have the financial means to build up a modeling portfolio, she took matters into her own hands. The 23-year-old model, photographer, and creative director began photographing herself in elaborate, do-it-yourself sets in her parents’ guest bedroom. But what sets Douglas […]
Read MoreI’m tired of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. And no, I’m not saying we should get rid of it, or that we shouldn’t celebrate the Latinx community’s contributions to this country—recognizing our ancestors’ accomplishments is incredibly important. My grief, instead, is rooted in how our country seems to treat Hispanic Heritage Month as the four weeks […]
Read MoreThe first time I watched the movie Selena was one of the first times I saw myself represented on screen. My cousins and I were having a sleepover, and one of them convinced us that watching Jennifer Lopez sing “Como La Flor” was about to rock our world. She was right. As I watched Lopez—as […]
Read MoreIsmael Loutfi has always been religious. Truth be told, he feels he’s become more religious as he’s gotten older. It has made him sort of an anomaly in a time when millennials are less likely to affiliate themselves with faith-based groups all across the spectrum. The 26-year-old Syrian-American comedian has found a way to blend […]
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