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It was 2001, and I was in seventh grade. I had a middle part and braces and I’m not sure it even registered with me that gay people existed. A nearby ter
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As a Black girl from Houston, liking Beyoncé has always been part of my culture. After all, she is one of us, born and bred in the same streets that we gr
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I knew Cat Burns’ music before I knew Cat Burns. The melodic sounds of Go — the South London songwriter’s first single to top the official chart
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Queen of Glory is actress-turned writer/director Nana Mensah’s first film and it’s a love letter to the first-generation immigrant experience and the B
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When the very last episode of HBO’s Insecure aired in 2021, it filled us with joy while simultaneously breaking our hearts. Issa Rae’s fan-favorite ori
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Let me set the scene: it’s a Monday evening in 2011 and an excitable 13-year-old me is rushing upstairs to switch on the TV, practically bouncing with an
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Only 8% of the top 100 films in 2017 were directed by women, and only 29% of protagonists in movies were female in 2016. But the future of entertainment is female, and the tides are changing quickly — both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. We’re here to shine the spotlight on the best female voices in TV, film, music, and literature, and highlight the best conversations happening in Hollywood from a female perspective.
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