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Actress Marlene Forte Smashing Hollywood Stereotypes About Women, Aging & Success

Actress Marlene Forte Smashing Hollywood Stereotypes About Women, Aging & Success

We truly love celebrating Women’s History Month during March, but it should be noted that we are a platform dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the stories of womxn and girls […]

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Actress Grace Dove Talks ‘Alaska Daily’ Taking On Native Representation In The Right Way

Actress Grace Dove Talks ‘Alaska Daily’ Taking On Native Representation In The Right Way

If you’ve been watching ABC’s new based-on-real-life drama ‘Alaska Daily’, you will probably recognize actress Grace Dove, who plays reporter Roz opposite Hilary Swank’s character Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Grace played the […]

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‘Call Jane’ Actress Bianca D’Ambrosio On The Film’s Timely Historical Reminder About The Fight For Choice

‘Call Jane’ Actress Bianca D’Ambrosio On The Film’s Timely Historical Reminder About The Fight For Choice

June 24, 2022 will forever be etched into our minds as a day that the US Supreme Court decided to send America backward by overturning Roe v Wade, in the […]

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Rising Star Layla Crawford Opens Up About Mental Health & Working With Will Smith On ‘King Richard’

Rising Star Layla Crawford Opens Up About Mental Health & Working With Will Smith On ‘King Richard’

By now you have most likely seen the brilliant ‘King Richard’ film, starring Will Smith, based on the real life story of Serena and Venus Williams‘ dad Richard Williams and […]

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Actress/singer/songwriter Aria Brooks. Image: Tevin Johnson @tevin.us

Actress Aria Brooks Talks Mental Health, Her New Disney+ Film, And Using Social Media For Social Justice

For many creatives, art has become a powerful way (sometimes the ONLY way) to channel pain into beauty. It is a way for fans to relate and connect with an […]

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‘Suicide Squad’ Star Mayling Ng Making A Name For Herself As An On-Screen Warrior Woman

‘Suicide Squad’ Star Mayling Ng Making A Name For Herself As An On-Screen Warrior Woman

Our summer just kicked into high gear with the release of James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’, which premiered August 6 in theaters and on HBO Max. Starring your fave line-up […]

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Actress/Singer/Activist Malynda Hale On A Mission To Make More Black Voices Heard

Actress/Singer/Activist Malynda Hale On A Mission To Make More Black Voices Heard

America, it’s time we had a talk. A REAL honest, uncomfortable, lay-it-all-out-on-the-table kinda talk. There are many people leading the way on important conversations regarding topics that are being unearthed […]

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After Years Of Battling An Eating Disorder & Others’ Expectations, Saying “YES” To Myself Set Me On The Path To Recovery & My Dreams

After Years Of Battling An Eating Disorder & Others’ Expectations, Saying “YES” To Myself Set Me On The Path To Recovery & My Dreams

By Francesca Alejandra I grew up trying to fulfill everyone’s expectations of me. I was always the smartest and best-behaved girl in the class. Growing up in my home country […]

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‘Grand Army’ Breakout Star Marcela Avelina Goes From Stage To Screen In Fall’s Most Anticipated Young Adult Drama

‘Grand Army’ Breakout Star Marcela Avelina Goes From Stage To Screen In Fall’s Most Anticipated Young Adult Drama

One of the Fall season’s hottest and most anticipated shows on Netflix is ‘Grand Army’, created by Katie Cappiello and based on a successful play she wrote and directed. ‘Grand […]

Girl on a Mission

Actress & Producer Patricia McKenzie Using Storytelling To Change Hearts And Minds In Hollywood

Actress & Producer Patricia McKenzie Using Storytelling To Change Hearts And Minds In Hollywood

By Dana Corddry “Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the […]

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British Actress Bethany Antonia Talks Bullying, Black Lives Matter & Her Breakout Role In Netflix’s “Get Even”

British Actress Bethany Antonia Talks Bullying, Black Lives Matter & Her Breakout Role In Netflix’s “Get Even”

For many of us, COVID-19 has meant more time spent on Netflix, which in turn has enabled a number of shows on the international streaming platform to suddenly become viral […]

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A still image from Maya's interview in NQAPIA's 'Uncovering Our Stories' series.

Actress, Activist & Trans Woman Maya Jafer On Her Global Journey To Find Her True Self

This article is part of an exciting series we launched in 2018 called Today’s Wonder Women – designed to celebrate the inspiring, impactful, empowering and extraordinary things ordinary women are doingevery day. Over […]

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Cheray O’Neal’s One Woman Show Explores The Power Of Love, Choice & Forgiveness

Cheray O’Neal’s One Woman Show Explores The Power Of Love, Choice & Forgiveness

Throughout October there are a number of breast cancer awareness initiatives that are centered around sharing stories of hope, resilience and healing. We’re big fans of taking the awareness beyond […]

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Meet The Actress Whose Life-Changing Health Condition Turned Her World Upside Down – For The Better

Meet The Actress Whose Life-Changing Health Condition Turned Her World Upside Down – For The Better

What would you do if that which defines you was suddenly taken away? Who would you be? What if your dreams and ambitions hinged on your physical appearance above all […]

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‘With A Kiss I Die’ Film Re-Imagines ‘Romeo & Juliet’ With A Lesbian, Interracial Vampire Love Story

‘With A Kiss I Die’ Film Re-Imagines ‘Romeo & Juliet’ With A Lesbian, Interracial Vampire Love Story

We’re all familiar with the fated story of Romeo and Juliet, the most famous love story ever told, from renowned author and playwright William Shakespeare. There have been numerous iterations […]