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An opinion piece by Serena Williams for CNN Business details how her firm, Serena Ventures, aims to facilitate inclusivity through its investments in early stage entrepreneurs. In the article, Williams outlines how race, class, and gender carry stigmas that affect how investors view business owne...
Here We Go Again...
Geisha robes, feather headdresses, and sombreros somehow still make their way into the Halloween costume section every year, subsequently inciting an important conversation about cultural appropriation. These costumes dilute the rich cultural heritages of a multitude of demogr...
HuffPost chronicled the origins of ballet and the Euro-classical ethos that echoes through the aesthetics of the form today. Citing the iconic 19th century Edgar Degas painting, Examen de Danse, writer Rohina Katoch Sehra explains how beauty and artistry were coalesced with whiteness. This is per...
One of Marvel’s newest live action hero adaptations, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, sparked much needed conversation about representation in the superhero realm. Grossing almost $200 million at the box office, it is obvious movie goers are hungry for heroes that look like them on the...
Cosplay can be described as the physical representation of one’s love for a character in a manga, comic book, tv show, or movie. Cosplay provides people with community, a common cause, and a chance to express themselves creatively. Characters embodied in cosplay are often white (or white passing)...