representation stories

The Power of Being Seen.
The Fight to Stay Visible.

Representation isn’t a trend. It’s a necessity. This section centers the voices so often erased, exoticized, or excluded in mainstream media, from AANHPI and Latinx to Indigenous, Black, LGBTQIA+ and women’s stories.

This is where identity meets storytelling and where visibility becomes resistance.

Black Stories

From resistance to renaissance, these stories celebrate Black excellence, call out erasure, and spotlight the cultural forces reshaping media from the ground up.

  • Whitewashing in Classic Films: A Look at Hollywood’s Most Egregious Cases

    Whitewashing in Classic Films: A Look at Hollywood’s Most Egregious Cases

  • Harry Belafonte: Revolutionary, Trailblazer, and the Coolest Cat in Hollywood

    Harry Belafonte: Revolutionary, Trailblazer, and the Coolest Cat in Hollywood

Latinx Stories

Whether reclaiming roots or confronting cultural silencing, these stories reflect the richness, resilience, and range of Latinx identity in Hollywood and beyond.

  • Zoot Suits, Lowriders & Cultura: A Night at the Petersen

    Zoot Suits, Lowriders & Cultura: A Night at the Petersen

  • Lowrider Culture: A Rolling Act of Resistance and Cultural Pride

    Lowrider Culture: A Rolling Act of Resistance and Cultural Pride

  • Hollywood and Mexican Film: A Century of Struggle

    Hollywood and Mexican Film: A Century of Struggle

Indigenous Stories

We’re not relics—we’re storytellers. These posts elevate Native voices, dismantle stereotypes, and honor ancestral power in modern media.

AANHPI+ Stories

From Asian American directors to Pacific Islander fashion icons, these stories fight invisibility and celebrate the nuance of AANHPI brilliance.

  • Deli Boys Review: Hulu’s Dark Comedy Hit Is Changing the Game for Pakistani Representation

    Deli Boys Review: Hulu’s Dark Comedy Hit Is Changing the Game for Pakistani Representation

  • Asian Representation in Hollywood: The Fight from Yellowface to Real Roles

    Asian Representation in Hollywood: The Fight from Yellowface to Real Roles

  • Obsessed with Thrillers? Korean Cinema Will Ruin You (in the Best Way)

    Obsessed with Thrillers? Korean Cinema Will Ruin You (in the Best Way)

LGBTQIA+ Stories

Queer stories deserve more than Pride month. These pieces spotlight LGBTQIA+ creatives, characters, history and the beauty of existing loudly..

Women’s Stories

Not just “female leads.” These stories reclaim agency, dismantle Hollywood tropes and highlight the women changing the industry on and off screen.

  • The Winehouse Revival  featuring Coco Lamarr conjures an enduring legend

    The Winehouse Revival featuring Coco Lamarr conjures an enduring legend

  • Sinners Just Made History. Now It’s Available in Black American Sign Language.

    Sinners Just Made History. Now It’s Available in Black American Sign Language.

  • June-Tease: beautiful Black Burlesque & the power of reclamation

    June-Tease: beautiful Black Burlesque & the power of reclamation