Netflix is finally getting into the world of medical procedurals with Pulse, a Miami-set hospital drama from creator Zoe Robyn (The Equalizer). Like most medical shows, it’s full of intriguing…
When we sit down to think about the Women of the Year each winter, we ask ourselves the same question: What are the most significant issues facing women and girls…
It was at an early screening for Shogun that Anna Sawai realized the significance the historical epic set in feudal Japan would take on for audiences. A young woman approached…
For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL),…
Amanda Zurawski never set out to be an activist. But in 2022, when she was four months pregnant after years of trying, her life changed forever. She dilated too early,…
When Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, she struggled even to tell her family. Her now husband, comedian John Mulaney, had to break the news to her relatives…
For many Black Americans, closing the racial equity gap can feel like an insurmountable task. More than 83% say efforts toward equality in the U.S. haven’t gone far enough, according…
Monique Couvson was at Columbia University working on her master’s thesis on residential juvenile correctional facilities when her interactions with the young people in those centers led her to a…
Rujeko Hockley and her husband Hank Willis Thomas first met over email in 2005 when Hockley was a curatorial assistant at the Studio Museum in Harlem reaching out to Thomas…
In recent years, right-leaning leaders in politics and tech like Donald Trump and Elon Musk have attacked the value of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives. But for Elise Smith,…
