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‘Turning Red’ directer Domee Shi talks record Asian representation at 2023 Oscars

Wednesday, January 25 by ABC News

It was a record year for Oscar nominations when it came to actors and filmmakers of Asian descent being recognized. Domee Shi is one of those people, her Pixar film Turning Red, about a tween Chinese-Canadian girl who turns into a giant... Read More.

Netflix’s ‘The Circle’ star Raven Sutton breaks barriers for Deaf representation

Monday, January 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Raven Sutton is making history as the first deaf contestant on Netflix's The Circle.She hopes her stint on the hit reality show can not only empower the Deaf community, but also change the perspective of viewers who may never have seen... Read More.

“It’s amazing!”: Tenoch Huerta and Mabel Cadena celebrate indigenous representation in ‘Wakanda Forever’

Monday, November 14 by ABC News

While the original Black Panther was hailed for bringing Black heroes to the forefront, its hit sequel, Wakanda Foreveris earning praise for a change of its antagonist's origin to highlight Meso-American heritage.Namor was one of Marvel Comics' first characters back in 1939, and although... Read More.

Los Espookys’ creators talk “absurd” comedy and Latinx representation

Friday, September 16 by ABC News

The second season of HBO's absurdist comedy Los Espookys kicks off Friday. The show, produced by and co-starring SNL veteran Fred Armisen, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres, is primarily in Spanish but quickly found a mainstream audience.That said, it's a little hard to describe,... Read More.

“It’s amazing”: Stars of AMC’s ‘Dark Winds’ talk representation of Indigenous actors, filmmakers

Friday, June 10 by ABC News

On Sunday, AMC launches its new thriller series Dark Winds. Based on author Tony Hillerman's "Leaphorn and Chee" book series, Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon star as a pair of Navajo police officers investigating a series of murders and a violent bank robbery.The 1970s-set thriller series was produced by Hillerman fans Robert... Read More.

Natural hair swim caps rejection sparks conversation on coded bias, gatekeeping and representation

Friday, July 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A rejection to allow swim caps made for natural hair in the Olympics has started a larger conversation on bias, gatekeeping and representation in the sport.Soul Cap, a U.K.-based company that sells swimming caps for "thick, curly and voluminous hair," had... Read More.

Stories tagged with: representation

‘Turning Red’ directer Domee Shi talks record Asian representation at 2023 Oscars

Netflix’s ‘The Circle’ star Raven Sutton breaks barriers for Deaf representation

“It’s amazing!”: Tenoch Huerta and Mabel Cadena celebrate indigenous representation in ‘Wakanda Forever’

Los Espookys’ creators talk “absurd” comedy and Latinx representation

“It’s amazing”: Stars of AMC’s ‘Dark Winds’ talk representation of Indigenous actors, filmmakers

Natural hair swim caps rejection sparks conversation on coded bias, gatekeeping and representation

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