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An interview with Lilly Ramundo: Social Media's beloved Azula

Opportunity is something that we all search for. We wait for the right time to ask that question, to hit that ball, to go to that place, to do that thing that we never did. Either that, or we spend a majority of our lives wondering “What if?” What if I went on that stage? What if I won that race? What if I felt seen the first time I looked at a television? What if Hollywood was more diverse? In short, opportunity is something that we all search for, but hardly find when we need it most. To sum it up, I’m sure we’d all like to have one tumultuous act uproot and change the entire course of our lives. There’s no one better to talk to about a life-changing opportunity than with up and coming actress Lilly Ramundo,

How Solange’s “When I Get Home” is an eclectic ode to black girl magic

As a society, I believe that we can all collectively agree there is a certain beauty to downing a cool glass of water at the end of a long, hot summer day. For a moment, our minds still and all becomes quiet, as we become instantly trapped in a beautiful state of serenity. A feeling that both literally and figuratively quenches such desperation is one that is hard to recreate. However, there are indeed ways in which we as can feel just as easily encapsulated by such senses of bliss and surety: t

A Wider World

It’s 7:00 p.m. on a rainy Wednesday night in July. I’ve just completed a rigorous eight-hour shift and a ten-minute grocery store pit stop. As horns blare and the night passes by, I quickly scribble down the twenty questions that have been living in my brain for the past three days. In short, I’ve got a phone interview in a half hour that I’m definitely going to be late for. Looking back now, I could’ve passed on the extra set of Nutter Puffs, no snack is worth the side hustle, even if it’s glut

How HBO's Euphhoria is giving a voice to queer youth

As a collective group, humans toy mercilessly with the idea of time travel. We constantly imagine what it would be like to step into a new world where the rules are different for either all the wrong or right reasons. We are curious about the unknown, we seek to dive deep... to explore. Enter 2019, just a couple months shy at the chance of our own roaring twenties. The carefree lifestyle of those times often seems like a fever dream, as if the Great Gatsby was single-handedly responsible for giving birth to the idea that people truly loved

Through The Lens With Caroline Galderisi

So, I know you’ve been a creative for most of your life. Can you describe to me your earliest interaction with a camera or photography in general? CAROLINE: “I have been interested in photography my whole life but I had not truly pursued it until recently. My first interaction with a camera was when I played around with my grandma’s point and shoot film camera at the age of 4. I would take pictures around her apartment and bring it to birthday parties and take loads of photos for her, and she

Diversity in Hollywood: How Women of Color like Candice Patton Are Changing the Minds of the Film Industry

I am well aware that the entire concept of this article is incredibly ironic as I, as an aspiring journalist, am sitting here writing about a fictional journalist. But I have a good reason. That being said, Iris West being portrayed by a black woman matters so much and here’s why. Firstly, it is common knowledge that Hollywood (to put it nicely) is currently taking baby steps when it comes to the idea of diversity. With this year’s releases of Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians, it has become

How celebrities like Meghan Markle prove discrimination and racism are alive and thriving

There are a few select words in the English language that sound as equally as displeasing as their definitions. After much consideration, I firmly believe the term ‘discrimination’ to be an easy fit for the infamous and unyielding category. One might feel somewhat serpentine when hissing out the hard ‘s’ that hangs on the prefix ‘dis’(meaning apart). Your skin may crawl as you swiftly move on to the root word ‘crim,’ which according to Word Info translate to ‘object of reapproach.’ In biology,

Why black screenwriters matter

Black screenwriters are a must! In the media lately. unfortunately, only 4.8% of tv writers are black and that needs to change, it’s systemic. Hollywood is a place that traditionally has served and supported an overwhelmingly white demographic and has made white the new norm. – Dylan, 17 In order for a specific show to be ‘open to all,’ they would have to include black female writers, black makeup artists, and black hair stylists. I think we should see more LGBTQ representation and I would ho