Women Entrepreneurs of Color Share Biggest Business Hurdles Before you can succeed in business, you have to remind yourself who you are and that you deserve to be there. By Xintian Tina Wang More often than not, Black women entrepreneurs in America have felt the impact of their skin color acutely — and it’s not always a good feeling. In a recent…
Latina Actress Rita Moreno Talks Mental Health & Diversity By Lara Bradley On Tuesday, Sept. 20, CU Boulder’s Cultural Events Board held a conversation in the Universal Memorial Center with actress, singer and activist Rita Moreno. Moreno’s career has spanned over seven decades and 40 feature films. She is one of only 17 individuals to win the prestigious series of…
Iran’s Women Haven’t Been This Angry in a Generation By Azadeh Moaveni TEHRAN — On Monday, the 18th day of Iran’s intense protests against oppressive clerical rule and its numerous failures, schoolgirls with backpacks and black Converse sneakers joined the revolt. They marched down a street in a suburb of Tehran, the capital, waving their school uniform veils in the…
Melinda Gates Wants to Create an Alternative to Silicon Valley Billionaire Melinda French Gates wants to create an alternative to Silicon Valley: ‘To change it would be incredibly hard’ By Megan Sauer Melinda French Gates wants to shake up the tech industry, starting in Silicon Valley. The billionaire philanthropist told Fortune this week that the goal of her venture capital firm Pivotal…
Zendaya Becomes Youngest Two-Time Emmy Winner in History Zendaya Becomes Youngest Two-Time Emmy Winner in History With ‘Euphoria’ Lead Actress Win By BreAnna Bell, Ellise Shafer Zendaya made history — once again — by winning the Emmy award for lead actress in a drama series for her performance in “Euphoria.” She became the youngest lead actress in a drama winner with her…
Denée Benton: Tony Award Nominee to HBO Star By Yulia Lolo Florida native actress Denée Benton turned 30 on December 31, 2021, and her personal New Year kicked off with a role that will most surely change the entire trajectory of her acting career. Playing Ms. Peggy Scott of The Gilded Age, an ambitious young Black writer who faces off against a…
Sonia Nassery Cole Talks About the Power of Film By Patricia Danaher When Afghan film director Sonia Nassery Cole was a young girl in Kabul, she and her father would go to the cinema together every week. As the eldest of three children, her father pampered his daughter with this special time together, little suspecting that Sonia would go on…
15 Female Athletes Who Broke Barriers in Sports By Leesa Davis The sports world would be very different without any of the women mentioned on this list. It’s impossible to deny the significant accomplishments of these athletes, but many of them represent more than medals, trophies, and numbers on scoreboards. These barrier-breaking women disrupted long-held traditions, particularly at a time…
There’s Power In Cultivating A Diverse Community By Elissa Sangster While Hispanic Americans have contributed greatly to the growth and culture of the United States, Hispanic women have historically been underrepresented in many areas — including business careers. This is especially top of mind during Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15). We hear it all the time, but…
Latino Legends Helped Pave the Way in Hollywood By Mandalit del Barco Latinos have been a part of Hollywood since the silent movie era. But they continue to be underrepresented in front of and behind the cameras. USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and UCLA’s latest Hollywood Diversity Report show that Latino actors get just 7% of film leads. In the early days of cinema and…
