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In her TED Talks on the politics of fiction and the revolutionary power of diverse thought, author-activist Elif Shafak speaks…

Known for her incisive critiques of capitalism, globalization, and corporate power, Naomi Klein has emerged as a leading leftist voice…

Renowned for his grandiose portraits of Black people in regal poses, Kehinde Wiley reigns as a luminary in the realm…

Yara Shahidi, the 22-year-old actress and activist, has quickly become a cultural icon in the world of entertainment. Born to…

Born to two working-class Barbados immigrants in 1960, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and theater critic Hilton Als spent much of his…

Though Emily Ratajkowski initially declined the offer to appear topless in Robin Thicke’s infamous “Blurred Lines” music video, the starring…

Born in Florida and raised between Argentina and the UK, Anya Taylor-Joy left school at 16 to pursue a career…

Born in Saigon in 1988, poet and novelist Ocean Vuong‘s work is weighted with suffering: his family spent more than…

American actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal cut her teeth in the movie industry playing bit parts in her father’s films,…

Best known for her breakout role on Netflix’s hit series Orange is the New Black, Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba has quickly…