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People gather for the Women's March in Washington, DC, January 21, 2017.

The Media Disruptors

Media

Nancy Wang Yuen has devoted her research to Hollywood's diversity problem

GlobalPost

March 15, 2018

Nancy Wang Yuen's research focuses on diversity in Hollywood. And, while she says she has seen positive change, by and large there is still much to do.

Media

A trailblazing filmmaker wants to make sure Native stories have their place in the American narrative

GlobalPost

March 08, 2018

Joanelle Romero was born into Hollywood. The daughter of an actress, she starred in Elvis Presley movies and, at the age of 12, Dennis Hopper became her legal guardian. Yet her story is more than a laundry list of movie industry name drops.

Media

When this Univision anchor interviewed a head of the KKK, he called her the n-word

GlobalPost

March 01, 2018

Ilia Calderón doesn't back down in an interview. And she's determined to allow people growing up like she did see their own experience in her stories.

Media

This feminist author wants to get past 'feminism-lite'

GlobalPost

February 23, 2018

Bhakti Shringarpure is the editor-in-chief of Warscapes. She wants to change the way people understand war and its roots in colonialism.

Media

Amma Asante's bicultural upbringing influences everything she does

GlobalPost

February 15, 2018

The product of a Ghanaian upbringing in London, Asante has been disrupting the media world since she was a teen.

Culture

These women are upending the media landscape

GlobalPost

February 08, 2018

COMMENTARY: Christabel Nsiah-Buadi talks about how, over the next few weeks, this series will introduce you to six women in media who are disrupting long-established narratives and challenging us all to do better.

Media

April Reign is changing the social conversation

GlobalPost

February 08, 2018

The woman who created the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag has gone on to pursue what she describes as her calling — using her voice and her strategic thinking to ignite dialogue and explore issues of race, politics and culture.

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