Representation Matters

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How Kim Ng is Making History as the First Asian Female GM in...

Here's why Miami Marlin's new hire is a big deal for representation.

Dragana Kovacevic

November 20, 2020

Culture

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis are Bringing LGBTQ+...

Happy early holidays, Queers! This one is for us.

Chloe Tse

November 10, 2020

Blue Ivy Carter and Beyonce on a red carpet

Self

Blue Ivy Carter is Bringing Positive Representation — Narrates...

This 8-year-old is doing some good work we're getting excited about it.

Chloe Tse

November 9, 2020

Ritchie Torres attends the 2016 GMHC Spring Gala dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street on March 21, 2016 in New York City.

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U.S. Election Leads to Wins for LGBTQ+ Representation

We have seen some significant wins come out of the U.S. election when it comes to positive representation.

Dragana Kovacevic

November 6, 2020

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a meeting of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform June 12, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a meeting on “a resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find the Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce in contempt of Congress.”

Ambition

12 Female Leaders Who Give us Hope

No time like a crisis to show us the true resourcefulness of women as leaders.

Dragana Kovacevic

November 2, 2020

Debbie Allen, Mara Brock, Courtney Kemp representing women of colour making an impact on TV Akil,

Culture

10 Women of Colour Making a Big Impact on TV

Let's talk better, positive representation and how these womxn are bringing this to life on the television screen.

Amber Dowling

November 2, 2020

Culture

Toronto Slang and Where it Actually Comes From

From “ting” to “bucktee” and beyond, we’re talking about Toronto slang — what it means and where it comes from.

Slice Staff

October 27, 2020

Model and actor Yaya DaCosta smiling at the camera

Style

The Essential Guide to Every Curly Hair Type

Despite our varying hair types, the beauty industry is still focused on catering to Eurocentric standards of beauty.

Tracey Moore

October 22, 2020

Ambition

Local BIPOC Businesses to Support as You Start Holiday Shopping

If you are looking to buy or replace existing items, here are local BIPOC businesses you can support now.

Dragana Kovacevic

October 22, 2020

Amandla Stenberg posing on the red carpet at the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala

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Celebrity Coming Out Stories That Will Make You Cry Tears of...

We're celebrating these brave stars who owned their identities and prove that representation really does matter.

Shorey Andrews

October 8, 2020

Universtiy Proffessor and Microbologist Emmanuelle Charpentier, University of California, Berkeley Professor of Chemistry Jennifer A. Doudna, receive award for their work in the health sciences

Ambition

Two Female Scientists Score Nobel Prize for Groundbreaking...

Every once in a while, there is a scientific breakthrough so major, it causes a paradigm shift in how scientists work thereon in.

Dragana Kovacevic

October 7, 2020

Ambition

Teaunna Gray Spotlight: Why Representation Matters in...

This Afro-Indigenous director and photographer is on a mission to provide the representation lacking.

Chloe Tse

September 23, 2020