The son of an Ethiopian filmmaker, Merawi Gerima was handpicked by Ava DuVernay to share his story. Now he wants to help other rising stars of film.

“I would love to be pushing far, . . . just doing my part for that movement in the industry, bringing Black stories to life. D.C. is bursting at the seam [with] untold stories.”

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After leading the Arizona Wildcats to the NCAA Championship, rookie Aari McDonald has already made a difference on her WNBA team.

“The minute I step foot on the court for warm-ups, I’m ready, I’m locked in. . . . I don’t get scared or intimidated. I mean, I feel like people put their shoes on just like me, so why be scared?”

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As the youngest member of Congress, Madison Cawthorn is unafraid to make news with bold and often controversial statements. But what made him so confident he would win?

“Whether it was in the Republican primary or general election, we ran our campaign in a very different style than most people do. We came up with a very unique plan, which was very similar to the movie Moneyball, in that we just kind of ran the whole thing by the numbers.”

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You may already know The Lucas Brothers for their laugh-out-loud comedy, but these law school dropouts are also the geniuses behind the Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah.

“I feel like the studio system unfortunately has this sort of myopic perception of Black artists, and so they typically put us into a box, be it comedy, be it drama. If you look at the comedies that come from the studio system, they’re usually not nuanced.”

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