by October Gallery
Black and Asian Americans have both reported experiencing more racism because of the COVID-19 pandemic and worry about wearing a mask because it might make them a target, according to…
As his stint on ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” comes to a close, Conrad Ricamora is getting back to his musical theater roots. Last fall, the actor returned…
Daniel Dae Kim shared Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and used his announcement to call for an end to the xenophobic behavior that has arisen during…
“Crazy Rich Asians” assembled an all-star and all-Asian cast for the groundbreaking romantic comedy, but actor Brenda Song is claiming she wasn’t even given the chance to audition. The 31-year-old…
On the rooftop of a Manhattan strip club in one of the opening scenes of box office hit “Hustlers,” Jennifer Lopez’s character Ramona says to fellow stripper Destiny, portrayed by…
While Netflix rom-com “Always Be My Maybe,” starring Randall Park and Ali Wong, has been drawing significant buzz for its representation of Asian American couples on-screen, the film’s casting isn’t…
Conversations around colorism aren’t new. But if you’re just tuning in, the discourse around the last few years of Hollywood casting lays out a map of both the progress and…
“Saturday Night Live” host Awkwafina paid touching tribute in her monologue to actress Lucy Liu with a memory of standing on line as an 11-year-old girl as her “idol” was…
Twenty years ago, Nicole Bilderback was nearly as ubiquitous in teen movies and TV shows as Freddie Prinze Jr. She was in “Clueless,” “Bring It On” and “Can’t Hardly Wait.”…
For years, producers and studios have suggested that movies that revolve around people of color just don’t drive moviegoers. Take Ridley Scott ― criticized for casting white stars in “Exodus:…