Creative Equity Toolkit

“For All of Us”: An Interview with Philly-based Cultural Organizer Marángeli Mejía-Rabell

An interview with Marángeli Mejía-Rabell, the cultural organizer and festival director for the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival and founder of AFROTAINO. She discusses her work and how it bridges the divide between Puerto Rico and Philadelphia, Latinx and Latin America. One of her early mentors was a substantial influence and shaped her approach; she says “at the center of everything he did was the community.”

How did rock music get so white?

Professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and Slate music critic Jack Hamilton interviewed on how rock and roll changed from an inter-racial expression to the soundtrack of whiteness.

‘Pat Boone covering Little Richard is probably the most egregious example of this. “But he was able to get his music played on radio stations that wouldn't play the black originators of that music and he was someone who almost objectively made much worse versions of that than the originals.”’

I finally landed the role I’ve dreamed of: a trans woman at peace with – and loved by – the world

This article by Suzy Wrong gives a perspective and the reflections on trans representation on screen - and advocates for better writing and roles, and gives an example of how the role in the Australia drama series Hungry Ghosts is a meaningful role for her in terms of how it reflects her actual experiences.

Jenny Slate Apologized For Voicing A Black Character On Netflix And Resigned From The Show

Coverage of the decision by actor and comedian Jenny Slate to stop voicing the character of Missy, a black girl on Netflix's Big Mouth animated series.

'Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.'

Other peoples’ stories

Wiradjuri writer, teacher and academic Jeanine Leane ponders questions of representation and who had the right to tell another person's story.

'if non-Indigenous people are still only encountering Indigenous people via the works of non-Indigenous writers/historians/filmmakers/artists, then are they really encountering us at all?'