the speakeasy

Drawn to Comics

the speakeasy

geekery

Black Queer Teenage Detective Comic “Goldie Vance” Is Gonna Be a Movie!

Kerry Washington will produce, and Rashida Jones will adapt and direct this into a franchise of movies.

Mey —

Dec 5, 2017

disney

latina

movie reviews

Disney Pixar’s “Coco” Showed Me My Mexican Self On Screen Like Never Before

Everyone in the film is Mexican. Everything in the film is Mexican. Everyone and everything is me.

Mey —

Nov 27, 2017

the speakeasy

women of color

tv reviews

“195 Lewis” Is a Love Letter to Black, Queer Brooklyn

What I can say, with the utmost love, is that this series feels like Brooklyn. It feels like the Brooklyn that raised me and protected me as a young woman.…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 27, 2017

#affiliatemarketing

holiday gift guide

lgbtq+ businesses

Holigay Gift Guide: Support These Indie POC Designers

From makeup and skincare products to statement tees and accessories, I’m confident that you’ll find more than a few items on this list to love. Also, almost everything is under…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 13, 2017

starz

survivor's remorse

tv reviews

We Lost One of TV’s Most Important Lesbian Characters When “Survivor’s Remorse” Got Axed

The conversation of multi-dimensional black thought, and questions of isolation or not feeling “black enough”, is one that a lot black people are familiar with. It’s smart and nuanced. It’s…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 3, 2017

greatest hits

latina

politics + activism

How Queer and Trans Women Are Healing Each Other After Hurricane Harvey

“Her first step into her first floor apartment was into a puddle of water. Everything was wet: furniture, photos, poems, journals, her shoes. The water lines on her walls marked…

Yvonne —

Oct 25, 2017

#blacklivesmatter

dee rees

pop culture fix

Black LGBT Women Represent on The Root’s 100 Most Influential People List

When I look at this list, I’m fortified knowing that increasingly we are not being asked to choose between our blackness and our queerness as the movement moves forward. We…

Carmen Phillips —

Sep 20, 2017

Monday Roundtable

people of color

playlists

QTPOC Roundtable: Queer Anthem Playlist

There’s just some songs that make you want to shout and dance and that make you feel proud to be queer.

the team —

Sep 11, 2017

latina

latinx

pop culture fix

17 Queer and Feminist Latinx Podcasts To Get Into

These podcasts are for the chingonas, the jotxs, and the baddass Latinxs who need some audio magic in their lives.

Yvonne —

Aug 28, 2017

fullscreen

Monday Roundtable

movie features

QTPOC Roundtable: TV and Movie Characters That Made Us Feel Seen

“Jessi showed me that it was cool to focus on my ambitions and to form deep relationships with other girls instead of being boy-obsessed.”

the team —

Aug 7, 2017

fullscreen

immigrant

first person

Confessions of An Undocumented African Immigrant

“I couldn’t afford to go home, but it was common knowledge among the many international students that, technically, one could remain in the country beyond the visa validity period as…

Guest —

Aug 2, 2017

interview

qpoc

music

Let “New Black Swing” Hypnotize You with Smooth Summer Vibes

“Vibes. It’s all about the energy I share, the energy we share with one another. Whether in public or in private, in romance or otherwise. I think about the deepest…

Ari —

Jul 19, 2017