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Regina-King and Zendaya. Two Black women of different ages.

Black Actors Break Emmy Award Record With 9 Trophies

Regina King tied a record for most wins by a Black actor, and Zendaya made history as the youngest to win as a lead drama actress.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 21, 2020 1:47PM EDT

Dune. Film shot of a woman standing the bright sunlight on sand dunes.

'Dune' Adaptation Accused of Erasing Middle Eastern Actors

Filmmaker Lexi Alexander dryly tweeted: “A film about Middle East culture, shot in the Middle East, without a single Middle Eastern actor in sight. Can’t wait.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 10, 2020 6:00PM EDT

Zendaya. Young Black woman wearing braids and raffia off-the-shoulder top.

Garage Magazine Taps Zendaya and Simone Leigh to Offer 'New Vision of Black Womanhood'

Drop into the convo as the actress and artist talk to curator Thelma Golden about the inspiration they draw from the intellectual thought of 21st century Black women.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 9, 2019 3:14PM EDT

Bozoma Saint John and Zendaya. Dark-skinned Black woman with long black hair, bright smile, gold necklace and sequined bustier stands beside light-skinned Black woman with hair in ponytail wearing hoop earrings and white dress with illustrated character

Zendaya On Racism, Colorism and Representation

“We’re vastly too beautiful and too interesting for me to just be the only representation of that.”

Kenrya Rankin Apr 23, 2018 10:20AM EDT

Black woman with brown hair in pink light; Black man with navy tuxedo in blue and pink light

READ: Zendaya and John Boyega's Most Revealing Quotes About Racism From Their 'Variety' Cover Profiles

The “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Detroit” actors feature in two of three cover stories for Variety’s new “Power of Young Hollywood” issue.

Sameer Rao Aug 9, 2017 9:14AM EDT

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Black Lives Matter Founders, Zendaya, Simone Biles Among Glamour's Women of the Year

This is the 27th year the magazine has honored world-changing women.

Kenrya Rankin Nov 2, 2016 4:11PM EDT