Shannon Shaw’s signature is to channel her layered feelings into her art. As the founder and vocalist of the indie... more

Chef and creator Nasim Lahbichi grew up eating Puerto Rican meals with his mom, learning Moroccan recipes from his dad... more

Gabby Rivera is a writer, podcast host, and storyteller. Her young adult novel Juliet Takes a Breath was critically acclaimed... more

Self-described “Black Feminist Love Evangelist,” Alexis Pauline Gumbs has been widely praised for her incisive thought and inspired prose. The... more

Actor and producer Johnny Sibilly is known for his roles in the hit show Pose, the reboot of Queer as... more

Vanessa Benavente currently plays none other than Mary, the mother of Jesus herself, on Netflix’s The Chosen. Vanessa describes the... more

As an award-winning poet, writer, and performer, Danez Smith’s words are always right on time. This year they released their... more

DJ, producer, and musician Jahi Sundance’s Cancer Rising allows him to build sonic and emotional worlds for his listeners. His... more

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is the award-winning author of two books: her nonfiction debut, The Undocumented Americans, and her latest, a... more

A writer, therapist, and political organizer, Prentis Hemphill moves through the world with the intensity, depth and the tenderness of... more