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Before joining WME as the first Black agent in his department, Eric Jordan Darnell had stints at LucasFilm and Sony Pictures. As an agent, he’s dedicated to helping his clients, particularly those

Jasmin Savoy Brown is best known for her roles in buzzy shows “The Leftovers” and “Yellowjackets.” She also starred as Mindy Meeks-Martin in “Scream and “Scream VI,” the horror franchise’s first openly-queer

Braden Bochner got his start at Hello Sunshine, working on buzzy shows like “Big Little Lies” and “Little Fires Everywhere.” He’s since joined UNWELL, a production house helmed by “Call Her Daddy”

In 2019, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was one of 15,000 candidates in an open casting call for Mindy Kaling’s new show, “Never Have I Ever.” Despite having never acted professionally, Ramakrishnan won the role–and

When his daring Tony-nominated play “Ain’t No Mo'” opened last year, Cooper was riding high as the youngest Black American playwright in Broadway history. But it closed after just 28 performances due

Oscar yi Hou showed a yearlong solo exhibition of figurative paintings at the Brooklyn Museum, making him one of the youngest artists to ever have a solo show at a major New

First-generation American Brianna Wu created her loungewear brand, Briavia, at 18-years-old from her bedroom. Since the company’s inception in 2017, she has generated more than $1 million in revenue without taking outside

Since starting her photography career at 13-years-old, Sophia Wilson has contributed her images to publications such as The New York Times, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. She is one of the youngest names

Grace Whiteside is the founder of Sticky Glass, a Brooklyn-based glass design company they launched in 2020. Sticky Glass, which is carried by companies such as Ssense, has received grant support from

Self-taught photographer, Jacob Webster, specializes in beauty and fashion-centric images. He has worked with stars such as Doja Cat, SZA, Keke Palmer, Chloe Bailey, Michael B. Jordan, and others. Intersect Magazine called