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Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie poses at a community space where women cook and sell meat. She started drag as an escape from oppression she felt at Stellenbosch University for being "black, Xhosa, poor, queer and effeminate." "It is through pageantry and performance that I became more inclined with my queerness and how boundless expression should be," she says. "Drag became the therapist I never had."

PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And Tradition

Even though they face discrimination, they proudly embrace their heritage in the way they dress.

Nurses clap after Kym Villamer and her colleague Dawn Jones sing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" at New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital's new COVID-19 ward.

Family Ordeal Catapults A Young Filipina To The U.S. — And The Pandemic Front Lines

Quimberly 'Kym' Villamer, a nurse at a hospital in New York City, shares what it was like to grow up in the Philippines while her parents worked in the U.S.

Michaela Coel's <em>I May Destroy You</em> was a critical favorite last year — but didn't garner any Golden Globe nominations.

Lack Of Diversity Mars Golden Globe TV Nominations

Critics agree that Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You is a masterpiece — but it was one of many TV shows with creators and actors of color that were left out of this year's Golden Globe nominations.

Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You was a critical favorite last year — but didn't garner any Golden Globe nominations.

Lack Of Diversity Mars Golden Globe TV Nominations

Critics agree that Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You is a masterpiece — but it was one of many TV shows with creators and actors of color that were left out of this year's Golden Globe nominations.

Domm Holland, Fast, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

He reinvented himself in Silicon Valley. Ex-associates say he's running from his past

The payments startup Fast has raised tens of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, but critics of its CEO Domm Holland say his past in Australia is being overlooked.

We asked, you answered: Your 50 favorite sci-fi and fantasy books of the past decade

Earlier in the summer, we asked you to vote for your favorite science fiction and fantasy reads of the past decade — so here are 50 fabulous reads, curated by our expert judges and you, the readers.

A detail of Westview High School senior Alice Zhu's painting, "Oceana," which is part of the San Diego Museum of Art Young Art exhibition, which opens Mar. 26, 2021.

San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Young Art', Melissa Evans Tierra And 'Harlem Duet'

Our weekend arts picks include SDMA's Young Art exhibition, a virtual piano concert, Coronado Playhouse's latest production, The Black Iris Project, 'Contralto' and 'A Shimmer of Strings.'

13 Things I Did (And Did Not) Love About 'Coming 2 America': An African Perspective

Our Nigerian critic wants you to know: We Africans do not see wild animals in our backyards! Women are allowed to own businesses! But I did admire the awesome head-ties — and powerful princesses!

Ben Burtt and Craig Barron at their 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival presentation of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." This year they have created a video presentation for the TCMFF Home Edition for "Chain Lightning."

TCM Classic Film Festival's Second Home Edition Runs Through Sunday

'West Side Story' opens virtual festival on TCM and HBO Max

Fatou "Toufah" Jallow says she was raped by former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh. She now lives in Canada but returned home to testify before the nation's Truth Commission.

Beauty Queen's Rape Allegation Against Former Gambia President Sparks #MeToo Movement

Last week's testimony before Gambia's Truth Commission riveted the country and described a culture of systematic sexual abuse in the presidential palace.

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