Johnnie Jae

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Tammy Faw Faw is an Otoe-Missouria and Ioway artist whose creativity is guided by purpose, responsibility, and love for her people. With a Fine Arts degree from Kansas State University, Tammy moves fluidly across various mediums, including illustration, graphic design, sewing, and painting, blending traditional knowledge with contemporary techniques. Every piece she creates is grounded in revival.

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When Disney released the original Lilo & Stitch in 2002, it was one of the few mainstream animated films set in a non-white, non-mainland context, and it captured hearts with its quirky humor and tear-jerking portrayal of sisterhood and found family. Set in Kauaʻi, it offered a rare look into the emotional and economic struggles of two Native Hawaiian sisters trying to hold their lives together after the death of their parents.

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When Prey premiered in 2022, it didn’t just revitalize the Predator franchise; it redefined it. Centering on Naru, a young Comanche woman, the film celebrated Indigenous resilience and ingenuity, proving that stories grounded in authentic cultural experiences could redefine genre narratives AND garner critic and audience praise. Building on that momentum, Predator: Killer of Killers is set to premiere on June 6, 2025, exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

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In the heart of the musical underground, where memory meets movement and sound becomes ceremony, there’s an artist whose work pulses with the beat of ancestral love and unshakable truth, whose story runs deep. Talon BAZILLE Ducheneaux, from the Cheyenne River Lakota and Crow Creek Dakota Nations, is a rapper, producer, sound designer, and creative force who has been shaping his path in hip hop since age 13, guided early on by his uncles and a love for storytelling.

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Set in 1932 Mississippi, Sinners is a haunting, atmospheric tale rooted in the music, spirituality, kinship, and resilience of Black Southern communities. But Coogler threads a deeper, more violent current through the narrative that recognizes the interwoven legacies and scars of the oppressed. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers, Smoke and Stack, who return home hoping to build something better for themselves and their community.