America Chavez

As half the world watched the Superbowl, and the other half the commercials, Marvel released the full trailer for the second Doctor Strange movie, ...

It will be easier for parents to tell kids anything is possible thanks to Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez. And if that means more than we can put into words for us, imagine what it means for the kids that will have to step up and make the world better. It’s one thing to dream the kind of dreams that feel impossible and another to have someone to emulate. And though that doesn’t mean there isn’t work to be done, or that we cannot have more – or better – representation, it’s still incredibly important. There are certainly more roles for our communities, but those roles are still mostly going to those of us who are white, and even those roles are, more often than not, stuck in the stereotypical. The one with the powers. But for our communities, the most important thing on screen was Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez.