Julie Jacobs

Gary Tyler, once imprisoned, finds his calling as a celebrated quilter.

Walter Greason and Tim Fielder’s comics educate as well as entertain.

Vision Maker Media supports Native American storytelling through film.

The Crochet Coral Reef combines crafting, math and science to bring attention to climate change.

Keivonn Montreal Woodard makes Emmy history.

It was an article about NASA’s first class of astronaut candidates in which women constituted half the participants that piqued Liz Garcia’s curiosity about the highly competitive candidacy process and ultimately prompted her to write about it.

It’s fair to say the youth movie genre in the 1980s was defined by the Brat Pack, the group of young actors who appeared together in such classics as Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, and St. Elmo’s Fire. They are famously familiar: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, and Andrew McCarthy, among others.

The Handy Foundation forges a pathway for diverse Hollywood creatives.

BroadwayHD broadens access to theater.

Rosa Rebellion nurtures disruptive storytelling by women of color.

The Flow Project joins artists and water researchers for unique collaborations.

The Washington Musical Pathways Initiative develops aspiring classical musicians.

Filmmaker Alejandra Márquez Abella learned of José Hernández 15 years ago when his inspirational story made headlines: Hernández, who toiled in the fields as a child alongside his family, is the first migrant farmworker to become a NASA astronaut and go into space — a lifelong dream he realized after nearly a decade of perseverance and pluck and with the unwavering support of his family and friends.

Queer|Art provides a supportive and safe space for LGBTQ+ artists.

Alphabet Rockers inspires empathy and inclusion through music and more.