Publish your story celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, and you may be featured in ZORA — Hi, ZORA fam, happy Hispanic Heritage Month! For the next 30 days, we’ll celebrate and learn about the histories, cultures, and impacts of our Hispanic and Latinx ancestors, neighbors, and family. This month, want to hear from you! If you identify as Latinx, Hispanic, Afro-Latinx, or anywhere in between, how…

In a book excerpt, the nation’s art stars discuss showing up and showing out — Carrie Mae Weems is an artist for this generation. Her work exemplifies the Black experience and invites layers of contemplation and meaning. The conversation below is excerpted from the book Carrie Mae Weems, wherein various essays and interviews explore the work and cultural importance of the influential artist. …

We’re giving away $100,000 in prizes, and all you have to do is write — If you didn’t know already, Medium is hosting an essay writing contest, and we want you (yes, YOU!) to enter. The Medium Writers Challenge is a chance for you to get creative, turn your thoughts into a great essay, and win some prize money, too. Entering the challenge is easy…

Ethel’s Club Founder Naj Austin delivers critical tips and reminders — Last year, after just four months of opening Ethel’s Club, a social group and safe space invented for people of color, founder Naj Austin had to make a hard pivot from IRL to virtual fellowship amid a global pandemic. A heavy undertaking given the circumstances and uncertainty of the world…