Baltimore fashion designer Bishme Cromartie was named the winner of Bravo’s “Project Runway All Stars” on Thursday night.

As a judge prepares to sentence a 71-year-old man in the fatal overdose of actor Michael K. Williams, Baltimore producer David Simon asks court to consider leniency.

Asian American women have been directing projects for the big and small screens for decades. In spite of obstacles in an industry that has long prioritized a male director's point of view, these women have found ways to raise funds, start their own production companies, release their films, and even launch their television series. They continue to collect accolades while doing so, inspiring the next generation of female directors to do the same.

While immigration remains a hot-button topic in the United States, it’s hard to deny some of the country’s best films, music, and books as well as scientific and diplomatic breakthroughs came from people born in other countries who came here and eventually chose to become American citizens.