Ruby Ibarra: Last News

Ahead of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Birds of Prey actress Ella Jay Basco and rapper Ruby Ibarra have released their Asian self-love music video "Gold." The video begins with Basco starring in a 1950's black and white commercial advertising a "Brown Be Gone" skin whitening soap to "wash the brown away." Midway through the commercial, the model played by Basco begins to panic when hearing the potential side effects of using the soap, such as "complicity" and "inauthenticity." As the commercial crew starts to pack up, Basco wipes her face to reveal a swatch of skin, which is in color, and is launched into a technicolor world where she sings about loving one's identity and skin color.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe International Documentary Association has announced the winners of the 36th annual IDA Documentary Awards, with “Crip Camp” taking home the top prize.The ceremony was hosted by actor Willie Garson, with musical entertainment from Ruby Ibarra, who performed the theme from “A Thousand Cuts.”Directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht, “Crip Camp” received the best feature award as well as the ABC News VideoSource award. Garrett Bradley won best director for his film “Time,” while “John Was Trying to Contact Aliens” from Matthew Killip received the best short award.