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National Geographic's Traveling Photography Exhibition WOMEN: A CENTURY OF CHANGE Now Open in the Visual Arts Center


Discover the global chronicle of women's lives through National Geographic's powerful photography exhibition, 'WOMEN: A Century of Change,' now open at the Visual Arts Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Explore over 100 images from 30+ countries celebrating trailblazers and the evolution of womanhood.

Anthony Rapp, Maxwell Frost, America Ferrera & More to Join MEET THE MOMENT Summit


The powerhouse collective of activists, journalists and creators at The Meteor—a media company focused on issues of gender and racial justice— will present Meet the Moment, a powerful day of ideas and inspiration, on Saturday, November 12th at the Brooklyn Museum.

Outdoor Film Festival Launches on July 6


The Outdoor Film Festival consists of a series of interactive workshops and film screenings set in open spaces and nature in East Harlem. With each day given a thematic focal point, the festival is centered around intergenerational healing as it relates to Black and BIPOC communities living in Harlem and across New York City.

TAMRON HALL to Celebrate 500th Episode


Tamron celebrates 500 episodes! Arsenio Hall turns the tables on Tamron and asks her the questions! Plus, Kim Fields stops by to talk about her Netflix series “The Upshaws.” Also, a man living in his car who raised money for the homeless by walking more than 500 miles to his dream college in Boston. And, special surprises. 

Rachel Bloom, Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Grey & More Upcoming at 92Y


92Y has announced new events for April, featuring Rachel Bloom, Jennifer Grey, Bill Gates and more. 

NJPAC to Present PSEG True Diversity Film Series: Not Done: Women Remaking America


New Jersey Performing Arts Center invites you to join in a FREE Virtual Screening and panel discussion for Not Done: Women Remaking America, the next PSEG True Diversity Film Series. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Melissa Cooper, assistant history professor at Rutgers University-Newark and author of Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination. 

Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Nominated for 53rd NAACP Image Awards


Today, the full list of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced. Nominees included Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Encanto, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, Respect, Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Denzel Washington, and more. Check out the full list of nominees now!

bwaySHO: The Podcast Joins Broadway Podcast Network with LIVE Launch Party: SHO & Tell


Theatre favorites Fergie L. Philippe (Hamilton), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop, The Danish Girl), Drew Gasparini (The Karate Kid, It's Kind of A Funny Story) and Kimberly Marable (Hadestown) help welcome Shoshana Medney to BPN with SHO & Tell, which she coined on her live YouTube Series: The SHO Must Go On...line!

Cambridge Junction Announces Digital Theatre Production Of Rachel Mariner's RECOVERING MISOGYNIST


Cambridge Junction today announces the experimental digital production Recovering Misogynist written and read by Rachel Mariner will be available to watch from 12 August at 7pm.

Founder Beverly Bond and the Kennedy Center Celebrate International Women's Day with 2nd Annual BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Festival


The Kennedy Center, BONDVISION Media, and BLACK GIRLS ROCK! collaborate to co-produce the second annual BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Festival (BGR!FEST), an immersive multi-day live experience curated to celebrate the cultural contributions of Black women artists, thought leaders, and creatives. The festival, spanning four days, will take place during International Women's Day weekend, March 5-8 across the Kennedy Center campus.

The Second Annual BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Festival Will Take Place International Women's Day Weekend


The Kennedy Center, BONDVISION Media, and BLACK GIRLS ROCK! collaborate to co-produce the second annual BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Festival (BGR!FEST), an immersive multi-day live experience curated to celebrate the cultural contributions of Black women artists, thought leaders, and creatives. The festival, spanning four days, will take place during International Women's Day weekend, March 5-8 across the Kennedy Center campus.

Free Live Show A LOVE THING Will Share Performances and Tips to Create Healthy Relationships and Prevent Harmful Ones


A FREE live show on February 5 at 7pm, A LOVE THING, will share moving performances and music, empowering conversation, and practical tips and tools for ways teens and young adults - and we all - can create healthier relationships and prevent harmful ones.

Ann-Margret and Journalistic Excellence Honored at NAEJ Awards Gala


Proving the legacy of the entertainment genius Bob Hope is as influential as ever, the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation sponsored a table at The LA Press Club's 12th Annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala held in the Crystal ballroom of millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, Ca on Sunday, Dec 1st, 2019. Established to honor and award individuals for their journalistic excellence, career achievement and contributions to society, the evening was dedicated to the memory of Robert Forster.

Lifetime Announces SURVIVING R. KELLY PART TWO: THE RECKONING Release Date


The story continues... following the groundbreaking Emmy nominated and Critic's Choice Award and MTV Award winning explosive documentary series seen by over 26.8 million people and sparking world-wide conversation, Lifetime unravels more to the saga with Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning airing across three nights, beginning January 2 at 9pm ET/PT. Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning will feature interviews from a variety of perspectives including with new survivors, supporters, psychologists and cultural and legal experts, and more insights into the ever-growing saga of the R&B singer, who is currently facing federal and state charges. The three-night event uncovers new stories with revealing details and explores why the voices of the girls that spoke up decades ago are only now being heard.

Sam Bee Gives Thanks to the #MeToo Movement on Their 2 Year Anniversary


On the 2 year anniversary of the #metoo movement, Sam sits down to check in with its founder, Tarana Burke. Their conversation inspires her to make a Thanksgiving-style feast for several of the courageous women involved. Joined by guests Chanel Miller (sexual assault survivor and author of 'Know My Name'), Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey (New York Times journalists who broke the Weinstein story), and June Baret (domestic worker and activist with the National Domestic Workers Alliance) Sam hosts a dinner + group discussion on the progress and successes of the movement, as well as what still needs to change.

Gloria Allred Guest Stars on ALYSSA MILANO: SORRY NOT SORRY


Gloria Allred is one of the top women's rights attorneys in the country. Her firm has fought for more women's rights cases than any other private firm in the nation and this year she will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. On today's episode of Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry and in support of Women's Equality Day, Gloria sits down with Alyssa to discuss her career, the importance of the courts and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, believing victims, and much more.

Niecy Nash to Host THE BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AWARDS


BET Networks and Beverly Bond, CEO, Executive Producer and Creator of BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® are excited to announce Emmy-nominated actress, Niecy Nash as host of The 2019 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards on BET. This year's celebration will tape on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, NJ. The broadcast will premiere on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on BET.

EDINBURGH 2019: BRANDI ALEXANDER Q&A


Seattle-based performer TATIANA PAVELA is bringing her intimate and brutal one-woman show BRANDI ALEXANDER to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This is a primal scream of a show about rape: Howlingly funny and agonisingly uncomfortable. 

Girl Be Heard Takes The Stage At WOMEN DELIVER


Girl Be Heard, girlbeheard.org, a New York City-based social justice theatre collective that brings issues affecting women, girls and gender nonconforming youth center stage, will perform at the largest women's conference in the world, Women Deliver, June 3-5, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada.

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