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His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.
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Get a first look at the Disney Channel favorite in the revival at New World Stages.
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The US president labels Noah a "total loser" over a joke he told on stage during the awards ceremony.
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 It's a busy day for Starz. The cable network has announced a bunch of new TV shows and premiere dates at the 2024 Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press tour. But let's be real, nothing screams Starz more than its claim-to-fame in recent years: the sexy period drama Outlander. And thankfully, Starz ends the…
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 Brandon Wolf, now an activist, chatted about his new memoir "A Place for Us," including all things grief, friendship, trauma and LGBTQ life.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, opening in theaters on November 11, finds Wakanda at a crossroads. After the devastating death of King T'Challa, the nation must pick up the pieces and forge ahead. Meanwhile, outside forces look to take advantage of Wakanda's perceived weakness.
In this exclusive clip, the nation of Talokan launches an attack on Wakanda. The Dora Milaje and Shuri are on hand to defend their land, but a surprising figure is the one to swoop in and save the...
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Gabrielle Union knows the value of a sturdy support system. But she also knows that not everyone has one.
She made this point at Monday night's 11th Annual Night of Opportunity Gala held in New York City for The Opportunity Network, a nonprofit that works with students from historically and systematically underrepresented communities achieve their college and career goals.
Union, 45, was an honoree at the event, and in her acceptance speech, she spoke about expanding the idea of what a support system can be. She explained that she learned the hard way that "your people" are not always who you thought they would be. She referenced the time she was raped as a sophomore in college.
"When I was raped at gunpoint, one of the most lonely and debilitating experiences of my life, I had to redefine what it meant to be a part of a community because my ‘people' didn't have a ton of experience with rape survivors," the Being Mary Jane star and producer said to Cipriani's packed but silent dining room. "So I had to expand my idea of what and who my people were. I needed a different kind of support. I needed different opportunities, opportunities to heal and then the ability to want to continue living."
The summer before starting her sophomore year of college at UCLA, the actress was raped at gunpoint by a stranger in the Payless store where she worked.
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But that wasn't the first time she realized she needed "different" opportunities.
"When I was at UCLA, a lot of the kids I was at school with, their parents got them internships and their parents had jobs lined up for them or they took over the family business," she explained to PEOPLE. "I don'
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