Shout out to Brad Pitt for standing on the right side of history in this election… not that we really ever had any doubt about where he’d stand when it came time to support a candidate!
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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterKeir Gilchrist, Nik Dodani, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Amy Okuda of Netflix’s dramedy Atypical are ready to hit the polls for November 3 and they are leading the charge with two events for the election.The first of the two events have Lundy-Paine, Dodani, and Gilchrist partnering with White People 4 Black Lives, a group associated with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, to host a virtual phone bank to persuade and turn out Los Angeles voters against incumbent
.Shout out to Brad Pitt for standing on the right side of history in this election… not that we really ever had any doubt about where he’d stand when it came time to support a candidate!
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another calendar on the arts and culture scene in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today that is canceling the remainder of its previously scheduled concerts for the 2020/21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall through June 9.
Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Los Angeles Philharmonic announced that all events at the Walt Disney Concert hall have been cancelled through June 2021. The music organization made the announcement on Tuesday, sharing with members and Angelenos a complete list of events that have been cut from the calendar.From Halloween Organ & Film on Oct.
Organizers for the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter filed a lawsuit on Monday against county District Attorney Jackie Lacey and her husband over his alleged pointing of a firearm at demonstrators outside the couple’s home earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed by Civil rights attorney Carl Douglas, accuses the Laceys of assault, negligence, and inflicting emotional distress in connection with the March 2 incident.
Los Angeles is infamous for its homeless crisis, and it is getting worse, up another 16% this year to about 36,000 people. That’s because rather than implementing common-sense solutions to address the problem, LA’s politicians have chosen to use it to implement a progressive agenda, such as providing free, permanent government housing. The cost of this housing? More than $500,000 per unit, and, in some cases, as much as $700,000, according to an LA Controller audit released last week. Many
WASHINGTON — A group of LGBTQ Latino activists from across the country who participated in a virtual roundtable on Wednesday said the election results are a matter of “survival.” for their respective communities.
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died without making a will despite fighting a four-year battle with colon cancer, court papers show.
Angelique Jackson Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Alliance stepped outside the box to unveil the next phase of its Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP).This week, LEAP debuted call-to-action messages on billboards, kiosks and atop taxicabs in South Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York City. The messaging on the outdoor media campaign, titled “Flowers,” reads: “Flowers are beautiful.
Erik Pedersen Managing EditorLocal health officials on Monday reported only two deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County over the past 24 hours and 881 new cases. They also said nearly 700 people remain hospitalized with the disease throughout the county.Authorities reminded that the low number of new deaths and new cases reported today reflect a reporting lag from over the weekend.Public Health now has identified 282,982 positive cases of COVID-19 to date across all areas of L.A.
LOS ANGELES – There’s a certain comfort in those friendships in one’s life that transcend work, or even some familial relationships with others who one deems close. A friendship where if separated by even distance and time you can still pick a phone- call, and the thread of conversation seemingly picks right up as though time itself hadn’t been interrupted.
The West Wing are back together again. On Thursday, HBO Max released the trailer for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, which reunites the cast for a staged presentation of classic Season 3 episode "Hartsfield's Landing." The event will support and raise awareness for the non-profit organization When We All Vote, co-chaired by Michelle Obama.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor“Schitt’s Creek” actor Sarah Levy is social-distancing to her next gig.Levy has been cast in “Distancing Socially,” a COVID-inspired indie film about relationships and the challenges of virtual communication during lockdown.