Marta Kauffman Pledges $4 Million to Brandeis University For African American Studies

Martha Stewart's appearance on Chelsea Handler's podcast is titled «TMI with Martha Start,» and perhaps rightfully so. The lifestyle guru shared she's attracted to married men! Let her explain.During a conversation in Thursday's episode of the podcast, the 80-year-old was asked point-blank by the host and comedian, «What's going on in your love life?» Stewart then proceeded to spill the tea.«Nothing. Absolutely zero,» Stewart shared.

Clairo enlisted Phoebe Bridgers for a live rendition of her 2019 single ‘Bags’ at a show in Milan on Tuesday (July 5).The show, which took place on Tuesday night (July 5), saw Clairo support Bridgers at Carroponte in Sesto San Giovanni, a commune within Milan. The show was a crossover date between Bridgers’ ongoing Reunion Tour and Clairo’s Sling Tour, the latter named for her second studio album.The pair’s duet on ‘Bags’ marks the first time the two have performed the song together.

the Huffington Post. “Pronouns were not yet something that I understood, so we didn’t refer to that character as ‘she’.

More regrets. Friends cocreator Marta Kauffman expressed remorse over the way the show depicted a trans character days after she said she was embarrassed by the show’s lack of diversity.

Marta Kauffman is looking back on things she wishes she’d done differently on “Friends”.

Los Angeles Times, the television writer said she began understanding the criticism directed at her series — the uber-popular ’90s sitcom that continues to dominate the zeitgeist thanks to syndication and era-specific nostalgia — following the waves of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.“It was after what happened to George Floyd that I began to wrestle with my having bought into systemic racism in ways I was never aware of,” Kauffman said. “That was really the moment that I began to examine the ways I had participated. I knew then I needed to course-correct.”The Marta F.

Earlier this month Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman made a generous donation to Brandeis University, her alma mater. She pledged $4 million to establish an endowed professorship in the African and African American Studies Department there.

Zack Sharf “Friends” creator Marta Kauffman told the Los Angeles Times that she’s so “embarrassed” by and feels such “guilt” over the lack of diversity on her classic NBC sitcom that she’s donating $4 million to create the Marta F. Kauffman ‘78 Professorship in African and African American Studies at Brandeis University.

"Friends" co-creator Marta Kauffman has apologized for not including any Black actors in the highly-popular '90s sitcom. Kauffman, 65, claimed she had a hard time understanding the "difficult and frustrating" criticism and chalked it up to "Friends" being singled out. Now, she's apologizing and pledging $4 million to her alma mater, Brandeis University.

' lack of diversity. Earlier this month, Brandeis University, Kauffman's alma mater, announced that the sitcom's co-creator has pledged $4 million to establish an endowed professorship in the school's African and African American Studies Department.«It took me a long time to begin to understand how I internalized systemic racism,» Kauffman told the university.

The co-creator of Friends, Marta Kauffman, is addressing the show’s lack of diversity and is now making a large donation.

The woman behind “Friends” is trying to make things right.

Mick Jagger‘s bout of COVID-19, The Rolling Stones performed ‘Gimme Shelter’ with gospel singer Chanel Haynes.The legendary rockers performed in Milan, Italy on Tuesday (June 21), performing a 19-song set as part of their UK and European ‘SIXTY’ tour. The show was confirmed to go ahead on Monday (June 20), following the postponements of shows in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland.

Stacey Dash is going back to school for a reality TV show, but her first class may be awkward for her: African American studies.The star is taking part in the BET+ reality series, where she and seven other celebrities will live together and attend Texas Southern University. The group — also comprised of NeNe Leakes, Ray J, Lamar Odom, Big Freedia, Dreamdoll, India Love and Slim Thug — will try to expand their educational horizons in the eight-episode series premiering June 27 on BET+.In a sneak peek of the series, the group navigates college life through a celebrity lens while showcasing the unique cultural and academic experience of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).

Addie Morfoot ContributorCara Lawson’s Indeed Rising Voices short “Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings” is set in Savannah, Georgia, in the 1880s. The time is 15 years after the Thirteenth Amendment was adopted, abolishing slavery in the United States, but it’s a story that remains uncannily topical more than a century later.The film is seen through the eyes of Bertie Bee Hooks, an optimistic 9-year-old African American girl who converses with spirits in the lush, moss-covered forest surrounding her home.

Jonathan Bailey and Rege-Jean Page have reunited!

Mick Jagger says the Rolling Stones will return from Covid isolation tomorrow, resuming its 60th anniversary European tour in Milan.