Netflix has dropped the first footage of Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series. The 28-second teaser clip was released Monday, the first day of Netflix’s Geeked Week.
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John Lewis, the civil rights leader and long-time congressman who died in 2020, left a legacy in the creation of a foundation to carry on his push for young people to stay civically engaged — what he called “good trouble.”
In Washington, D.C. this week, Alfre Woodard and Common were among the figures who helped officially launch the effort, at a gala at a the Hamilton Hotel. It included a performance by Common, as well as a preview of a series of conversations called the Good Trouble talk. This one featured Common and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) also spoke.
The event raised money for the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation, named for Lewis and his wife, who died in 2012. The organization got its tax exempt status in 2019, but after his illness and then the Covid pandemic, officially launched in February, said its CEO, Linda Earley Chastang.
Chastang said that they plan to hold Good Trouble talks several times a year in other parts of the country.
“It will be whomever people want to hear from or need to hear from in those various communities,” she said. The foundation, she said, has been working with schools and universities to develop curricula “that is aligned with the priorities of the congressman — non-violence, protest, peace. … That’s exactly what he would want us to do.”
She added, “He learned what he calls ‘the way of peace,’ ‘ the way of love,’ in the basement of First Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee with his friends Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette and others, under the tutelage of Rev. Jim Lawson.” The workshops were the origins of the Nashville Student Movement, which challenged segregation in the city through non-violent
Netflix has dropped the first footage of Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series. The 28-second teaser clip was released Monday, the first day of Netflix’s Geeked Week.
Jenna Ushkowitz is officially a mom! The star and her husband, David Stanley, welcomed their baby girl on Friday.Ushkowitz took to her Instagram and shared a photo of her on a hospital bed while wearing her gown and a necklace that simply reads, «Mama.» You can't see a full view of the baby but there's a glimpse of her tiny hand. Ushkowitz's face is also partially covered.In her caption, the 36-year-old actress kept things simple with, «Our hearts have burst wide open ❤️.» Some of her famous friends dropped congratulatory sentiments in the comments section.
Plans are in the works to launch a new documentary film festival in Washington, D.C. in June 2023, with a launch event to take place later this month.
Looking on the bright side. Jay Cutler revealed he “threw a party” after he settled with estranged wife Kristin Cavallari amid their divorce.
NFL 23 video game.It's the first time in two decades that Madden will grace the cover of all three editions slated to be fully revealed on Wednesday. The video games hit stores in August.Madden, who coached the Raiders for 10 seasons and guided them to a win in Super Bowl XI, was last featured on the cover for the 2000 edition of the game, which was released in 1999.Madden graced or shared the cover for the first 13 editions of the game before EA Sports opted for current athletes.
“It’s been the great mystery in political history of the past 50 years,” said Slamdance Film Festival founder, writer and director Dan Mirvish of the eighteen-and-a-half minutes famously missing from the Nixon Tapes. His campy political thriller out this weekend takes a stab at what might have happened.
after George Floyd's murder, Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns were among the several witnesses in Washington, D.C. to watch as President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to improve police accountability. According to the White House, per CBS News, the order intends to «advance effective, accountable policing and criminal justice practices that will build public trust and strengthen public safety.» The order will require federal law enforcement agencies to implement numerous reforms and establish a national database of police misconduct.«This executive order is going to deliver the most significant police reform in decades,» President Biden said. «It applies directly, under law, to only 100,000 federal law enforcement officers, all the federal law enforcement officers.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWhen a documentary gets made, as an off-ramp passion project, by a noted filmmaker who normally directs fiction films, there’s a special curiosity and excitement to seeing the angle — and the kind of craft — he’s going to bring to it. “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind” is the first movie directed by Ethan Coen all by himself.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country stars Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Brandi Carlile, Little Big Town, Martina McBride and Ashley McBryde will join Wynonna Judd on tour this fall after the sudden death of her mother and musical partner, Naomi Judd.The mother-daughter duo's final tour together was scheduled to start in September.
It’s the season finale of The Masked Singer!
questionnaire, which is based on GLAA’s policy priorities (outlined in a policy brief that serves as an election guide), asks candidates where they stand on various issues.Candidates’ responses are then graded by GLAA members, with certain numbers of points awarded for agreeing with GLAA’s stated positions, for the depth and breadth of answers explaining their positions, and for their demonstrated record of pro-LGBTQ advocacy, both in and out of elected office. All scores are on a scale of -10 to +10, and candidates may have points deducted for any positions or records that demonstrate hostility to LGBTQ people or to GLAA’s priorities.In past cycles, incumbents — who have the benefit of amassing a record of pro-LGBTQ actions while in office — have typically fared better in GLAA’s ratings.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis, the late country singer Keith Whitley and music executive Joe Galante will join the Country Music Hall of Fame.Lewis, 86, nicknamed “The Killer,” wore a red sequined jacket and white shoes at Tuesday's announcement, where he was introduced by duo Brooks & Dunn.“I was wondering if they were ever going to induct me,” Lewis said at the press conference.
Naomi Judd‘s husband is speaking out in public about his late wife for the first time.
Color-coordinated on the red carpet! Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox stunned at the Good Mourning premiere with matching pink ensembles.
Editor's note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Naomi Judd will be honored with a memorial presented by CMT on May 15 at 5 p.m.
Stars are coming together to take a stand for access to abortion in America.
reports. Gino has been linked with the celebrity dancing competition in the past. It's believed the 45-year-old has previously turned down every approach from producers because of his busy work schedule.