Whoopi Goldberg has a message for everyone on Facebook on Juneteenth.
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International Editor
Whoopi Goldberg has teamed up with Extinction Rebellion and “Searching for Sugar Man” producer Passion Pictures for an environmental short entitled “The Gigantic Change.”
The three-minute animated short film is set in 2050 and looks back on how people united to save the world from the climate crisis. The date is significant as 2050 is when many countries have committed to reach net zero carbon.
Launching Friday across climate activists Extinction
Whoopi Goldberg has a message for everyone on Facebook on Juneteenth.
Sunny Hostin and the co-hosts of are addressing the alleged racist comments made from a top ABC News executive. Barbara Fedida, the Senior Vice President of Talent, Editorial Strategy, and Business Affairs for the news division, was accused in a exposé of making several statements about top ABC talent including Hostin, anchor Robin Roberts, and several others.
HBO Max's announcement that they would be temporarily pulling from its slate of streaming options — amid outcries over the film's dated depictions of slavery and racism -- celebs across the entertainment industry weighed in on the decision. Megyn Kelly took to Twitter on Tuesday to decry the streaming service's announcement as censorship of a «cultural touchstone.» ( is still currently available for online rental on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube and more.)«Are we going to pull all of the
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the results of the latest Board of Governors election and six members were elected for the first time. A notable name among the group? Ava DuVernay.
The women of “The View” don’t want to see history erased.
Also Read: Oscars Board Election Has New Rules - But Expect the Same Old ResultsThe incumbents who run almost invariably succeed. Of the 85 governors elected over the last five years, 51 of them were either incumbent (42) or past governors returning to the board after a hiatus (nine).Only 11 times in those years did an incumbent governor run for re-election and lose.
Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticIn a compacted election period due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced those candidates who have been elected to the Board Of Governors.Among those voted in for their first term on the board are Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th, When They See Us) for the directors branch, and co-producer of this year’s Oscar show Lynette Howell Taylor (A Star Is Born) for the producers branch.
Whoopi Goldberg has partnered with Extinction Rebellion activists on a new short film aimed at helping to combat the climate crisis.The Hollywood legend lent her voice to The Gigantic Change, a three-minute animated movie about the perils of climate change, in honour of World Environment Day on Friday.
Whoopi Goldberg has followed in the footsteps of Joaquin Phoenix and collaborated with environmental movement Extinction Rebellion on a short film. The Gigantic Change is a three-minute animation — voiced by Goldberg — that looks back from the year 2050 to show how people came together to save Earth from the climate crisis.
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Whoopi Goldberg spoke about police brutality and the protests happening around the world in a new “Another Day” Facebook video.
«Will history stop repeating itself?» Spike Lee asks as much at the start of a minute-and-a-half-long short film he shared on Twitter, which splices clips from his 1989 film,, with footage of the police killings of Eric Garner in 2014 and George Floyd in May.
Spike Lee has released a powerful short film that splices together the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner with clips from the climax of his 1989 film “Do the Right Thing,” calling Floyd, Garner and the character Radio Raheem “3 Brothers.”
Spike Lee has made his own powerful statement about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police by releasing a short film comparing his treatment to a scene from his film Do The Right Thing.
"Will history stop repeating itself?"
By Anita Bennett
Whoopi Goldberg fears she may have contracted a coronavirus similar to Covid-19 after her battle with pneumonia last year.