YouTube announces lineup for discussions on racial justice

Molly Sims was brought to tears while discussing her mother’s death on Monday’s episode of Global’s “The Drew Barrymore Show”.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a new tool that would help L.A. County residents be more cautious amid the dark periods of the coronavirus pandemic.

They have spent much of the year carefully building their non-profit organization, Archewell, and now the Sussexes are ready to announce the first fruits of their labor—building relief centers that will help feed people in disaster-stricken areas.A spokesperson for Archewell confirms to BAZAAR.com that Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have forged a philanthropic partnership with food relief charity World Central Kitchen to provide funding to construct four special Community Relief Centers around

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch argued in a Thursday decision that religious schools in Kentucky deserved to have their day in court rather than, as his colleagues did, sidelining their challenge to the governor's coronavirus restrictions. The majority rejected the challenge, noting that Democratic Governor Andy Beshear's executive order, which prohibits in-person instruction, would expire within weeks.

President-elect Joe Biden's nominees to run the Treasury Department held their first meeting Monday with racial and economic justice activists.  Treasury Secretary-designee Janet Yellen and Deputy Treasury Secretary-designee Wally Adeyemo "reaffirmed their commitment to placing racial equity at the center of economic recovery, focusing on the households, businesses and communities hardest hit by the pandemic, and to pursuing economic policies that address the long-term, systemic and structural

Rachael Leigh Cook is on board! The actress has joined the cast of the upcoming teen comedy , a reimagined gender-swapped remake of Cook's 1999 classic The movie — which stars Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan -- shared the news of Cook's involvement to Instagram on Monday with a snapshot showing Cook and Rae sitting side-by-side on set.«Look who’s back! Rachael Leigh Cook (@rachaelleighcook) joins the #HesAllThat family, playing Padgett's (@addisonraee) wise and caring mother,» the caption

Tommie Smith, who won the Gold Medal and broke the world record in the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and promptly got banished by the USOC and rendered a pariah for raising a gloved fist during the National Anthem to protest racism, is poised to get more of the reconsideration he deserves. With Drawn Arms, a stirring documentary about Smith’s protest and ensuing odyssey that is directed by Glenn Caino and Afshin Shahidi,, will air Sunday on Bounce.

“The worst is not behind us,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday. “The worst is right in front of us.”

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Casting Society of America has announced its inaugural top 20 list of actors from historically underrepresented communities for 2020.The diverse and inclusive list includes Brian Michael Smith, Colin Buckingham, David Harrell, Elizabeth Frances, Elizabeth Hinkler, E.R.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterIndependent label, distributor and publisher EMPIRE has announced a new slate of hires in multiple departments, along with additions to the team’s senior leadership.The new senior talent includes Mario Davis who will serve as Vice President of Global Partnerships, Marissa Philpot as Vice President of HR Operations, and Jasmine Kirkwood as Director of Sync & Licensing.Davis previously held senior executive roles at UnitedMasters, Spirit Music, Position Music,

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), met with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Tuesday and pushed him to create a new "civil rights envoy" position in the White House to carry out a racial justice agenda.  “He appointed John Kerry to be the climate envoy, reporting directly to him.

California Governor Gavin Newsom took to the podium Monday morning after a devastating weekend for the state that saw the all-time high number of cases on Friday of about 22,000, growing to over 30,000 by Sunday. On Monday, the number was 24,735. “Just over the past 3 days we’ve averaged about 25,000 new cases a day,” said the Governor.

In the race for the most shocking news of 2020, in regards to the film industry, that is, we have already sent the trophy to WarnerMedia for its massive announcement that the studio’s entire Warner Bros. 2021 film slate was getting sent to HBO Max the same day as theaters.

Forget lost puppies and horses, adult-like babies, and weird stunts involving snack foods. Instead, this year’s Super Bowl ads will prominently feature social and racial justice issues, along with Covid-19 messages, according to a sports business trade report.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled the structure of a new regional stay-at-home order due to skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 in California.

Shortly after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new Stay-At-Order for the state, he unveliled the first details of the state’s distribution plan. The first batch h of vaccines to be delivered to the state will be divided into three priority groups. The first group includes Acute care workers, those employed in skilled nursing homes, paramedics and those at dialysis centers.

Jonathan Bennett and his longtime boyfriend, Jaymes Vaughan, have taken a major step in their relationship.Bennett, 39, and Vaughan, 37, announced on Monday, November 30, that they are engaged. According to People, the Celebrity Page host popped the question to the Mean Girls star with an original song.Bennett spoke to Us Weekly exclusively last month about whether the twosome were heading toward marriage.