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Stars Take Part In Golden State Equality Awards Sep 17, 2020

On Sunday, September 13, Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, hosted its first-ever statewide “Golden State Equality Awards” virtual celebration. More →

Norman Lear to Receive Ally Leadership Award at Golden State Equality Awards Sep 10, 2020

Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced today that it will honor entertainment icon Norman Lear with the Ally Leadership Award during its first-ever statewide “Golden State Equality Awards” virtual celebration on Sunday, September 13. More →

Jackie Robinson Foundation to Honor Dorothea and Jon Bon Jovi Mar 2, 2020

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) announced today the recipients of the 2020 ROBIE Awards to be presented at its annual Awards Dinner on Monday, March 2nd, at the New York Marriott Marquis. More →

Andie MacDowell, Logan Browning, and More to Be Honored at The Eighth Annual Women Making History Awards Feb 13, 2020

The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) announced today that the 8th Annual Women Making History Awards will take place on International Women’s Day (Sunday, March 8). More →

Oprah Winfrey Reads For SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Storyline Online Jan 9, 2019

Actor, media mogul, television producer, philanthropist and literacy champion Oprah Winfrey is the newest reader for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's award-winning children’s literacy program Storyline Online. More →

Chrissy Metz Reads The Brothers Grimm For Children's Literacy Program Storyline Online Dec 12, 2018

Actor Chrissy Metz (This Is Us) is the newest reader for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Emmy nominated children’s literacy program Storyline Online where she reads the classic fairytale The Elves and the Shoemaker retold from the Brothers Grimm and illustrated by Jim LaMarche, and published by Chronicle Books. More →

Rita Moreno and Barbara Eden Honored By YWCA Greater Los Angeles Nov 16, 2018

Tribute was paid to one of Southern California’s oldest and most honored service organizations when the YWCA Greater Los Angeles celebrated one and a quarter centuries of meeting the needs of at-risk young people and women over the past dozen decades. More →

Barbara Eden and Rita Moreno to be Honored at YWCA Greater Los Angeles 125th Anniversary Gala Oct 30, 2018

YWCA Greater Los Angeles (YWCA GLA) will be holding its 125th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. More →

Wilson Cruz To Attend The Actors Fund's 22nd Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party in LA Jun 1, 2018

The Actors Fund announced today an exciting line-up of presenters and performers for The Actors Fund’s 22nd Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party. More →

Rita Moreno Honored At 43rd Annual Gracie Awards May 25, 2018

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) handed out the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles this week. More →

Pink, Jill Soloway, Naomi Watts Top LGBTQ Mag Metrosource's People We Love List Dec 14, 2017

For 15 years running, Davler Media Group’s Metrosource, the largest circulation LGBTQ publication serving New York City and Los Angeles, and second largest nationally, has ended the year with “People We Love,” an expansive editorial salute to the people whose efforts and example have helped further the image and acceptance of the LGBTQ community. More →

Chris Pine Reads Clark The Shark For Storyline Online Jun 2, 2017

Chris Pine is making waves with his newest project! The Wonder Woman and Star Trek star partnered with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Storyline Online children’s literacy initiative to read the beloved children’s book Clark the Shark written by Bruce Hale, illustrated by Guy Francis and published by HarperCollins. More →

Viola Davis Reads Children’s Book Rent Party Jazz For Storyline Online Apr 19, 2017

Academy Award winner Viola Davis (Fences, How to Get Away With Murder) shines a light on the unsung tradition of rent parties for Jazz Appreciation Month in the newest Storyline Online video released today by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. More →

Deborah Cox To Perform At Jackie Robinson Foundation's Annual ROBIE Awards Dinner Feb 27, 2017

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) announced that it will honor Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Alex Gorsky, with the ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award and pioneering sports journalist, Claire Smith, with the ROBIE Pioneer Award on Monday, March 6, 2017 at its annual ROBIE Awards Dinner in New York City. More →

Lily Tomlin Reads For SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online Jan 27, 2017

Lily Tomlin, the 2017 SAG Life Achievement Award recipient, has added another title to her list of accolades – children’s literacy advocate. More →

Got Your 6 Kicks Off 2017 With New Class Of 6 Certified Projects Jan 11, 2017

Got Your 6 has announced five new 6 Certified projects in recognition of film, television, theatrical, and digital content that normalizes depictions of veterans as leaders and community assets. More →

People For The American Way Launches Ad Campaign Urging Latino Voters To Register Oct 5, 2016

Yesterday, progressive advocacy organization People For the American Way (PFAW) launched a bilingual voter registration ad campaign as part of the group’s Latinos Vote! program, urging Latinos to register in order to vote against Donald Trump and his campaign of bigotry on Election Day. More →

Rita Moreno Headlines NAIC'S Senior Education Campaign Jun 7, 2016

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today announced a partnership with award-winning entertainer Rita Moreno as part of its Insure U consumer education campaign. More →

Florence Henderson To Be Honored By The Actors Fund May 17, 2016

The Actors Fund will celebrate Broadway’s Biggest Night at the 20th Anniversary Tony Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, June 12, 2016 (3:30-8:00pm) at the legendary Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. More →

More Presenters Announced For Actors Fund Tony Awards Viewing Party Apr 28, 2015

The Actors Fund is thrilled to announce that several exciting stars of stage and screen have joined the line-up of presenters and performers for the 19th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at the Skirball Cultural Center’s Ahmanson Ballroom in Los Angeles. More →

The Actors Fund To Host Tony Awards Viewing Party Apr 7, 2015

The Actors Fund will celebrate Broadway’s Biggest Night at the 19th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at the Skirball Cultural Center’s Ahmanson Ballroom in Los Angeles. More →

Jackie Robinson Foundation to Honor Tyler Perry, Gerald Hassell and Don Thompson Feb 27, 2015

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF), which turns 42 this year, has announced that it will honor filmmaker and philanthropist Tyler Perry, Chairman and CEO of BNY Mellon, Gerald L. Hassell, and retiring President and CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, Don Thompson, on March 9, 2015 at 6:30pm at its Awards Dinner, the Foundation’s annual black-tie fundraiser held at the Waldorf Astoria. More →

Stars Donate Items To 2014 SAG Awards Holiday Auction Dec 9, 2014

The SAG Awards Holiday Auction benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's Children’s Literacy and Assistance programs is currently online at sagawards.org/auction. More →

Josh Groban To Be Honored At YoungArts Backyard Ball Dec 4, 2014

On Saturday, January 10, 2015 the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) will host the organization’s annual Backyard Ball on the YoungArts Campus (2100 Biscayne Boulevard). More →

Jennifer Lopez Honored At GLAAD Media Awards Apr 14, 2014

GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Jennifer Lopez, Laverne Cox, Norman Lear, and the best in film and television at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles during the weekend. More →

Star-Studded Power Of Love Gala To Honor Gloria And Emilio Estefan Mar 27, 2014

Keep Memory Alive's 18th annual “Power of Love Gala” honoring Gloria and Emilio Estefan continues to grow with an extended list of entertainment icons and celebrities performing in Las Vegas. More →

Rita Moreno Reads For Children's Literacy Website Jan 20, 2014

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation has released the newest video to its children’s literacy website Storyline Online: I Need My Monster, written by Amanda Noll, illustrated by Howard McWilliam and read by legendary actress, singer and author Rita Moreno. More →

SAG Awards Ceremony Auction To Benefit Charity Jan 16, 2014

The SAG Awards Ceremony Auction, the final auction in the online series benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, begins today, January 16 at 9 p.m. (ET) / 6 p.m. (PT) at sagawards.org/auction. More →

Eva Longoria To Host Presidential Inauguration Event Jan 10, 2013

Actress Eva Longoria, San Antonio philanthropist and business leader Henry R. Munoz III and San Juan attorney and activist Andres W. Lopez, in partnership with the nation’s leading Latino organizations, announced today that Raul Esparza, Jose Feliciano, Juan Diego Florez, Melanie Griffith, George Lopez, Mario Lopez, Rita Moreno, Chita Rivera, Robert Rodriguez, Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, Ballet Hispanico, Coral Contigas, Coro de Ninos de San Juan , the Esperanza Azteca Youth Orchestra, the Pan American Symphony Orchestra and other entertainers will headline “In Performance at the Kennedy Center,” an event honoring the presidential inauguration and Latino arts and culture on Sunday, January 20, at 7:00 p.m. More →

Rita Moreno To Be Honored At NALIP Conference Apr 2, 2012

The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) has announced that its thirteenth annual NALIP Conference will be held April 13 – 15, 2012 in Universal City, California with a new special edition of the NALIP ActorSummit on April 12. More →