For the 2020 Power of Women issue, Variety spoke with several women in the entertainment industry who are using their voices to benefit worthy causes. For more, click here. 30 more words

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For the 2020 Power of Women issue, Variety spoke with several women in the entertainment industry who are using their voices to benefit worthy causes. For more, click here. 30 more words

via Cate Blanchett’s Passion Project: Bringing Awareness to Refugees at Risk of COVID-19 — Variety

Zaba Hoque, a young woman from Queens Village, N.Y., made stops at two New York City protest sites on the afternoon of June 3 with a handmade placard in tow. 29 more words

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The Eiffel Tower will reopen to visitors starting June 25. The famous Parisian landmark has been closed since March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Eiffel Tower’s official site outlines guidelines for visitors, with all visitors above the age of 11 required to wear face masks, and take the stairs initially as opposed to…

via Eiffel Tower Set To Reopen June 25 After France’s Coronavirus Lockdown — Variety

One week after former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Faith Stowers revealed that two of the show’s original cast members, Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, had reported her to the police for a crime she’d had nothing to do with, a Bravo spokesperson confirmed to Variety that Schroeder and Doute won’t return to the show. Additionally,…

via ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Fires Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute For Racist Actions — Variety

Print and broadcast journalists who do the spadework of daily local and national breaking news reporting are being challenged like never before to cover an all-encompassing, relentlessly complex and fast-moving story. 26 more words

via Frontline News: TV Reporters Rise to the Moment to Cover Coronavirus — Variety

Several weeks ago, there was public outcry over the senseless shooting in February of Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging in his Southern Georgia neighborhood. George Floyd was killed on May 25 after being pinned to the ground by police officer Derek Chauvin. 14 more words

via 10 Books to Read to Educate Yourself on True Anti-Racism — Variety

On Wednesday, Academy-award winning actresses, best-selling authors, activists, fashion designers, olympic athletes, politicians and executives are all uniting to give up control of their Instagram accounts to black women in order to magnify their voices. 22 more words

via Celebrities Hand Over Instagram Accounts to Women of Color for #ShareTheMicNow Campaign — Variety

After weeks and months in which new hip-hop releases have almost constantly dominated the top spots on the album chart, pop finally got a word back in edge-wise, as Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” came in at No. 21 more words

via Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ Tops Album Chart, as Jimmy Buffett Has Surprise Second Place Finish — Variety

Hundreds of stars have banded together to sign an open letter calling out leaders in the theater industry for neglecting to acknowledge their own white privilege and lift up people of color. 25 more words

via Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown and Others Sign Open Letter About Racism in Theater Industry — Variety