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January 13, 2020 at 2:16 pm

DirectorsSoMale: Oscar noms slammed for lack of diversity

Actress Issa Rae was ready with her quip, as if she had predicted the Oscar nominations that were announced Monday. “Congratulations to those men,” she...

January 13, 2020 at 8:05 am

Here we go again: #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars. "Congratulations to those men," said presenter Issa Rae pointedly, after the announcement of...

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December 24, 2019 at 11:53 am

Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion

NEW YORK (AP) — When the family-friendly Hallmark Channel recently pulled, under pressure from a conservative group, a set of ads featuring a kiss between...

December 24, 2019 at 11:38 am

Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — When the family-friendly Hallmark Channel recently pulled, under pressure from a conservative group, a set of ads featuring a kiss between...

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This image made from undated video provided by Zola shows a scene of its advertisement. Under pressure from a conservative advocacy group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled the ads for wedding-planning website Zola that featured same-sex couples, including two brides kissing. The family-friendly network, which is in the midst of its heavily watched holiday programming, removed the ads because the controversy was a distraction, a spokesperson said in an interview on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (Zola via AP) NYHK604 NYHK604

December 15, 2019 at 11:24 am

In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads

NEW YORK (AP) — The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a “wrong decision,” said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it...

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December 14, 2019 at 2:28 pm

Under pressure, Hallmark pulls gay-themed wedding ads

NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure from a conservative advocacy group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled ads for a wedding-planning website that featured two brides...

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December 10, 2019 at 11:53 am

Dancer Sara Mearns channels Isadora Duncan at awards gala

NEW YORK (AP) — First, Sara Mearns performed a crisp, classical solo by George Balanchine. Then she left the stage while others sang her praises,...

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December 9, 2019 at 8:45 am

Broadcast TV shut out of Globe nods, Netflix edges HBO VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globe TV nominations were most striking not for what they included, but what they didn't: The traditional broadcast networks...

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December 6, 2019 at 6:02 pm

Actor Ron Leibman dead at 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theater and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony...

December 2, 2019 at 6:29 am

Not just arabesques: Misty Copeland imparts her life lessons VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — No other ballet dancer has crossed over into mainstream popular culture quite like Misty Copeland. That was Copeland at the recent...