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Rosario Dawson

Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She made her feature film debut in the 1995 independent drama Kids. Her subsequent film roles include He Got Game (1998), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Men in Black II (2002), Rent (2005), Sin City (2005), Clerks II (2006), Death Proof (2007), Unstoppable (2010), and Top Five (2014). Dawson has also provided voice-over work for Disney, Warner Bros., DC Comics, and ViacomCBS' Nickelodeon unit.

For her role in Rent, Dawson won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture; for her role in Top Five, she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy.

Dawson is also known for having several roles in comic book adaptations. These include Gail in Sin City (2005) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), providing the voices of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in the DC Animated Movie Universe and Barbara Gordon / Batgirl in The Lego Batman Movie, as well as her portrayal of Claire Temple in five of the Marvel/Netflix series: Daredevil (2015–2016), Jessica Jones (2015), Luke Cage (2016–2018), Iron Fist and The Defenders (both 2017).

Early life

Dawson was born on May 9, 1979, in New York City. Her mother, Isabel Celeste, is of Cuban and Puerto Rican ancestry. Isabel was 16 years old when Rosario was born; she never married Rosario's biological father, Patrick C. Harris. When Rosario was a year old, her mother married Greg Dawson, a construction worker. Dawson has a half-brother, Clay, who is four years younger.

Isabel and Greg sublet their 199 Avenue A apartment to Paul de Rienzo and moved their family into a reclaimed building after being approved by the 544 East 13 Street residents on the Lower East Side of Manhattan as members of a affordable housing plan. During that time Rosario and Clay would also grow up in Texas. Dawson has cited this part of her history when explaining how she learned that, "If you wanted something better, you had to do it all yourself."

Career

As a child, Dawson made a brief appearance on Sesame Street. At the age of 15, she was subsequently discovered on her front-porch step by photographer Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, where Korine lauded her as being perfect for a part he had written in his screenplay that would become the controversial 1995 film Kids. She went on to star in varied roles, ranging from independent films to big budget blockbusters including Rent, He Got Game and Men in Black II.

In 1998, Dawson teamed up with Prince for the re-release of his 1980s hit "1999". The new remixed version featured the actress in an introductory voice over, offering commentary on the state of the world in the year before the new millennium. The following year, she appeared in The Chemical Brothers' video for the song "Out of Control" from the album Surrender. She is also featured on the track "She Lives In My Lap" from the second disc of the OutKast album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, in which she speaks the intro and a brief interlude towards the end.

In 2001, she appeared in the movie, Josie and the Pussycats as band member Valerie Brown.

Dawson starred as Naturelle Rivera, the love interest of a convicted drug dealer played by Edward Norton, in the 2002 Spike Lee film drama, 25th Hour. In the 2004 Oliver Stone film Alexander, she played the bride of Alexander the Great. In the autumn of 2005, Dawson appeared on stage as Julia in the Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park" revival of Two Gentlemen of Verona. It was her first appearance on stage.

In the film adaptation of the popular musical Rent in 2005, she played the exotic dancer Mimi Marquez, replacing Daphne Rubin-Vega, who was pregnant and unable to play the part. She also appeared in the adaptation of the graphic novel Sin City, co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, portraying Gail, a prostitute-dominatrix. Also in that year, she appeared in a graphically violent scene in the Rob Zombie film The Devil's Rejects. Though the scene was cut from the final film, it is available in the deleted scenes on the DVD release.

She starred as Becky in 2006's Clerks II, and mentioned in Back to the Well, the making-of documentary, that the donkey show sequence was what made her decide to take the role. In May of the same year, Dawson, an avid comic book fan, co-created and co-wrote the comic book miniseries Occult Crimes Taskforce. She was at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con to promote the comic. She co-starred with former Rent alum Tracie Thoms in the Quentin Tarantino throwback movie Death Proof in 2007, part of the Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse. She teamed up with friend Talia Lugacy, whom she met at the Lee Strasberg Academy, to produce and star in Descent. On July 7, 2007, Dawson presented at the American leg of Live Earth.

In 2008, Dawson starred with Will Smith in Seven Pounds and in Eagle Eye, produced by Steven Spielberg. Beginning in August, she starred in Gemini Division, an online science fiction series. In the computer animated series Afterworld, she voiced the character Officer Delondre Baines. On January 17, 2009, Dawson hosted Saturday Night Live. Later in the year, she voiced Artemis of Bana-Mighdall in the animated film Wonder Woman.

In 2009, Dawson performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. In 2009, Dawson also voiced the character of Velvet Von Black in Rob Zombie's animated feature, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. For the Kasabian album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, she is featured singing on the track "West Ryder Silver Bullet".

In 2010, she starred in the movies Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, as Persephone, and Unstoppable, as railway yardmaster Connie. In 2013, she played Apple's mother in the independent film Gimme Shelter. The following year, she reprised her role as Gail in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. In 2015, she played Claire Temple in the Netflix web television series Daredevil, a role which she reprised in Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Dawson's likeness was also used in the Jessica Jones tie-in comic as her character on both shows. Dawson has continued this role in 2017 in Iron Fist and The Defenders. In 2018, she played the female lead role in the Netflix movie, Krystal. In 2020, she was cast as the Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano in the second season of The Mandalorian on Disney+.

Personal life

Dawson is a self-professed Trekkie who mentioned both her and her brother's love of Star Trek in an interview with Conan O'Brien, and also demonstrated her knowledge of several Klingon words.

Dawson adopted a 11-year-old girl in 2014.

From 2016 to 2017, Dawson dated comedian and television host Eric Andre.

In March 2019, Dawson confirmed that she is in a relationship with United States senator Cory Booker.

In October 2019 Derek Finley, a trans man, filed a case in Los Angeles against Dawson and her family for alleged incidents involving discrimination, verbal abuse, misgendering and physical assault. Finley had been employed as a handyman, living with the family and had known them for decades. The Dawson family has not publicly commented.

In February 2020, Dawson publicly came out as a member of the LGBT community.

Politics

Dawson was arrested in 2004, while protesting against president George W. Bush.

Dawson endorsed Barack Obama for re-election in 2012, and Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 Democratic Party primaries. On April 15, 2016, Dawson was among the protesters arrested during Democracy Spring in Washington, D.C.

In mid-2019, Dawson endorsed her boyfriend Cory Booker in the 2020 presidential election. Booker ended his campaign for president on January 13, 2020. Had she become First Lady of the United States, Dawson said she would have advocated for solutions to youth homelessness. On March 9, 2020, Dawson endorsed the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, whom she had also previously endorsed in his 2016 bid.

Philanthropy

Dawson is involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club and supports other charities such as environmental group Global Cool, One Campaign, Operation USA, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), the International Rescue Committee, Voto Latino, and Stay Close.org, a poster and public service ad campaign for PFLAG where she is featured with her uncle Frank Jump. She has participated in the Vagina Monologues (she refers to her vagina as "The General") and serves on the board for V-Day, a global non-profit movement that raises funds for women's anti-violence groups through benefits of this play.

In October 2008, Dawson became a spokeswoman for TripAdvisor.com's philanthropy program, More Than Footprints, Conservation International, Doctors Without Borders, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy and Save The Children. Also in October 2008, she lent her voice to the RESPECT! Campaign, a movement aimed at preventing domestic violence. She recorded a voice message for the Giverespect.org Web site stressing the importance of respect in helping stop domestic violence. In 2012, Dawson partnered with SodaStream International in launching the first annual Unbottle the World Day, a campaign conceived in an effort to raise awareness to the impact of cans and plastic bottles on the environment. Dawson also sits on the Board of Directors of Scenarios USA, which works to support a generation of reflective, outspoken, and confident youth through filmmaking and uses film to educate students through a variety of programs.

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keepingupwithlinmanuel · 6 years ago

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Gets the Job Done

But perhaps nothing else stirs Miranda's passion quite so powerfully as Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory where his parents were born and which has suffered so much tragedy since the hurricane hit in 2017. Original estimates put the death toll at just 64, but a George Washington University study commissioned by the local government and released in August 2018 put the total at 2,975 lost lives -- more than Hurricane Katrina. Many of the deaths were avoidable, linked to a lack of emergency and relief services and a full year of power outages. "The power grid is key to everything, and so many of the heartbreaking stories we're hearing about were preventable," says Miranda. "There weren't fridges around for medicine. Health centers were without power."

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As part of his hurricane relief efforts, Miranda works with the Hispanic Federation, a nongovernmental organization that has given a lot of support to Puerto Rico's recovery. His father, Luis, is the group's founding president.

To aid in the recovery, Miranda has raised millions through TeeRico and his star-studded single "Almost Like Praying." "Through the Hispanic Federation, we've been working on providing solar energy for health centers so if everything goes down again -- it's a very fragile and outdated power grid, and I'm not confident it got fixed post-Maria -- there will still be medical care available," he says. "In some parts of the island, it's business as usual, and in other parts there are still no traffic lights. Everyone's still going on the honor system, and that's become business as usual, which is very sad. In some ways, it's back to normal, and in some ways, it will never be normal again."

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But Miranda is quick to explain that each project "works different muscle groups" and that he's not really working himself into an early grave. "I have a lot of help. I sleep. I take my kids to school and tuck them in each night. I'm not some kind of sleep-deprived tortured writing animal," he says. "Some days, I feel like I'm constantly trying to kick the pedestal out from under me that people are trying to put there."

The Gmorning/Gnight book came about as a result of the Internet. "There's no magic behind that. All I'm writing is what I wish someone would tell me that morning. If it's about anxiety, I'm probably feeling anxious. If it's about 'pace yourself,' I probably put toothpaste in my coffee," he says. "The more personal I get, the more it resonates -- which is an amazing lesson as a writer. Those are written and done, and all that's left is for people to have it."

A biography of Fosse and Verdon, written by Miranda's Wesleyan classmate Sam Wasson, inspired the upcoming FX series. "I put it in the hands of Tommy Kail [a director-producer and frequent Miranda collaborator] and Andy Blankenbuehler, our choreographer from Heights and Hamilton, who's as close to a modern-day Fosse as I know," he says. "That's not really work for me; it's helping put talented people together in a room and saying, 'OK, keep going.' "

Of Tick, Tick... Boom!, he says, "I know I'm going to have to wait to make it, because I want to make sure the screenplay is everything it can be. We really just started kicking the tires on it in earnest, and I don't think it'll get into production until late 2020. And playing Lee Scoresby feels like a vacation, even though it's hard work, because it doesn't require any part of my brain to be writing. So when you look at it that way, it's not really all that much at once."

Part of the reason Miranda's fan base is so vast and devoted is his goofy, self-deprecating personality -- he's a West Wing geek (the Hamilton line about "looking for a mind at work" was lifted straight from the series), and he once told Conan O'Brien that he totally freaked out upon meeting "Weird Al" Yankovic, saying "I have no chill whatsoever." It's as if he is simultaneously the hippest and the dorkiest guy in the room.

"It would take so much more energy if I had to pretend to be cool," he says. "I don't know how to do that. I feel very lucky that Hamilton came along at a time in my life when I already knew who I was. I was married, I had a kid. When you have that level of success as a person and you're still trying to find out who you are and what you want to be in the world, it can knock you off your feet in a very real way."

He pauses.

"Of course, I could still get knocked off my feet at any second," says Miranda. "Let's not predict anything!"

Best of Wives and Best of Women

Helping keep Miranda on an even keel is his wife, Nadal, whom he praised as "the reason everything gets done" in his heart-wrenching "love is love is love" speech at the Tonys shortly after the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, FL. His high-traffic Twitter feed is punctuated with mini "one-act plays" featuring dialogue from the Miranda household, which often involves Nadal keeping any sign of ego from her husband firmly in check.

"Vanessa is an absolute superhero who manages to do her own legal work while still nursing a baby," he says. "She's also not really a theater person. So if I've written something and she likes it, I know I've cleared a higher bar than someone who loves show tunes full stop. If Hamilton has gone beyond the base of people who like musical theater, it's because of her."

The couple is still adjusting to life as parents of two. "We're not outnumbered, but our attention can be split," he says. "The baby is still very dependent on us, and the 3-year-old is testing boundaries all the time. The 'threenager' thing is real! There can be nights she's with the baby and I'm with the older one, and we both fall asleep without checking in because we're freaking exhausted! So we really have to focus on taking the time to be with each other and not let drift happen. That's the foundation, not only for our kids, but for ourselves."

To ensure that he's fully present for his family, Miranda enforces a "no Twitter on the weekends" rule, deleting the app from his phone every Friday night and reinstalling it Monday morning. "It's an absolute addiction, and this is the only way I know to really not do it," he says. "And then I go into the week with energy because I've had the weekend off."

#lin manuel miranda #mary poppins #hamilton #tick tick boom #book project #fosse verdon #vanessa nadal #the kid #web md #interviews

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elcinelateleymickyandonie · 6 years ago

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Cumpleaños del día 🎬 🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭 John Goodman(1952)

John Stephen Goodman (San Luis, 20 de junio de 1952) es un actor estadounidense, ganador del Globo de Oro y del Emmy, quizás más conocido por su papel de Dan Conner en la serie Roseanne (1988-1997 y 2017-2018), y sus papeles en películas como Los Picapiedra, Barton Fink y El gran Lebowski (de los hermanos Coen), Monsters, Inc. y The Artist.

Estudió en la escuela Affton, en San Luis. En la secundaria Goodman concurrió a Affton High School, y ganó una beca para la Southwest Misuri State University. Durante su periodo en la universidad, decidió dedicarse a la actuación, dejando Misuri para llegar a Nueva York en 1975. Apareció en Broadway, en teatros y en comerciales para la televisión, antes de tener papeles en películas a principios de 1980. Uno de sus primeros roles fue «Pap Finn» en Big River, un musical de Broadway.

Goodman es mayormente conocido por su papel de «Dan Conner» en la serie de comedia Roseanne, la cual fue transmitida en la ABC desde 1988 a 1997. Tiene una larga historia de participaciones en shows y comedias nocturnas, siendo Late Night with Conan O'Brien una de las primeras. También es popular por sus apariciones como anfitrión en Saturday Night Live, programa al que fue invitado en doce ocasiones.

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colinfirthaddicted · 6 years ago

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☆ COLIN FIRTH ADDICTED ☆

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globalindian · 3 years ago

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How Indian-American-born Mindy Kaling is transforming the platform for South-Asian showrunner

It wasn't easy for Mindy Kaling to become the first woman of color to join an all-white male writers team in the American sitcom ‘The Office’, but she's brave. For someone who started her career at the age of 24, the writer, producer, actress, and director has gone a long way, with numerous critically acclaimed shows and films under her belt.

Underrepresented ethnicities are finding a voice and visibility in American pop culture because of Kaling. So much so that on every media platform accessible, the Indian American has become the poster girl for South Asian arts, culture, and even oddities.

The amazing path of the 42-year-old hasn't been easy.

An overlooked teenager finds solace in comedy

Kaling, an Indian actor born Vera Mindy Chokalingam in Massachusetts to a Tamil architect father and a Bengali doctor mother, had a difficult time at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School since she was an "average unnoticed" student, according to her. She took refuge in comedy shows on American television because she had no "cool" people to hang out with. Her interest in comedy was aroused by Comedy Central, Monty Python jokes, and Saturday Night Live reruns.

But it was at Dartmouth College that this wallflower bloomed. Mindy extended her wings as she graduated with a degree in playwriting, from writing plays to appearing in campus dramas to singing.

She landed a summer internship at Late Night With Conan O'Brien when she was 19 years old. She considers herself to be the worst intern the program has ever had. "I used my internship as a free ticket to see my hero sing live on stage every day," she wrote in her memoir, "rather than as a method to help the performance run smoothly by performing errands."

The role that landed Kaling on ‘The Office’

Although the internship may have been a ruse, Kaling was certain that comedy was her genuine calling. She quickly packed her belongings and relocated to Brooklyn. Things began to move for Kaling in 2002 when her comic play Matt and Ben premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival. The play was so popular that it was quickly shifted to an Off-Broadway location in the East Village. Greg Daniels, an American screenwriter, and producer, saw Kaling perform and offered her a writing job on The Office's first season.

Kaling was only 24 years old when she joined eight other writers on the Emmy-nominated sitcom as the sole woman and only person of color. Kaling made her TV debut as an extremely sassy and bold Kelly Kapoor in the hit American sitcom along with her writing credits. In one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, Kaling fully expressed her Indianness with all of its peculiarities. Kaling rose up the ranks of the show to become an executive producer and director, in addition to writing 24 episodes.

When sexism rocked her boat

Kaling encountered sexism early on in the show. After ‘The Office’ was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, the Television Academy informed Kaling that she, along with the rest of the cast, would not be eligible for an Emmy because the show had too many producers.

The ascension of a pop-culture figure

While ‘The Office’ provided Kaling with many possibilities, it was The Mindy Project that brought her greater exposure and popularity. Kaling became the first woman of color to get her own network show with her six-season sitcom in 2012. She quickly transcended racial barriers to become an international pop culture phenomenon. Kaling's program was so popular that when it moved from Fox TV to Hulu in 2016, he was earning an estimated $140,000 each episode. She was placed third on Forbes' list of the highest-paid actresses on television in 2017.

Mindy Kaling, a well-known television personality, dabbled in Hollywood with films such as A Wrinkle in Time, Ocean's 8, and Late Night.

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charterhunter529 · 4 years ago

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Background informationBirth nameGoapele Mohlabane(1)BornJuly 11, 1977 (age 43)OriginOakland, California, United StatesGenresInstrumentsVocalsYears active1999–presentLabelsSkyblaze Recordings (2001–2009) Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings(2001) Columbia Records (2002–2006) Decon Records (2009–2011) Jordan House/Primary Wave Music (2014–present)Associated actsWebsiteGoapele.com

Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time. Even Closer was rereleased with extra tracks, and, in 2005, her second album, Change it All was released, focusing on the activism in which she had been involved since she was a child.

Goapele Mohlabane(1)(2) (/ˈɡwɑːpəleɪ/; born July 11, 1977), is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means to move forward in Setswana, a Southern African language.(3)

Early life(edit)

Goapele's South African father Douglas Mohlabane was an exiled political activist who struggled against the Apartheid System.(4) Goapele's New York-born Israeli Jewish mother Noa(5) had been attending protests since the age of 12. Noa attended Friends World College and was studying in Nairobi, Kenya, where she met and married Douglas.(6) Goapele and her older brother DJ Namane Mohlabane(7) were raised in a California South African exile community.(8)

Both of her parents inspired Goapele to become very involved in community affairs at a young age. She attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School, where she led a pre-teen peer-support group. She also became involved in various groups and organizations that combated racism and sexism.(9)

Goapele and Theo Rodrigues(10) have a daughter together, Bahia Osun (born May 2007).(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)

Career(edit)

Even Closer(edit)

Goapele returned to Oakland after her time at Berklee College of Music, where she concentrated on writing and recording songs. In 2001, she self-released her debut album, Closer, which sold 5,000 copies.(16) At the same time, she was building a devoted audience through her popular live performances in the San Francisco Bay Area. 'Closer' peaked at No. 63 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.(17)

In 2002 she reworked Closer, adding five new songs. With the help of her family, she formed her own independent label, Skyblaze Recordings, to oversee her musical career. She released her first nationally distributed album, Even Closer, featuring the single 'Closer,' through Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings. 'Closer' was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2003 movie Honey. In 2004, Columbia/SME Records picked up Skyblaze Recordings for worldwide distribution and rereleased the album with additional tracks. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, which is a mixture of neo-soul, trip hop, lieder, and jazz. She also toured North America with the band Spearhead. In 2004, Even Closer peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Charts for Top Independent Albums.(18)

Change It All(edit)

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Her second album, Change It All, featuring the single 'First Love' and the song 'Love Me Right,' was released December 2005. The album featured production work from Jeff Bhasker, Mike Tiger, Amp Live, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, and Linda Perry.(19) In 2006 the album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Charts and No. 2 on the Top Heatseekers while the single 'First Love' reached No. 18 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay.(18) Goapele appeared on Soul Train to promote the album in May 2006, in what turned out to be the show's final new episode. She also appeared on The Orlando Jones Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, ABC View from The Bay and FOX Good Day Atlanta. Her first three releases have garnered praise from the likes of magazines such as Rolling Stone, Nylon, Interview, Marie Claire, Billboard, Essence, and Vibe. She has appeared on the covers of local Bay Area publications San Francisco Magazine, Diablo Magazine, East Bay Express, SF Bay Guardian, Mugshot Magazine, and City Flight,(20) She was named the number-5 artist to watch in the July 2003 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, made the countdown on MTV’s Top 10 Artists to Watch, and collaborated with ALDO Shoes’ advertisement campaign in its fight against HIV/AIDS, which featured artists such as Avril Lavigne, Ludacris, Dave Navarro, Charlize Theron, Pink, Eve, Rosario Dawson, Eva Mendes, Bow Wow, Ziggy Marley, and Kelly Rowland.

Break of Dawn(edit)

On July 10, 2009, Skyblaze Recordings leaked the single 'Milk & Honey' (produced by Bedrock), the first single from her third studio album of the same title.(21) However, in August 2011, she announced that the album would be titled Break of Dawn. The album is being recorded at the Zoo, home of Goapele's Oakland-based Skylight Studios and will feature production from Drumma Boy,(22) Bedrock, Kanye West, Dan Electric, Mike Tiger, Bobby Ozuna (Raphael Saadiq, John Mayer, Erykah Badu), Malay (John Legend, Mary J. Blige), Jeff Bhasker (The Game, Kanye West, Ludacris, T.I), and other guest musicians. After many delays, the album was finally released on October 25, 2011.(23)

Victory(edit)

In celebration of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa Goapele released the single 'Victory' featuring South African emcee Hip Hop Pantsula, a prelude to her upcoming musical project Victory, which was released in Winter 2010(citation needed) and feature an array of artists from the African continent as well as throughout the Diaspora.(24) The leading track was recorded in English, Setswana, and Xhosa and tries to draw attention to the need for education and resources to combat Africa's most crucial dilemmas. The album will also encompass philanthropy, political and social activism. Proceeds from the project will go to ANSA (Artists for a New South Africa) a non-profit organization working to combat HIV/AIDS, assist children orphaned by the disease, advance human and civil right, educate and empower youth and build bonds between the U.S. and South Africa through Arts & Culture.(25)

In 2014, Goapele signed with singer Eric Benét's record label Jordan House and is in the process of recording new material for her new label.(26)

Strong as Glass(edit)

In 2014, Goapele released Strong as Glass, her fifth studio album. The lead single was 'Hey, Boy' featuring Snoop Dogg and the video was released September 10, 2014, on YouTube.

Collaborations(edit)

The family songbook. Apart from her solo work, she has collaborated with West Coast MCs such as Aceyalone, E-40, Zion-I, and Mac Mall; those involved in the Hieroglyphics Crew; Detroit based vocalist Dwele; and Clyde Carson and Mos Def on the track 'Different.”

Human rights work(edit)

Goapele performed at rallies, demonstrations, and various political events around the world from Cuba to South Africa. On September 14, 2006, the California-based Ella Baker Center for Human Rights honored her with its first ever Human Rights Cultural Hero Award(27) during the center's 10th-anniversary celebration, which was titled 'Tribute to a Dream.' The following statement was issued by the Center regarding the award:

We are proud to name internationally acclaimed, Oakland-based (singer-songwriter) Goapele the first recipient of this award. But as successful as she is, Goapele remains deeply rooted in her home community and in the struggle for human rights. We first saw her sing at rallies and demonstrations when both she and Ella Baker Center were just starting out. Today, she is still here with us, side by side, looking forward to a better day for all of our people.

The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a non-profit strategy and action center. The stated aim of the center is to work for justice, opportunity, and peace in urban America.

Discography(edit)

Studio albums

Closer (Goapele Music, 2001)

Even Closer (Skyblaze/Columbia/SME, 2002)

Change It All (Skyblaze/Columbia/SBMG, 2005)

Break of Dawn (Skyblaze/Decon, 2011)

Strong as Glass (Skyblaze/Primary Wave/BMG Rights Management, 2014)

DreamSeeker (Skyblaze/Primary Wave/Empire, 2017)

Singles

'Closer' (2002)

'Got It' (2003)

'First Love' (2005)

'Love Me Right' (2006)

'Soweto' (featuring Hieroglyphics) (2008)

'Chocolate' (2008)

'Milk & Honey' (2009)

'Victory' (featuring Hip Hop Pantsula) (2010)

'Undertow' (2013)

'Hey, Boy' (2014)(28)

Guest appearances

Hieroglyphics – 'Make Your Move' from Full Circle (2003)

J Boogie's Dubtronic Science – 'Try Me' from J Boogie's Dubtronic Science (2003)

E-40 – 'Show & Prove' from Breakin' News (2003)

Triple Threat – 'How U Talkin?' from Many Styles (2003)

Aceyalone – 'Moonlit Skies' from Love & Hate (2003)

Planet Asia – 'Upside Down' from The Grand Opening (2004)

Tajai – 'Dedication' from Power Movement (2004)

SupremeEx & Tajai – 'Meaning' from Nuntype (2005)

The Team – 'Sunshine' from World Premiere (2005)

Amir Sulaiman – 'They Don't Know' from Like a Thief in the Night (2007)

Zion I – 'Life's Work' from Shadowboxing (2012)

Ben Williams – 'Voice of Freedom' from Coming of Age (2015)

Cassper Nyovest – 'Destiny' from 'Thuto' (2017)

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^Golden age: 100-year-old metal artist still creating beautiful pieces In May 2007, Ries found a new source of inspiration, when his great-granddaughter Bahia was born to Goapele Mohlabane, Noa's daughter. Ries' most recent projects were a spoon for Bahia, as well as a mezuzah that was recently installed at Beth Chaim Congregation in Danville.

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Goapele discography at Discogs

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Lyrics to Change It All

Verse 1: They're closing all the schools down Some teachers work for free now And libraries won't be found Cause there's not enough Can you see a change in your town Small close it's ??? I'm trying to sort it out What we're giving up Chorus: Basically There are people left out From living Comfortably can we figure it out I've been waiting Restlessly for the words to a song That would Change it all Change it all Change it all Verse 2: I never found a 9 to 5 That was worth it from my soul Til I I pursued what brought joy in my life And there's something for us all And I still think it is my right And it's the last and one of few To get the luxery for learning Something I could use Chorus: Basically There are people left out From living Comfortably can we figure it out I've been waiting Restlessly for the words to a song That could Change it all Change it all (If the words could change it all) Change it all (Change it all) Bridge: So many laws are changing They say it's the price for war We send over at least ? billions It's hard to believe that years ago people died to fight But history feels so far away History feels so far away We're not fighting for our lives anymore You're not fighting for my life anymore It's hard to know what's really worth fighting for Or is it killing and dying on the streets Chorus: Ohhh Basically There are people left out From living Comfortably can we figure it out I've been waiting Restlessly for the words to a song That could Change it all Chorus 2: Oh! Basically There's enough for us all So Why can't we somehow figure it out I've been waiting Restlessly for the words to a song That could Change it all Change it all (If the words could change it all) Change it all Change it all Change it all If a song could change it all What if we could change it all (Thanks to Quita for these lyrics)

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Songwriters: MOHLABANE, GOAPELE K. / AABERG, MICHAEL LOUIS Publisher: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group Powered by LyricFind

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Little Women: All the Main Actors and Where You've Seen Them Before

You could say there have been several Little Women adaptations in film and television, and that'd still probably be an understatement. However, there's no hiding our excitement for the new film that's set to come out later this year, in December 2019.

RELATED: Little Women: 10 Things We Need To See In Greta Gerwig's New Adaptation

Directed by Greta Gerwig (director of Lady Bird (2017)), we're more than stoked for this stacked cast and incredibly classic tale. So who will be playing these iconic characters? We thought you should probably know all of the famous faces behind the foursome of sisters, the parents, and the lover boy. So without further ado, here all of the actors and actresses in the new film, and where you've seen them before.

8 Emma Watson

We'll start off easy, with the beautiful and brilliant Emma Watson. You may recognize this stunning face, and it's likely from the Harry Potter series where she plays Hermione Granger. However, this fierce woman was also Belle in the new live-action of Beauty and the Beast, and played the main gal, Sam, in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Emma definitely isn't new to the big screen, and she certainly has more credits to share, but these are our personal favorites that you should check out in preparation for this film. We're excited for her to bring her expertise to the character of one of the four sisters, Meg March.

7 Florence Pugh

This young woman is relatively new to the big screen, and her first break-out role actually also came this year, when she starred in Midsommar as Dani. This was her first main role, and critics have had nothing but praise for her stunning performance.

RELATED: Midsommar: 10 Hidden Details Everyone Completely Missed

She's been in a few things here and there, but this promising actress will definitely continue to make waves after her role as another one of the sisters, Amy March, in this new film.

6 Laura Dern

Laura Dern is an expert actress, to be quite frank, and we can't wait to see her embody the character of the mother of these four wild gals, Marmee March. You'll probably remember a younger Laura Dern for her starring role in the Jurassic Park franchise, where she played Ellie.

However, if you're not a dinosaur fan, you can find this bombshell in The Fault in Our Stars as Hazel's mom, or as the brilliant and fiery Renata Klein in HBO's Big Little Lies. Oh yeah, she's also in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Is there anything this woman can't do?

5 Timothée Chalamet

Honestly, Timothée Chalamet is probably one of the fastest-growing actors of this decade. He took the 2018 Oscars by storm for Lady Bird (where he was directed by Greta Gerwig) and Call Me By Your Name, even receiving a nomination for the latter. In 2019, he received a Golden Globe nominee for Beautiful Boy, where he starred alongside Steve Carell.

RELATED: 10 Movies and TV Shows You Forgot Timothée Chalamet Appears In

While he's officially making waves in Hollywood, this heartthrob has been hitting the big screen since 2014, and we cannot wait to see what he does with the character of Theodore Laurence, Jo's main squeeze. If you love him as much as we do, you can also find him in the upcoming Netflix film The King.

4 Meryl Streep

We probably don't have to tell you who Meryl Streep is, but we're still excited to see her playing Aunt March. This experienced actress has three Academy Awards to her name, for The Iron Lady (2011), Sophie's Choice (1982), and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

Her latest nomination was for The Post (2017), where she starred alongside Tom Hanks. However, her acting career is far from over, and we could spend all day listing her acting credits. So, we'll just say you can also find her in the second season of Big Little Lies (alongside Laura Dern!) where she plays the fierce and manipulative mother-in-law of Nicole Kidman's character. You know all her other films, right? Right.

3 Eliza Scanlen

This young, Aussie actress is definitely new to the big screen, and she only has a few acting credits under her belt. However, you might, in fact, recognize her as Amma Crellin from Sharp Objects, where she appears in all 8 episodes of the mini-series alongside Amy Adams.

RELATED: 5 Meryl Streep Movies We Wish Had A Sequel (& 5 That Are Perfect On Their Own)

She'll be playing the younger sister, Beth March, in this Little Women remake, and we're sure this young actresses's career will take off from there.

2 Bob Odenkirk

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This writer, actor, and producer will be playing Mr. March. As a writer, Odenkirk is the mastermind behind many of your favorite talk-shows, including Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and the Jenny McCarthy Show.

On the other side of the camera, you might recognize this man from Breaking Bad (as Saul Goodman), Fargo (as Bill Oswalt), Better Call Saul (as Jimmy McGill), or even alongside Meryl Streep in The Post (2017). This guy is definitely no newbie, and we expect he has a lot to offer to this incredible role.

1 Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse is another one of our absolutely favorite upcoming and young actresses of this generation. Born to Irish parents, this hilarious and relatable woman slays us on AND off the big screen. She'll be our leading lady (and main sister), Jo March, in this new film. Where have you seen her before? She starred in Brooklyn in 2015, which was arguably her break-out role in Hollywood.

She also found herself at the 2018 Oscars alongside her main squeeze of this film, Timothée Chalamet, when she played the main role in Lady Bird. (Therefore, this actress has also been directed by Greta Gerwig before. Clearly, Gerwig loved these two.) Most recently, however, this brilliant woman starred alongside Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots. Honestly, all of these films are critically acclaimed, and you should DEFINITELY watch every single one of them.

NEXT: 10 Lady Bird Quotes To Live By

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21 of the best jokes from the Clinton, Bush, and Obama White House Correspondents dinners.

The White House Correspondents' Association dinner is an opportunity for the politically powerful to showcase their ability to take a joke. Naturally, Donald Trump won't go near it.

For the second straight year, Trump won't be in attendance for the dinner. Not exactly known for his ability to poke fun at himself or smile along, it makes sense that he wouldn't want to be there for an evening that both undercuts and exaggerates the press's supposedly adversarial relationship with our nation's leaders.

While the event itself dates back more than 100 years, it wasn't until 1993 that C-SPAN began airing the whole thing live. Since then, comedians, such as Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, Drew Carey, Wanda Sykes, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers, have taken the stage to jab at the politicians and the press — all in good fun.

Let's look back at some of the funniest and most daring jokes from past White House Correspondents' Association dinners, made by celebs and politicos alike.

Larry Wilmore in 2016 took jabs at the obscurity of C-SPAN and a failed promise.

"It is good to be on C-SPAN. Glad I’m not on your rival network, 'No input, HDMI1.'"

"Oh, I just got a note from the president saying that if you want another drink, you should order it now because the bar will be closing down. Of course, he said the same thing about Guantanamo, so you have at least another eight years."

Comedian Larry Wilmore hosted in 2016. Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images.

During his final dinner in 2016, President Obama starred in a video contemplating life after the White House.

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In 1995, Conan O'Brien implored loyal C-SPAN viewers to please find something else to do on a Saturday night.

"I have an announcement for those of you watching this event live on C-SPAN. For God's sake, it's Saturday night! Go outside! ... There are things you can do!"

President Bill Clinton laughing during the 1996 event. Photo by Ted Mathias/AFP/Getty Images.

The show must go on, as they say.

Last year's host was Hasan Minhaj, who scorched the president with a comparison to King Joffrey from "Game of Thrones." This year, the event will be hosted by Michelle Wolf. It's sure to be as awkward as ever — and it's still pretty strange to see the press rubbing elbows with the same politicians their jobs require them to criticize. But with the world as dark as it is right now, maybe we do need to just find a way to laugh.

Comedian Hasan Minhaj hosted the 2017 White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images.

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