According the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on any given day, over 437,000 children are living in the U.S. foster care system and the number has been rising. In 2019 only around 61,000 children were adopted and 26% of that number weren’t adopted until they were at 9-years or older. 17,844 (7%) aged out…
Secretary of Education and Cruella DeVille stunt double Betsy DeVos has shpwn us time and time again that she isn’t the brightest crayon in the box. We’ve seen her struggle to answer the most basic questions about education and even declared that she does not “intentionally visited schools that are underperforming,”…
Angelica Ross, actress and transgender advocate, continues to make her mark in the entertainment industry as she now adds model to her growing list of accomplishments.
In the new 2020 ad campaign for fashion brand Louis Vuitton, the Pose star is shown against a backdrop in a vintage horror movie-inspired poster, a nod to her appearance on FX’s American Horror Story: 1984.
The ad reads, “When the future knocks, open the door!”
Louis Vuitton | Pre-Fall 2020 pic.twitter.com/6j2xcQitGb
— Angelica Ross (@angelicaross) January 22, 2020
According to NBC News, Anthony Ramos, head of talent at the LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD, believes that Ross’ inclusion in the campaign is a “major step forward” for visibility among the community but “specifically for trans women of color.”
READ MORE Trans actress Angelica Ross shares how Oprah helped her mother accept her
Ross is best known for her breakout role as Candy in the groundbreaking series FX’s Pose. She left the show in its second season after the character was killed off to spotlight the violence that transgender women of color face.
“I must applaud @angelicaross for her tour de force of a performance as Candy Abundance Ferocity. It has been a gift to watch her blossom as a true star and undeniable talent. Though she will always be our Candy, and our show suffers this incredible loss, I am elated that the world will get much more Angelica,” Ryan Murphy, showrunner of Pose, declared on social media at the time.
Murphy was true to his word as Ross made history, becoming the first trans actress to star as a series regular on two television shows when she joined the cast of American Horror Story: 1984. Her TV debut was in 2015, starring in Caitlyn Jenner‘s E! reality series I Am Cait and she then moved on to Her Story, Claws, Doubt and Transparent.
READ MORE GLAAD taps ‘Pose’ star Angelica Ross to host presidential candidate forum on LGBTQ Issues
Ross tweeted that she asked the company if she could wear her natural hair and was embraced to do so. Pose co-star Indya Moore tweeted her excitement that the fashion brand featured a “dark skin trans women talent” and said it’s “giving us what we literally have been looking for.”
I asked @LouisVuitton if I could rock my natural hair in an Afro and they came back with an enthusiastic YES 🖤✊🏿 RBF on 💯 pic.twitter.com/sbOpPkTDkT
— Angelica Ross (@angelicaross) January 22, 2020
I ❤❤❤❤❤!!! SO many positive emotions wrapped up in my joyful tears. So so happy. https://t.co/cwcTMkBAod
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) January 23, 2020
The post Angelica Ross is the new face of Louis Vuitton campaign appeared first on TheGrio.
Terry Crews cast doubt on Gabrielle Union‘s claims that she was fired from America’s Got Talent after speaking against the racism and sexism she endured.
During an appearance on the TODAY, Crews insisted that he never witnessed nor was subjected to any racism or discriminatory behavior behind the scenes of AGT in contrast to Union’s statements.
.@TerryCrews speaks out about Gabrielle Union leaving "America's Got Talent," after her claims of a toxic work environment.
"I can't speak for sexism…but I can speak on any racism comments. That was never my experience," he says. pic.twitter.com/XEoxn7gvWP
— 3rd Hour of TODAY (@3rdHourTODAY) January 23, 2020
“That was never my experience. In fact, it was the most diverse place I have ever been in my 20 years of entertainment,” the actor told TODAY. “When you look at what the allegations were about, it was given by an unnamed source. It’s funny because I believe you should listen to women, you should always believe women, so I asked my wife what I should do. She was like, ‘first of all if it’s coming from an unnamed source – because Gabrielle Union has not made any statement to this day about any of these allegations publicly. If she hasn’t made a statement, why would you?'”
READ MORE Gabrielle Union warns against being the ‘happy negro’ bowing to the status quo
Love B. Scott and Variety exclusively reported last November of Union’s firing from the NBC show. Union alleged a hostile work environment where the texture of her hair was criticized and racial jokes were made about contestants. In 2017, Nick Cannon made similar complaints after he left the show and stated, “My soul won’t allow me to be in business with corporations that attempt to frown on freedom of speech, censor artists, and question cultural choices.”
According to Variety, who released the exclusive report of Union’s firing in November, celebrities and supporters rallied behind the actress. NBCUniversal launched “a third-party investigation to look into the accounts of racial insensitivity and a hostile climate for AGT’s women judges.” The results of that investigation are due later this month.
Union broke her silence in regards to Crews’ in a series of tweets. She praised the “multiple witnesses who bravely came forward to let everyone know” that her criticism was true and criticized “those who enthusiastically will throw you under the bus.” The actress had been one of the many to offer the former NFL player support when he alleged that WME agent Adam Venit sexually assaulted him in February 2016 at a party. Crews sued but the complaint was ultimately rejected by the D.A.’s office.
READ MORE Gabrielle Union has ‘productive’ meeting with NBC execs over AGT toxic workplace complaints
Can someone please ask abt what happens to all that diversity folks are talking about BEHIND THE SCENES. Like, legit… where the hell is all that diversity in the production though homie? In the decision making ranks who control the fate of the diversity in front of the camera?
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) January 24, 2020
Union continued to challenge Crews’ comments on the show’s overall climate with many people weighing in.
Why anyone would gleefully get up on TV and tell lies that NO ONE disputed… But we already know. https://t.co/8MAfmzSgmI
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) January 24, 2020
If Terry Crews wanted to protect his own interests by remaining silent and not supporting Gabrielle Union, it would have merely been unprincipled. But the fact that he actively contradicts her claims —when he could have just said nothing— is deplorable.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) January 24, 2020
Crews has not yet responded to Union’s comments or clarified his.
The post Gabrielle Union responds after Terry Crews praises AGT diversity appeared first on TheGrio.
A deal on Jachs henleys and crewnecks, a $7 Philips Norelco Nose Hair Trimmer, and a Best-Sellers Magazine Gold Box lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.
