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Imagine Dragons' Singer Honored At 2017 TrevorLIVE New York Gala Jun 22, 2017

Earlier this week, The Trevor Project hosted its 2017 TrevorLIVE New York gala at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. More →

SAG-AFTRA Foundation To Honor Rashida Jones With Actors Inspiration Award Jun 8, 2017

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced today that Emmy-nominated actress Rashida Jones will receive its Actors Inspiration Award, an honor recognizing artists who give back to the community by championing worthy philanthropic causes which make a difference in the world. More →

#GirlsAre Returns To Inspire Girls And Women Across The United States May 26, 2017

Girls today in the United States are far less likely than boys to achieve the recommended amounts of physical activity. By age 14, girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys. More →

YWCA USA To Host Women of Distinction Awards Gala Celebrating Extraordinary Women Leaders May 26, 2017

YWCA USA will celebrate the achievements of extraordinary leaders and organizations who serve as role models for women and girls at the Women of Distinction Awards Gala during the YWCA USA National Conference on Friday, June 16, 2017, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. More →

Imagine Dragons To Perform At TrevorLIVE New York May 25, 2017

Imagine Dragons will perform at The Trevor Project's TrevorLIVE New York fundraising gala June 19 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, with the band’s singer, Dan Reynolds, set to be presented with the Trevor Hero Award. More →

Dr Jill Biden Speaks At GLSEN Respect Awards - New York May 23, 2017

Last week in New York City, GLSEN – the leading education organization focused on ensuring safe and inclusive schools for all students – honored Carla Gugino, Ann Clark, Ryan Pedlow, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School and First Data at the annual GLSEN Respect Awards – New York. More →

YWCA Presents Greater Los Angeles' Phenomenal Women Awards May 18, 2017

The 2017 YWCA Greater Los Angeles’ Phenomenal Woman Awards last week saluted four powerful Southland women as “who have worked to empower underserved girls and young women to shatter their glass ceilings to achieve the victory of fulfilled lives and careers” in the words of YWCA Greater Los Angeles President and CEO and Faye Washington, co-keynote speaker for the event with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. More →

Jill Biden To Speak At GLSEN Respect Awards - New York May 11, 2017

GLSEN, the leading education organization focused on ensuring safe and inclusive schools for all students, today announced that it will honor Ann Clark, Ryan Pedlow, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School and First Data at the 2017 GLSEN Respect Awards – New York. More →

Kathy Ireland To Co-Host YWCA GLA Phenomenal Woman Awards May 8, 2017

Kathy Ireland is set to co-host the YWCA GLA Phenomenal Woman Awards. More →

Twitter Partners With GLAAD To Live Stream Red Carpet At GLAAD Media Awards Mar 30, 2017

Twitter and GLAAD announced today that they will partner to live stream the GLAAD Media Awards red carpet on April 1 (5:30 – 7pm PST) in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and May 6 (5:30 – 7pm EST) in NYC at the Hilton Midtown. More →

Cyndi Lauper And Omaze Release Girls Just Want To Have Fundamental Rights T-Shirt Mar 3, 2017

Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning artist and activist Cyndi Lauper has designed and released her official “Girls Just Want To Have Fundamental Rights” t-shirt. More →

Uzo Aduba And Dustin Lance Black To Be Honored By Point Foundation Feb 17, 2017

Point Foundation will honor Emmy Award-winning actress and star of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” Uzo Aduba, and Academy Award-winning writer and director Dustin Lance Black, at the annual Point Honors Gala at the majestic Plaza Hotel April 3, 2017.

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A Huge Success For Concert For America: Stand Up, Sing Out! Jan 23, 2017

Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out! brought together artists from Broadway, TV and beyond to spread a message of unity and hope during the weekend at Town Hall. More →

Additional Performers Added To Concert For America: Stand Up, Sing Out! Jan 20, 2017

Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out! has announced the full cast of artists and creators who will perform at the first concert of the monthly series, taking place today, January 20th, at The Town Hall in New York City at 3:00pm EST. More →

Tyler Perry To Receive Fifth Annual People's Choice Award For Favorite Humanitarian Jan 18, 2017

The People’s Choice Awards announced today that Tyler Perry will receive the fifth annual People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian, presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, during the live awards show from the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. More →

Chance The Rapper To Speak At NAACP Youth And College People's Inauguration Dec 15, 2016

The Youth & College division of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is hosting a gathering of youth activists next month to organize and plan how to respond to new civil rights threats expected under a new administration and congress in 2017. More →

Caitlyn Jenner And M·A·C AIDS Fund Announce Support To Transgender Community Nov 11, 2016

Caitlyn Jenner and the M·A·C AIDS Fund, the philanthropic arm of M∙A∙C Cosmetics, announced last month that the fund’s Transgender Initiative will provide $1.3 million this year to 21 transgender organizations nationwide to serve the diverse needs and issues facing transgender communities. More →

Kate Hudson Honored At GLSEN Respect Awards - Los Angeles Oct 24, 2016

GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, honored Kate Hudson, Connor Franta, Jess Cagle, Target, Kevin Brockman and San Diego high-school student Edward Estrada at GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles on Friday, October 21, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills. More →

Robin Roberts Honored By Point Foundation At Star-Studded Event Oct 5, 2016

Point Honors Los Angeles brought 400 guests to the storied ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel last week for a celebrity-filled gala evening in support of Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Nearly half a million dollars was raised for higher education scholarships, as well as Point’s mentoring and leadership programs. More →

Kate Hudson To Be Honored At GLSEN's Respect Awards – Los Angeles Oct 3, 2016

GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, will honor Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson with the Inspiration Award at the GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles, to be held Friday, October 21, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills. More →

Global Goals Awards Honor Champions For Women's And Girls' Rights Sep 26, 2016

The first annual UNICEF Global Goals Awards last week honoured a lawyer who fights against child marriage in Tanzania, a Syrian teen and Olympic swimmer who saved fellow refugees from drowning, and an organization that brings health care to vulnerable girls and women in Pakistan. More →

Robin Roberts To Receive Point Foundation Courage Award Sep 20, 2016

Point Foundation (Point) will honor Good Morning America Anchor Robin Roberts with the Point Courage Award at the organization’s annual Point Honors Los Angeles gala October 1. More →

Jess Cagle To Be Honored At 2016 GLSEN Respect Awards – Los Angeles Sep 14, 2016

GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, will honor Jess Cagle, Editorial Director of Time Inc.‘s Celebrity, Entertainment and Style Group at GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles to be held Friday, October 21, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills. More →

Producer Michael Lombardo To Be Honored At Point Honors LA Gala Aug 29, 2016

Point Foundation (Point) will honor producer and broadcast executive Michael Lombardo with the Point Impact Award at the organization’s annual Point Honors Los Angeles gala October 1. More →

Connor Franta To Be Honored At GLSEN's Respect Awards - Los Angeles Aug 24, 2016

GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, will honor Connor Franta at GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles to be held Friday, October 21, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills. More →

Jane Fonda To Host 2016 Women’s Media Awards Aug 15, 2016

The Women's Media Center is proud to announce that the 2016 Women’s Media Awards will this year be hosted for the first time by Jane Fonda, the two-time Academy Award-winning star of Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie.” More →

Kathy Ireland Among Finalists For Interfaith Peace Awards Jul 20, 2016

Kathy Ireland, founder, CEO and Chief Designer of kiWW (kathy ireland Worldwide), has been cited as one of 17 finalists for the first Global Business & Interfaith Peace Award given by the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit operating in the award program together with the United Nations Global Compact Business for Peace initiative. More →

Dustin Lance Black to Dedicate Historic Marker to First LGBT National March Organizers Jul 19, 2016

The Equality Forum, the nation’s premier lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights summit, announced today that Academy Award-winning screenwriter and LGBT activist, Dustin Lance Black, will serve as the keynote speaker for the Philadelphia Conference Historic Marker Dedication slated for Wednesday, July 27th from 11:00 – 11:30 am (ET) at the Arch Street Meeting House (320 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106). More →

Hillary Clinton to Deliver Address at 107th NAACP Annual Convention Jul 12, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will speak to attendees at the 107th Annual NAACP Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18th. More →

American Civics: A New Art Series by Shepard Fairey And The Jim Marshall Estate Jul 12, 2016

Debuting this summer, American Civics is the first-ever collaboration between acclaimed contemporary artist Shepard Fairey and the estate of legendary photographer Jim Marshall. More →