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Left out of MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors

Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, stands in her home in Baltimore on Oct. 13, 2020. A coalition of three groups vital to the #MeToo movement is collaborating on an initiative to focus on a population that has often felt left out of the conversation: Black survivors of sexual violence. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, file)It’s been more than three years since the #MeToo movement launched a culture-shifting conversation about sexual violence. In a statement, the groups said they were working together to create safe spaces for Black survivors; to confront narratives "that harm and silence Black survivors;" and lastly to come up with new practices that will help get Black survivors “believed, heard, and supported.”Burke said the most important immediate impact will simply be that a national conversation is being had. AdAmong the initiative's concrete plans: narrative research; conversation guides; a five-part event series; and “rapid-response tools” to support Black survivors who come forward.

Kevin Hart: Hosting MDA telethon is a 'major level-up'

Jerry Lewis performs during the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2005, left, and Kevin Hart arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" in Los Angeles on Dec. 11, 2017. Hart is hosting a re-imagined online fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The two-hour event will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Harts Help From the Hart charity. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES – Kevin Hart says hosting a re-imagined online fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is “a major level-up for me.”“It’s different from anything that you’ve really seen me do. And there’s a great reason behind it,” said the comic and actor, who is leading the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon online on Saturday.

Gabrielle Union, NBC settle dispute over racism allegations

LOS ANGELES – Gabrielle Union and NBC said Tuesday that they have settled their differences in their dispute over her firing as a judge on “America's Got Talent,” which she said was retaliation for her complaints that the show tolerated racism on the set. “We’ve reached an amicable resolution," Union and the network said in a joint statement. "NBC Entertainment appreciates the important concerns raised by Gabrielle Union and remains committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive working environment where people of all backgrounds are treated with respect.”Both sides declined further comment, and would not give further details. Variety reported soon after that Union, who is Black, believed she was fired because she had asked NBC and the show’s producers to respond to an environment that tolerated racist jokes and remarks from judges and producers. NBC said the investigation "found an overarching culture of diversity on the show.”___Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton.

Five Reasons Dwyane Wade Should Be Co-Owner of the Miami Heat

Or the greatest player in Miami Heat history could take a gap year between his retirement and the next chapter of his Hall of Fame basketball career and become the next great Heat executive. Hell, Wade should own a piece of the Heat not in five years or ten years, but right now. Nobody can explain better than Wade why the Heat is the place to get the most out of your basketball career. Just as many coaches and executives have tried in vain to take the so-called Patriot Way from New England elsewhere, the Heat Way doesn't travel. The NBA, the Miami Heat, and, more important, young players coming into the league need him around more than ever now that Kobe Bryant is gone.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CELEBRITYINSIDER.ORGSPEAKS OUT ABOUT GOT TALENT OUSTER REPORTSLos Angeles (AP) Gabrielle Union is thanking supporters for defending her amid reports she was fired from Americas Got Talent after complaining about racism and other alleged onset issues. She didnt directly address her status with NBCs talent show, and her representatives did not respond to requests for comment. According to reports, Union and Julianne Hough have been dropped as Americas Got Talent judges after a single season. Union, who is African American, reportedly sought network action to address a workplace environment that allegedly allowed racist jokes and comments and other troubling behavior, including judge-producer Simon Cowells smoking indoors in violation of state law. Among the celebrities who have rallied publicly behind Union are Greys Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo, Holly Robinson Peete and Patricia Arquette.

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Dwyane Wade's Miami Beach mansion up for sale for $32.5 million

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - You'll never have the hops of Dwyane Wade or his three NBA championships, but if you have the money you can live like the greatest Heat player ever. Wade has put his Miami Beach mansion up for sale for a cool $32.5 million; basically what the Utah Jazz will pay Mike Conley (the 16th highest paid NBA player) next season. Along with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, the house comes with a wine room and a "state-of-the-art professional theater." Now that Wade has retired from NBA life, he and wife Gabrielle Union now spend a considerable amount of time in California. If you're interested and have more than a couple million just lying around the bank vault, contact Brett Harris of Douglas Elliman to put in a bid.