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'Vanity Fair' cover shot by Black photographer for 1st time
Read full article: 'Vanity Fair' cover shot by Black photographer for 1st timeThe new issue of Vanity Fair featuring a powerful image of Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis marks the first time the publication has featured the work of a Black photographer on its cover. The historic image of Davis, shot by photographer Dario Calmese, shows the 54-year-old in profile, her back facing the camera. Davis is wearing a glue gown with a deep plunge in the back, hand on hip. The publication has had a problem in the past with putting Black women on the covers, Davis says in an interview for the magazine. This image (of Davis) reclaims that narrative, transmuting the white gaze on Black suffering into the Black gaze of grace, elegance and beauty.In her Vanity Fair interview, Davis discusses the recent racial justice protests, her upcoming role as Michelle Obama, her impoverished upbringing in Rhode Island, and the challenges of being a Black woman in Hollywood, among other topics.

Lopez, Rodriguez donate year's worth of food to elementary students
Read full article: Lopez, Rodriguez donate year's worth of food to elementary students(Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)(CNN) - Students at Jacksboro Elementary School will have food to eat for the next year thanks to Jennifer Lopez and her fianc Alex Rodriguez. On Oct. 2, Goins wrote, "Today I cried at work." A food pantry was formed after her story went viral and Lopez and Rodriguez stepped up. On Wednesday Lopez posted a video on her official Instagram account which showed her and Rodriguez Facetiming with Goins and some students. "When we heard about the students and amazing teachers at Jacksboro Elementary in Tennessee, we knew we had to help," Lopez wrote in the caption of the video she posted.

Selma Blair posts touching video about motherhood, MS
Read full article: Selma Blair posts touching video about motherhood, MSSelma Blair attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Selma Blair is talking about some of her physical struggles after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The actress, 46, posted a video earlier this week in which she was using a walking bike, with her son Arthur hitching a ride on the front. "Today was tough," Selma wrote. This walking bike is my lifeline to outside.