The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy recently partnered with author and entertainer Geri Halliwell-Horner for two days of literacy-focused events in Washington, D.C.
Barbara Bush Foundation Ambassador Geri Halliwell-Horner in conversation with students at Holy Trinity School in Washington, D.C
Credit/Copyright: Paul Morigi
Halliwell-Horner is an accomplished singer, writer, producer and actress who is widely recognized as “Ginger Spice,” an original member of the record-breaking British pop group the Spice Girls. A longtime advocate for literacy in the U.K. through her work as an ambassador for the Royal Commonwealth Society, Halliwell-Horner has expanded her outreach into the U.S. by working with the Barbara Bush Foundation to raise awareness of literacy issues in the U.S. and encourage families nationwide to connect through reading.
During her two days in Washington, D.C., Halliwell-Horner participated in events including:
A visit to Holy Trinity School, where she...
Barbara Bush Foundation Ambassador Geri Halliwell-Horner in conversation with students at Holy Trinity School in Washington, D.C
Credit/Copyright: Paul Morigi
Halliwell-Horner is an accomplished singer, writer, producer and actress who is widely recognized as “Ginger Spice,” an original member of the record-breaking British pop group the Spice Girls. A longtime advocate for literacy in the U.K. through her work as an ambassador for the Royal Commonwealth Society, Halliwell-Horner has expanded her outreach into the U.S. by working with the Barbara Bush Foundation to raise awareness of literacy issues in the U.S. and encourage families nationwide to connect through reading.
During her two days in Washington, D.C., Halliwell-Horner participated in events including:
A visit to Holy Trinity School, where she...
- 5/21/2024
- Look to the Stars
Update: A tradition of each White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is for media outlets to invite a guest list that includes politicians, government officials and celebrities.
Networks are starting to reveal who will be coming to the annual event, which we’ll continue to update.
Politico: RNC chair Mike Whatley, RNC co-chair Lara Trump, UK Ambassador Karen Pierce, Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden, DNC executive director Sam Cornale, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-mi), Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Mn), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-pa), Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-fl), Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Northern Ireland Special Envoy Joe Kennedy III, Ola Director Shuwanza Goff, Saloni Sharma, senior adviser to the chief of staff, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the honorable Francois-Philippe Champagne of Canada, and Stephen Benjamin, senior adviser to the president and director of public engagement.
ABC News: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Andrew McCarthy, Hiro Sanada, Molly Ringwald, Rosario Dawson, Quavo,...
Networks are starting to reveal who will be coming to the annual event, which we’ll continue to update.
Politico: RNC chair Mike Whatley, RNC co-chair Lara Trump, UK Ambassador Karen Pierce, Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden, DNC executive director Sam Cornale, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-mi), Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Mn), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-pa), Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-fl), Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Northern Ireland Special Envoy Joe Kennedy III, Ola Director Shuwanza Goff, Saloni Sharma, senior adviser to the chief of staff, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the honorable Francois-Philippe Champagne of Canada, and Stephen Benjamin, senior adviser to the president and director of public engagement.
ABC News: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Andrew McCarthy, Hiro Sanada, Molly Ringwald, Rosario Dawson, Quavo,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Women wailed outside the Supreme Court while teenagers next to them started a dance party.
At the moment the growing crowd learned six justices had overturned Roe v. Wade, it was impossible to tell if the din echoing off the high court’s marble was cheers or screams. As it turns out, it was both. Both defenders of abortion rights and their detractors had found their way here at the moment the justices handed down their decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson’s Women Health, reversing 50 years of legal precedent that...
At the moment the growing crowd learned six justices had overturned Roe v. Wade, it was impossible to tell if the din echoing off the high court’s marble was cheers or screams. As it turns out, it was both. Both defenders of abortion rights and their detractors had found their way here at the moment the justices handed down their decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson’s Women Health, reversing 50 years of legal precedent that...
- 6/24/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
The GOP spent much of the past year chipping away at the authority of state and local election officials as part of the party’s ongoing efforts to destroy faith in US democracy, following the failed re-election of Donald Trump.
With Trump and his supporters continuing to lie about the 2020 presidential election and criticize election officials who refused to go along with attempts to overthrow the results, it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that, according to a report published by Reuters on Thursday, these local officials have been subject to...
With Trump and his supporters continuing to lie about the 2020 presidential election and criticize election officials who refused to go along with attempts to overthrow the results, it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that, according to a report published by Reuters on Thursday, these local officials have been subject to...
- 12/30/2021
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) shared an abusive voicemail with CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday during a segment on the hostile work environment in Congress.
“You ought to get the fuck off the planet, you fucking foul bitch,” an angry male caller barked. “They ought to fucking try you for treason, bitch. … I hope your family dies in front of you. I pray to God, if you’ve got any children, they die in your face.”
"It's pretty toxic, there's no question about it," GOP Rep. Fred Upton...
“You ought to get the fuck off the planet, you fucking foul bitch,” an angry male caller barked. “They ought to fucking try you for treason, bitch. … I hope your family dies in front of you. I pray to God, if you’ve got any children, they die in your face.”
"It's pretty toxic, there's no question about it," GOP Rep. Fred Upton...
- 12/26/2021
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
More than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate and independent Bernie Sanders have signed a letter urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate a fair contract with IATSE, saying, “We are united in our belief in the importance of livable wages, sustainable benefits, and reasonable rest periods between shifts and during the workday” – three of the union’s core demands.
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
- 10/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Progressive Democrats in Congress will on Thursday introduce the Transform, Heal and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (Thrive) Act. The bill, which has been promoted for months, outlines a “bold and holistic” plan to address racial injustice, the climate crisis, and the economic anxiety and mass unemployment exacerbated by the pandemic. “I think that for us the pandemic has sadly just showcased our belief that we need to figure out how to help people thrive and not just survive,” says Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), one of the bill’s sponsors.
- 4/28/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
In the legal thriller Dark Waters, Mark Ruffalo stars as corporate attorney Robert Bilott, who takes on DuPont after linking mysterious contamination in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Pfas (poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances). Ruffalo developed and produced the Todd Haynes-directed film based on a true story, and while it hit theaters in 2019, he has not abandoned the cause of eliminating the harmful chemicals.
On April 13, Ruffalo joined Michigan U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (a Democrat) and Fred Upton (a Republican) and Environmental Working Group’s Scott Faber on a virtual press conference to show his support for bipartisan legislation that ...
On April 13, Ruffalo joined Michigan U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (a Democrat) and Fred Upton (a Republican) and Environmental Working Group’s Scott Faber on a virtual press conference to show his support for bipartisan legislation that ...
- 4/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In the legal thriller Dark Waters, Mark Ruffalo stars as corporate attorney Robert Bilott, who takes on DuPont after linking mysterious contamination in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Pfas (poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances). Ruffalo developed and produced the Todd Haynes-directed film based on a true story, and while it hit theaters in 2019, he has not abandoned the cause of eliminating the harmful chemicals.
On April 13, Ruffalo joined Michigan U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (a Democrat) and Fred Upton (a Republican) and Environmental Working Group’s Scott Faber on a virtual press conference to show his support for bipartisan legislation that ...
On April 13, Ruffalo joined Michigan U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (a Democrat) and Fred Upton (a Republican) and Environmental Working Group’s Scott Faber on a virtual press conference to show his support for bipartisan legislation that ...
- 4/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A Michigan judge declined to release a teenager who was placed in juvenile detention after not doing her homework, saying the girl is “blooming there, but there is more work to be done,” The Detroit Free Press reports.
The 15-year-old, who is black and being identified by her middle name, Grace, has been in juvenile detention since mid-May. While Grace had previously been in trouble for fighting with her mother and stealing, she was incarcerated for violating her probation by not completing online coursework when her school switched to remote...
The 15-year-old, who is black and being identified by her middle name, Grace, has been in juvenile detention since mid-May. While Grace had previously been in trouble for fighting with her mother and stealing, she was incarcerated for violating her probation by not completing online coursework when her school switched to remote...
- 7/21/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris is asking her members to urge Congress to expand the federal Cobra healthcare subsidy for workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic and are in danger of losing their health coverage.
“It is time that Congress pass the next federal relief package to protect the American worker from the economic consequences of the Covid-19 public health crisis,” she said tonight in a message to her members. “Performers are uniquely suffering from prolonged unemployment and loss of income and some will need federal assistance to keep their healthcare coverage.”
SAG-AFTRA members, she said, rely on the partial Cobra healthcare subsidy to maintain coverage under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan if they don’t meet minimum earnings thresholds.
Congress members Robert Scott (D-va), Congressman Steven Horsford (D-nv), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-mi) are pushing for passage of H.R. 6514 – the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, which expands...
“It is time that Congress pass the next federal relief package to protect the American worker from the economic consequences of the Covid-19 public health crisis,” she said tonight in a message to her members. “Performers are uniquely suffering from prolonged unemployment and loss of income and some will need federal assistance to keep their healthcare coverage.”
SAG-AFTRA members, she said, rely on the partial Cobra healthcare subsidy to maintain coverage under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan if they don’t meet minimum earnings thresholds.
Congress members Robert Scott (D-va), Congressman Steven Horsford (D-nv), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-mi) are pushing for passage of H.R. 6514 – the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, which expands...
- 7/14/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Media hosts, including strong supporters of the president, such as business host Maria Bartiromo, took President Donald Trump to task on Thursday for suggesting during a political rally Wednesday night that late congressman John Dingell is "looking up" from hell.
Bartiromo hosted Dingell's widow, Rep. Debbie Dingell, on her show on Thursday morning. "Congresswoman, I'm sorry about this, that happened last night," she told her. "This was completely — it was so unnecessary. How are you feeling?" She added, later, "John Dingell was loved on both sides of the aisle."...
Bartiromo hosted Dingell's widow, Rep. Debbie Dingell, on her show on Thursday morning. "Congresswoman, I'm sorry about this, that happened last night," she told her. "This was completely — it was so unnecessary. How are you feeling?" She added, later, "John Dingell was loved on both sides of the aisle."...
- 12/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
There’s a major storm on the loose. No, not the one bearing down on Florida. President Donald Trump has unleashed the granddaddy of all tweetstorms this morning, a combination of new posts and retweets that dwarfs anything he’s done before.
The Commander-in-Tweet naturally focused on the preparations in Florida for Hurricane Dorian, praising the crews that are preparing the emergency response should the storm strike populated areas.
But he also found time to address the southern border and wall construction; shout-outs to various politicians for their support; news that former assistant Madeleine Westerhout has apologized for her ill-considered remarks; news that “disgusting and foul-mouthed” Omarosa is being sued, among others, for violating their confidentiality agreements; a slam against former FBI Director James Comey as a “crooked cop”; and a reminder that the TV ratings favor shows that support the President, with Sean Hannity a particular winner.
We’ll...
The Commander-in-Tweet naturally focused on the preparations in Florida for Hurricane Dorian, praising the crews that are preparing the emergency response should the storm strike populated areas.
But he also found time to address the southern border and wall construction; shout-outs to various politicians for their support; news that former assistant Madeleine Westerhout has apologized for her ill-considered remarks; news that “disgusting and foul-mouthed” Omarosa is being sued, among others, for violating their confidentiality agreements; a slam against former FBI Director James Comey as a “crooked cop”; and a reminder that the TV ratings favor shows that support the President, with Sean Hannity a particular winner.
We’ll...
- 8/31/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the weekend, two Democratic representatives shared stories of their constituents telling them they are straight up terrified of President Donald Trump and his policies.
On CNN’s S.E. Cupp Unfiltered Saturday, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-mi) told the host that a young child, a third-generation American, told her they are scared that their family will be taken in the middle of the night. “A child grabbed my legs and said, ‘Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Dingell, I am worried that someone’s going to come to our house in the middle of the night,...
On CNN’s S.E. Cupp Unfiltered Saturday, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-mi) told the host that a young child, a third-generation American, told her they are scared that their family will be taken in the middle of the night. “A child grabbed my legs and said, ‘Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Dingell, I am worried that someone’s going to come to our house in the middle of the night,...
- 7/21/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
[[tmz:video id="0_6uvngzqi"]] Even Kellyanne Conway has No defense for President Trump's verbal attack on Mika Brzezinski ... because she tried every possible tactic to avoid the topic. We got Trump's Counselor Thursday morning on Capitol Hill -- just a few hours after his brutal tweets about Mika. We barely got the question out when she launched into every pivot in her arsenal. Her agenda for the day, her "bipartisan hug" with Rep. Debbie Dingell ... and when an elevator couldn't come quickly enough,...
- 6/29/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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