Alfre Woodard

Kerry Washington Aims To Adopt Failing Schools

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Alfre Woodard, Forest Whitaker, Chuck Close, Yo-Yo Ma, Kerry Washington, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Obama Administration, Damian Woetzel, Sarah Jessica Parker, Education News

WASHINGTON — Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are adopting some of the nation's worst-performing schools and pledged M...

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Meet The New 'Steel Magnolias'

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Alfre Woodard, TV Canada, Queen Latifah, Steel Magnolias Remake, Video, Lifetime, Steel Magnolias Remake Cast, Phylicia Rashad, Lifetime Steel Magnolias, Jill Scott, Steel Magnolias, TV News

Meet the new "Steel Magnolias": Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad and Jill Scott will star in Lifetime's remake of the classic 1989 film. ...

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DJ Qualls: Putting the "Character" in Character Actor

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London, New Orleans, Alfre Woodard, Monk, Tennessee, DJ Qualls, Jason Lee, George Clooney, Road Trip, Cancer, Hollywood, Law and Order, California, Hustle and Flow, Memphis Beat, Entertainment News
Tamar Abrams

The name DJ Qualls may not resonate immediately, but you'd likely know him if you saw his photo. His breakthrough role was in the film Road Trip.

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Los Angeles Events and Gossip: Angeleno Mag Pool Party, Avalon Hotel Wednesdays, Alex Hitz Hosts Book Signings and More

The Daily Truffle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alfre Woodard, Sarah Weidman, Degen Pener, Alex Hitz, Sara Riff, Avalon Hote, Ashlee-Margolis, Dale Mason Cochran, Richard Branson, Marika Krissman, Nikki Haskell, Anita Ko, Pauletta Washington, Adam Divello, Tamsin Lonsdale, David Katzenberg, Marilyn Heston, Barbara Davis,   Christy Dees, Wendy-Stark, Ian Edelman Write, Los Angeles News
The Daily Truffle

Looks like Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills is about to become cool -- Ashlee Margolis is hosting a night there -- co-hosts include jeweler Anita Ko, Jim...

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Mavis Spencer, Alfre Woodard's Daughter, Is Miss Golden Globe 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miss Golden Globe 2010, Miss Golden Globe, Alfre Woodard, Mavis Spencer, Entertainment News

It's Alfre Woodard's daughter, Mavis Spencer! Mavis, 18, is a model and next year will be a student at Columbia University. She was just named Miss ...

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Greening Hollywood: Westside Story And Eastside Luv

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alfre Woodard, Youth Technology Center, Sharon Lawrence, Fascon Technologies, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mark Gold, Participant Productions, Skoll Foundation, Taboo, Barker Hangar, Rosario Dawson, La Ley, Father Greg Boyle, Culture Clash, Cirque Du Soleil, Eastside Luv, Sen. Fran Pavley, Boyle Heights, Adrian Grenier, Global Green USA, Heal the Bay, Antonio Villaraigosa, Sotomayor, Green News
Paige Donner

Sort of a citywide festival of "You're great." "No, YOU'RE great."

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Notes From Mandela's 90th Birthday in London

Roderick Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mandela Zimbabwe, Alfre Woodard, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nelson Mandela, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Politics News
Roderick Spencer

On the situation in Zimbabwe, Mandela made a deceptively simple, almost bland, statement, which has exerted great influence. He called it "A tragic failure of leadership."

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