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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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Forest Whitaker May Team With Oprah Winfrey For 'The Butler'

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: The Butler, Forest Whitaker, The Butler Oprah Winfrey, Video, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey the Butler, Eugene Allen, The Butler Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey Forest Whitaker, Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey, Movie News, Lee Daniels, Entertainment News

Last month, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Oprah Winfrey was negotiating to join "The Butler," director Lee Daniels's ("Precious") biopic ...

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Mary J.Blige Plays For AIDS Charity

AP | ALICIA QUARLES | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Mary J Blige Charity, Video, Red Campaign, Malin Akerman, Aids, Mary J Blige, Kelis, Los Angeles, Mary J Blige AIDS, Avalon Nightclub, Impact News

By ALICIA QUARLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES -- Mary J. Blige brought out plenty of emotion as she performed in front of a packed house to support...

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Dee Rees On Hollywood's Race Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Pariah, John Singleton, Dee Rees, Morgan Freeman, Jamie Foxx, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Video, Hollywood Race, Movies and Race, Halle Berry, Hollywoods Race Problem, Lee Daniels, Director Dee Rees, Sidney Poitier, Arts News

For all the talk of "liberal Hollywood," diversity is not among the movie industry's strengths. Dee Rees, the director of "Pariah," a semi-autobiog...

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A True Spiritual Warrior -- Robert Easton

Laura Mola | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Jordan, Egypt, Forest Whitaker, John-Roger, Spiritual Warrior, Films, Morocco, Peter Stormare, Eric Roberts, Movies, Actors, Msia, Charlton Heston, Dialect Coach, Jsu Garcia, Spirituality, Wayshower, Culture News

Robert Easton was a teacher, a guru, and a support to a myriad of acting students who treasured him as the gem he was and treated him accordingly.

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Forest Whitaker: Voodoo Psycho Thriller

Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Freelancers, Forest Whitaker, Gangster Squad, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Mackie Forest Whitaker Vipaka, Celebrity News

Forest Whitaker is about to go crazy. The "Last King of Scotland" Oscar-winner is set to star with Anthony Mackie in "Vipaka," Variety reports. Acc...

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8 Celebrities Who Played College Sports

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Gabriel Byrne, Forest Whitaker, Kurt-Douglas, Jim Caviezel, Prince William, College Sports, Slidepollajax, Celebrities Who Played College Sports, Borris Kodjoe, Tom Selleck, John Stewart, College News

Although many celebrities have tackled sports in film or participated in the occasional famous people golf tournament, not many have actually played s...

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Whitney Houston Headed Back To The Big Screen

Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Whitney Houston, Waiting to Exhale, Whitney Houston Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan, Terry Mcmillan Waiting to Exhale, Get to Happy, Forest Whitaker Waiting to Exhale, Movies, Entertainment News

Over 15 years since they dominated Hollywood, Forest Whitaker is bringing back Whitney Houston and company for a sequel to "Waiting to Exhale." Ind...

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Star-Studded Freedom Awards to Honor Luminaries of the Anti-Slavery Movement (VIDEO)

Free The Slaves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Jason Mraz, Sir Ken Robinson, Slavery, Meredith Artley, Demi Moore, Ryan Devlin, Freedom Awards, Vincent Kartheiser, Human Trafficking, Ashton Kutcher, Impact News

It's the third annual Freedom Awards and Freedom Rocks after party, honoring the best and brightest of the global, anti-slavery movement. And you can be a part of it.

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As Repo Men, Jude Law and Forest Whitaker Go For Your Guts

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reposession, Forest Whitaker, Jude Law, Artifical Organs, Sci-Fi, Repo Men, Organ Transplants, Entertainment News

For veteran actors Forest Whitaker and Jude Law, this demented buddy movie, Repo Men, pulls on both their inner action heroes and tragic Shakespearean personae.

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Repo Men: All's Bad That Ends Bad

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Jude Law, Repossession, Blood and Guts, Artificial Parts, Entertainment News

Here's my reaction to Repo Men as I was watching it. Don't like it, don't like it, don't like it, kinda like it, kinda like it, liking it, liking it, HATE IT!

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HuffPost Review: Repo Men

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Jude Law, Old Boy, Our Family Wedding, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Brazil, Blade Runner, Repo Men Movie Review, Entertainment News

Part Blade Runner, part Brazil, and almost all bad ideas, Repo Men is a mean-spirited sci-fi action-thriller, when it isn't trying to prove how much heart it has.

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Live on Tape from Our Family Wedding Premiere

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lance Gross, Carlos Mencia, Forest Whitaker, Charlie Murphy, Romantic Comedy, Lupe Ontiveros, New York Premiere, Anjelah Johnson, Lincoln Square, Diana-Maria Riva, America Ferrera, Fox Searchlight, Ugly Betty, Regina King, Our Family Wedding, Loews, Entertainment News

I spoke with the stars from Our Family Wedding, which centers on the marriage between a young African American man and a Latino bride, and asked them to weigh in on the genre and anything I could think of.

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HuffPost Review: Our Family Wedding

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Our Family Wedding Movie Review, Carlos Mencia, America Ferrara, George Lopez, Forest Whitaker, Regina King, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Entertainment News

Our Family Wedding is a broad multi-ethnic comedy that telegraphs every joke and is too punchless to actually have punchlines.

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Repo Men TRAILER: Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Forest Whitaker Movie Coming Soon

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Repo Men Movie, Liev Schreiber, Repo Men Video, Jude Law, Repo Men Trailer, Repo Men, Video, Entertainment News

"Repo Men," starring Jude law, Forest Whitaker and Liev Schreiber, is a sci-fi thriller set in a future where harvesting and growing organs for sale h...

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DiCaprio & Others Engage Online Community with Clear Message: This Is Our Moment for Clean Energy Action

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Jobs, Youth Vote, Cornell West, Emmy Rossum, Clean Energy, Ed Norton, Jessy Tolkan, Barack Obama, Justin Long, Chace Crawford, Jason Bateman, Climate Change, Forest Whitaker, Leonardo Dicaprio, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Felicity Huffman, Green News

This is our moment to put clean energy and climate solutions in place. That is what Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton, Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Forest...

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One Year Later: Celebrities Who Have Visited The Obama White House (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, White House, Marc Anthony, Slideshow, George Clooney, Barack-Denzel, Sheryl Crow, Obama White House, Obama White House Celebrities, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez, One Year Later, Tiger Woods, Eva Longoria, Entertainment News

The White House released its visitor log on Friday in an act of "transparency like you've never seen before." The list of 431 names only includes thos...

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At the Tender Age of 39, Spike Jonze Receives a Retrospective at MoMA

Jane Levere | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Museum of Modern Art, Kanye West, Maurice Sendak, New York Public Library, No Age, Spike Jonze, New York News

The centerpiece of the retrospective will be two special programs: Jonze will appear with author Maurice Sendak, and there will be an evening of skate videos where No Age will perform.

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Forest Whitaker's Sundance Channel Series About Newark Reform Efforts Premiers Today

Joe Territo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Forest-Whitaker, Newark, Brick City, Documentaries, Sundance Channel, New York News

The first screening of "Brick City," chronicling reform efforts in Newark, will be held at Newark's Symphony Hall at 5pm today.

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Eminem's MTV Fit Not Stuntin

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Snl, Eminem, Mtv, LeAnn Rimes, Andy Samberg, MTV Movie Awards, Television, Sacha Baron Cohen, Entertainment News

Clearly the WTF moment of the MTV Movie Awards was Sacha Baron Cohen teabagging Slim Shady on national television.

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Forest Whitaker Sings 'Dick In A Box,' Rimes Sings 'Jizz In My Pants' At MTV Awards (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest Whitaker, Chris Isaak, Video, Forest Whitaker MTV Movie Awards, Chris Isaaks MTV Awards, Leann Rimes Jizz in My Pants, Forest Whitaker Dick in a Box, LeAnn Rimes, MTV Movie Awards, Andy Samberg, Entertainment News

Andy Samberg got three unexpected performers to sing some of his Digital Short songs when he hosted the MTV Movie Awards. He first introduced LeAn...

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Stars Light 'Candles For Rwanda' For Genocide Survivors (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Forest Whitaker, Tony Blair, Nancy Pelosi, Genocide, Sandra Bullock, Celebrity, Clive Owen, Desmond Tutu, Ben Affleck, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Rwanda, World News

On this tragic anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, 10,000 candles are being lit in Kigali. The ceremony is the beginning of a mass global remembrance, which will continue for a hundred days.

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Jake Gyllenhaal And Ron Howard Star In Hip Hop Video

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ron Howard Rap Video, Ron Howard, Forest Whitaker, Video, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Blame It, T-Pain, Jamie Foxx, Jamie Foxx Ron Howard, Ron Howard Jamie Foxx, Ron Howard Jamie Foxx Video, Entertainment News

Ron Howard and Jake Gyllenhaal (wearing a black trilby) can now add music video eye candy to their resumes. The pair, along with Forest Whitaker, ...

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Actor Forest Whitaker Stumps for Obama in Michigan: "It's Time We Stand Up for Our Country"

Andrea King Collier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Whitaker, Forest Whitaker Michigan, Obama, Obama Michigan, Forest Whitaker Obama, Forest Whitaker, Obama Campaign Michigan, Home News

"I can feel a tide of change in the country," Whitaker said. "It comes not just from this financial crisis but from concern over problems that have been building up over a number of years."

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Denzel Washington: His (Almost) Normal Christmas Plans

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oprah, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, The Great Debaters, Entertainment News

Denzel Washington appeared on Oprah today to hype "The Great Debaters," which he directed and in which he costars with Forest Whitaker. Oprah (who pr...

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