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Anne Sweeney from Disney/ABC Television Group honored at 2013 HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner hosted by Tom Bergeron

City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa makes his last appearance at 2013 HRC LA Gala. Make Equality Count and Prop. 8 and DOMA was one of the main topic discussed at the 2013 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Gala Dinner event.

On Saturday, March 23, 2013 The Human Rights Campaign held their number one fundraising event The 2013 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Gala Dinner at the JW Marriott L.A. Live Hotel 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Honoree Anne Sweeney is co-chair, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney/ABC Television Group, which includes The Walt Disney Company’s global entertainment and news television properties, owned television stations group, as well as radio and publishing businesses. For more information visit The Walt Disney Company.

Make Equality Count and Prop. 8 and DOMA was one of the main topic issues at the event. As well to recognize Ally’s of Equality such as City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and to honor Disney/ABC Television Group with the Corporate Equality Award for the company’s support of equality for the LGBT community. The award was presented to the company’s president, Anne Sweeney.

Some of the event program celebrities, politicians and special guests included:
Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo, Christine Gregoire, Mark Takano, Anne Sweeney, Rob Reiner, Tom Bergeron, Kerry Washington and Chad Griffin. The event dinner co-chairs were Ted Holmquist & Gwen Baba.

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The 2013 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Gala Dinner featured special guests and celebrities arrivals, dinner, gift bag, award presentation. Also inspirational and supporting speeches on Marriage Equality to win Prop. 8 and DOMA in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is schedule to hear arguments on both the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Prop 8. Prop. 8 case, Hollingsworth v. Perry on Tuesday, March 26 and Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

Supporters and activists expect a ruling on this discriminatory law by next June. If the Supreme Court decides in favor of equality, more than a quarter of Americans will live in states where LGBT couples can marry legally. And if they rule DOMA unconstitutional, every single one of those couples will have the same federal rights and benefits of marriage as heterosexual couples.

About The Human Rights Campaign:
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. For more information visit http://www.hrc.org/

About The Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Steering Committee:
The Los Angeles Steering Committee of the Human Rights Campaign is a diverse volunteer group of individuals working each and every day to bring the mission of HRC to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender and straight-supportive people in this area. For more information visit http://hrcladinner.com/about_us.html

Source: HRC

Photos credit to: Alireza Kia/Alireza Kia Photography for Diversity News Magazine.

Editor’s Note: We want to thanks HRC for allowing Diversity News Magazine and Diversity News teams to cover the 2013 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Gala Dinner, a very well organized and important event.

Anne Sweeney, President of Disney/ABC Television Group to be Honor at 2013 HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner

Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner Last Stop for Prop. 8 Plaintiffs on way to Supreme Court

LOS ANGELES – March 19, 2013, The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today announced the 2013 Los Angeles Gala on Saturday March 23 at the JW Marriott L.A. Live Hotel will celebrate Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo, the four California plaintiffs challenging Prop. 8 before the U.S. Supreme Court. The dinner will be their last public event in their home state of California before they head to Washington for the oral argument, which begins on March 26.

In addition to the Prop. 8 plaintiffs, this year’s dinner will include other champions of equality including former Washington State Gov. Christine Gregoire, who signed marriage equality into law in 2012 and then helped lead the historic campaign against the efforts to overturn the law, openly gay Congressman Mark Takano, and Rob Reiner, a board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of the federal court challenge of Prop. 8. ABC’s Tom Bergeron will host the event and actress Kerry Washington will make a special appearance. HRC will honor Disney/ABC Television Group with its Corporate Equality Award for the company’s steadfast support of equality for the LGBT community. The award will be presented to the company’s president, Anne Sweeney.

WHAT: Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Gala Dinner

WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Media arrival at 5:00 p.m. / Arrivals 6:00 p.m. / Program begins at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: JW Marriott L.A. Live Hotel
Diamond Ballroom
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90015

WHO: Prop. 8 Plaintiffs Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo
Christine Gregoire, Former Washington Governor
Congressman Mark Takano
Anne Sweeney, President of Disney/ABC Television Group
Rob Reiner, actor, director, and American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) board member
Tom Bergeron, host of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and America’s Funniest Home Videos
Kerry Washington, actress
Chad Griffin, President of the Human Rights Campaign

For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets go to www.hrcladinner.com.


About The Human Rights Campaign:
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. For more information visit http://www.hrc.org/

About The Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Steering Committee:
The Los Angeles Steering Committee of the Human Rights Campaign is a diverse volunteer group of individuals working each and every day to bring the mission of HRC to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender and straight-supportive people in this area. For more information visit http://hrcladinner.com/about_us.html

About Anne Sweeney:
Anne Sweeney is co-chair, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney/ABC Television Group, which includes The Walt Disney Company’s global entertainment and news television properties, owned television stations group, as well as radio and publishing businesses. For more information visit The Walt Disney Company.

Media Credentialing: Media pre-registration is required and space is limited. All media must be pre-registered and approved for a credential. To request credentials for the dinner, please contact Paul Guequierre at paul.guequierre@hrc.org.

Source: Human Rights Campaign, The Walt Disney Company

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The 44th Annual NAACP Image Award complete winners list

On Friday, February 1, 2013 the winners of the “44th NAACP ImageAwards” were announced during the live broadcast from Los Angeles’historic Shrine Auditorium which aired on NBC (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed).

The two-hour live special was hosted by Steve Harvey. Some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including Archie Panjabi, Cedric The Entertainer, Common, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Keke Palmer, Lamorne Morris, Laz Alonso, LL Cool J, Meagan Good, Niecy Nash, Samuel L Jackson, Terrence Jenkins, Tony Goldwyn, Tyler James Williams, Wanda Sykes and Wayne Brady. Gladys Knight performed “The Way We Were” for the in memoriam segment and Wyclef and Common performed a version of Belafonte’s “Day-O.”

Jamie Foxx was named Entertainer of the Year.

Dennis Haysbert with NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn Brock presented the NAACP Chairman’s Award to Vice Admiral Michelle Howard, Diahann Carroll with NAACP President Benjamin Jealous presented the NAACP President’s Award to Kerry Washington and Sidney Poitier announced Harry Belafonte as the Spingarn Medal recipient.

David Oyelowo, Dwight Henry, Eddie Cibrian, Garcelle Beauvais, Quvenzhané Wallis and James Remar introduced film packages. Dennis Haysbert was the in-show announcer. The 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards featured red carpet arrivals, photo room and general press room.

Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards are determined by the number of entries received by the deadline. To be eligible, projects must have had a national distribution date between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012. For the 2012 voting period, over 1,200 submissions were received by the artists, managers, publicists, production companies, record labels, studios, networks and/or publishers. From those entries, a nominating committee of 300 industry professionals and NAACP leaders from across the country select five nominees in each of the 53 categories. Those results were announced at a press conference. To determine the winners, the members of the NAACP vote via a secured online site. The results are tabulated by the Image Awards auditors, Bert Smith & Co., and the results are confidential until the envelope is opened LIVE on stage during the NBC telecast on Friday, February 1, 2013.

The NAACP Image Awards production team included Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Brad Lachman. Bill Bracken served as Supervising Producer and Byron Phillips as Producer. The production team also included Tony McCuin as Director and Melanie Massie as the Talent Executive.

The event sponsors include: FedEx, UAW/Chrysler, AT&T, Hyundai Motor America, Wells Fargo, General Motors, Walmart, Bank of America, Walgreens, Gilead Sciences, AARP, Ford Motor, Anheuser Busch, Pepsico.

The 44th NAACP Image Awards winners are:

TELEVISION
Comedy Series
“The Game” (BET)
Actor in a Comedy Series
Don Cheadle “House Of Lies” (Showtime)
Cassi Davis “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lance Gross
“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Vanessa Williams “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
Drama Series
“Scandal” (ABC)
Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
Actress in a Drama Series
Kerry Washington “Scandal” (ABC)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Omar Epps “House M.D.”(FOX)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Loretta Devine “Grey’s Anatomy”(ABC)
Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
“Steel Magnolias” (Lifetime)
Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or
Dramatic Special
Cuba Gooding, Jr. ”Hallmark Hall of Fame’s FIRELIGHT” (ABC)
Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Alfre Woodard “Steel Magnolias” (Lifetime)
Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Kristoff St. John “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Tatyana Ali “The Young and the Restless”(CBS)
News/Information(Series or Special)
“Unsung” (TV One)
Talk Series
“The View” (ABC)
Reality Series
“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (OWN)
Variety Series or Special
“Black Girls Rock” (BET)
Children’s Program
“Kasha and the Zulu King” (BET)
Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program – (Series or Special)
Loretta Devine “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior block on Disney Channel)
 
MUSIC
New Artist
Elle Varner (MBK/RCA)
Male Artist
Usher (RCA Records)
Female Artist
Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
Duo, Group or Collaboration
Mary Mary (Columbia)
Jazz Album
“The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection” The Preservation Hall Jazz Band(Legacy)
Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
“Go Get It” Mary Mary (Columbia)
World Music Album
“All of Me” Estelle (Atlantic)
Music Video
“Girl On Fire” Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
Song
“I Look To You” Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (RCA Records)
Album
“I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston” Whitney Houston (RCA Records)
 
LITERATURE
Literary Work – Fiction
“The Reverend’s Wife” Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)
Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court ” Jeffrey Toobin (Doubleday)
Literary Work – Debut Author
“Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words” Darryl L. Lacy (Darryl L. Lacy (iUniverse)
Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography
“Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change” John Lewis (Hyperion)
Literary Work – Instructional
“Health First: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide” Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Hilary Beard (SmileyBooks)
Literary Work – Poetry
“Speak Water” Truth Thomas (Cherry Castle Publishing)
Literary Work – Children
“What Color is My World?” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), Raymond Obstfeld (Author), A.G. Ford (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)
Literary Work – Youth/Teens
“Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders” Gregory Reed (Amber Books)
 
FILM
Motion Picture
“Red Tails” (Lucasfilm)
Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington “Flight” (Paramount Pictures)
Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis “Won’t Back Down” (20th Century Fox)
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Samuel L. Jackson ”Django Unchained” (Weinstein Co.)
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Kerry Washington “Django Unchained” (Weinstein Co.)
Independent Motion Picture
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) & “Red Tails” (Lucasfilm)
International Motion Picture
“The Intouchables” (Weinstein Co.)
Documentary (Theatrical or Television)
“On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You’ve Never Heard Of” (Showtime)
Writing in a Comedy Series
Marc Wilmore “The Simpsons” – The Spy Who Learned Me (FOX)
Writing in a Dramatic Series
Cheo Hodari Coker “SouthLAnd” – God’s Work (TNT)
Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Elizabeth Hunter “Abducted: The Carlina White Story” (Lifetime)
Directing in a Comedy Series
Ken Whittingham “Parks and Recreation” (NBC)
Directing in a Dramatic Series
Paris Barclay “Smash” (NBC)
Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Benh Zeitlin “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

About The NAACP Image Awards:
The NAACP Image Awards is the premier multicultural awards show. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. For more info visit http://www.naacpimageawards.net

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.  For more information visit http://www.naacp.org/

Sources: NAACP/The Lippin Group

Editor’s Note: Thank you to our Photo Editor and Celebrity Events Photographer Rodrigo Vaz for capturing the great memories for the 3rd year in a row of the NAACP Image Awards.

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Steve Harvey to Host 44th NAACP Image Awards; Presenters Announced to air on NBC

Dennis Haysbert to be in-show Announcer during Two-Hour Live Broadcast to air on

Feb. 1, 8-10 p.m. EST on NBC.

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 22, 2013) – The NAACP announced today that comedian, author, radio and talk show host, Steve Harvey will host and Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Wanda Sykes and Tony Goldwyn will be part of an all-star line-up to present at the 44^th  NAACP IMAGE AWARDS.  In addition, Dennis Haysbert will be the in-show announcer during the LIVE broadcast from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 1, 8-10 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) on NBC.

“I’m honored to be hosting the 44th NAACP Image Awards, and celebrate the variety of film, TV, literary, music contributions, and special honorees this year. We’re live on stage, got great things in store for the night!” commented Mr. Harvey.

The NAACP Image Awards are being produced by Reginald Hudlin and Brad Lachman. Bill Bracken will serve as Supervising Producer and Byron Phillips as Producer. The production team also includes Tony McCuin as Director and Melanie Massie as the Talent Executive.

Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards are determined by the number of entries received by the deadline.  To be eligible, projects must have had a national distribution date between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012. For the 2012 voting period, over 1,200 submissions were received by the artists, managers, publicists, production companies, record labels, studios, networks and/or publishers. From those entries, a nominating committee of 300 industry professionals and NAACP leaders from across the country select five nominees in each of the 53 categories. Those results were announced at a press conference. To determine the winners, the members of the NAACP vote via a secured online site. The results are tabulated by the Image Awards auditors, Bert Smith & Co., and the results are confidential until the envelope is opened LIVE on stage during the NBC telecast on Friday, February 1, 2013.

Event sponsors include:  FedEx, UAW/Chrysler, AT&T, Hyundai Motors, Wells Fargo, General Motors, Walmart, Bank of America, Walgreens, Gilead Sciences, AARP, Ford Motor, Anheuser Busch, Pepsico.

About The NAACP Image Awards:
The NAACP Image Awards is the premier multicultural awards show.  It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at http://www.naacpimageawards.net/

About the NAACP
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. For more information visit http://www.naacp.org/

Sources: NAACP and The Lippin Group

Kerry Washington to Receive President’s Award at 44th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Feb. 1st

Presentation to Trailblazing Actress and Activist
To Be Made During Live Broadcast on Feb. 1, 8-10 p.m. EST on NBC.

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 18, 2013) – Kerry Washington will be presented with the NAACP President’s Award at the 44^th  NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, broadcast live from 8-10 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) on Feb. 1 on NBC, it was announced today by the NAACP.

The NAACP President’s Award, chosen by NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, is bestowed in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service.  Past honorees include Van Jones, President Bill Clinton, Soledad O’Brien, Ruby Dee, Muhammad Ali, and most recently, the Founding Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association.

“For the first time in 40 years, we have a black woman playing the leading role in a primetime drama on network television. Kerry Washington is a modern trailblazer,” states Jealous.  “Her talent and will have taken her to heights we have not seen in years. She extends the tradition of women like Ruby Dee, Cicily Tyson, and Lena Horne. Rather than seeing her professional success as cause for political silence, she has chosen to use it as a platform for social change. Her championing of the rights of women around the world, and her early work to campaign for President Barack Obama are examples of her willingness to be a politically active and risk-taking woman in real life even as she plays one on TV.”

NAACP award-winning actress, Kerry Washington, is a versatile and fearless actress with an impressive and diverse body of work.  With the critical and commercial success of her most recent projects (Django Unchained and ABC’sScandal) garnering industry-wide acclaim, as well as her involvement with President Obama’s re-election campaign, Washington has proven herself to be an emerging power player in Hollywood as well as a social and political activist within the community.

Washington is an active member of the V-Counsel, an esteemed group of advisors to V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, and she serves on the board of Voices of a People’s History, a non-profit arts and education group.  She also sits on the Artist’s Committee for the largest national advocacy association for the arts, Americans For The Arts.  In 2008, Washington received several accolades including the Women’s Project Women of Achievement Award, the GWU Alumni Association’s Recent Alumni Achievement Award, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Award, for Washington’s commitment to social advocacy. In 2009, Washington received the US Conference of Mayors Artist-Citizen Award for public leadership in the arts.  That year she was also named a member of President Obama’s Committee for the Arts and Humanities, headed by First Lady Michelle Obama.

Originally from The Bronx, New York, Washington is a graduate of The Spence School. In 1998, she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from The George Washington University.

The NAACP Image Awards are being produced by Reginald Hudlin and Brad Lachman. Bill Bracken will serve as Supervising Producer and Byron Phillips as producer. The production team also includes Tony McCuin as director and Melanie Massie as the talent executive.  The live show will originate from The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Event sponsors include  FedEx, AARP, UAW/Chrysler, Wells Fargo, Ford Motor Company, Anheuser Busch, Hyundai Motors, AT&T, Southwest Airlines and Walgreens.

About the NAACP Image Awards:
The NAACP Image Awards is the premier multicultural awards show.  It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at http://www.naacpimageawards.net

About the NAACP:
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. For more information visit http://www.naacp.org/

Sources: NAACP and The Lippin Group

Tori Spelling, Randy Jackson, Christie Brinkley Scheduled guests on ABC’S THE VIEW for the week of APRIL 2-6

FORMER “90210″ STARS SHANNEN DOHERTY AND TORI SPELLING, RANDY JACKSON, JILL ZARIN AND CHRISTIE BRINKLEY ON “THE VIEW,” APRIL 2-6. Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley, Live, Tuesday, April 3.

Former “90210″ stars Shannen Doherty (“Shannen Says”) and Tori Spelling (author, CelebraTORI), Rachel Dratch (author, Girl Walks Into A Bar), Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley (author, Can’t Is Not an Option), Randy Jackson (“American Idol”), Christie Brinkley (Broadway’s “Chicago”), Jill Zarin (“The Real Housewives of New York City”), Kerry Washington (ABC’s “Scandal”), Debra Messing (“Smash”) and musical guest Wilson Phillips are featured APRIL 2-6 on  ”The View” (live weekdays; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET; broadcast live in stereo; CLOSED-CAPTIONED; TV-14).

On Thursday, March 29, 2012  ABC Television Network announced ABC’S THE VIEW Scheduled guests for the week of APRIL 2-6.

Scheduled guests for the week of APRIL 2-6 are as follows (Note: Subject to change):

• MONDAY, APRIL 2 – Shannen Doherty (Shannen Says); Rachel Dratch (author, Girl Walks Into A Bar); Dolores Hart (“God is Bigger Then Elvis”).

• TUESDAY, APRIL 3 – Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley (author, Can’t Is Not an Option); Randy Jackson (“American Idol”); Tori Spelling (author, CelebraTORI).

• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 – Music guest Wilson Phillips; Whoopi at the “Garden of Dreams” foundation at NY’s famed Madison Square Garden.  

• THURSDAY, APRIL 5 – Christie Brinkley (Broadway’s “Chicago”); Jill Zarin (“The Real Housewives of New York City”); Kerry Washington (ABC’s “Scandal”); “Reality Show Roundup” featuring weekly dish on all the outrageous drama and antics of television’s most popular reality shows and stars.

• FRIDAY, APRIL 6 – Debra Messing (“Smash”); “Good Morning America” lifestyle anchor Lara Spencer (author, I Break For Yard Sales); Stedman Graham (author, Identity: Your Passport to Success); Dr. Jorge Rodriguez (author, The Acid Reflux Solution).