Sex and the City star Kristin Davis recently opened up about interracial adoption and protecting her child in a sit-down conversation at The Greene Space in New York.
Davis, 51, adopted her 5-year-old daughter, Gemma Rose Davis, in 2011, and candidly discussed being the parent of a child with a differing race.
“I am white. I have lived in white privilege. I thought I knew before adopting my daughter that I was in white privilege, that I understood what that meant. But until you actually have a child, which is like your heart being outside you, and that heart happens to be in a brown body,...
Davis, 51, adopted her 5-year-old daughter, Gemma Rose Davis, in 2011, and candidly discussed being the parent of a child with a differing race.
“I am white. I have lived in white privilege. I thought I knew before adopting my daughter that I was in white privilege, that I understood what that meant. But until you actually have a child, which is like your heart being outside you, and that heart happens to be in a brown body,...
- 11/22/2016
- by nstonepeople
- PEOPLE.com
With Tim Burton‘s recent disappointing comments on diversity still ringing in our ears, The Playlist attended Wnyc‘s event at The Greene Space, where host Rebecca Carroll (author and Wnyc’s producer for special projects on race) questioned, and occasionally grilled, guest Ethan Hawke in the inaugural edition of “How I Got Over.” Carroll’s new series aims to spark conversations about reinventing the language that we use around race, the implicit bias towards it, and how deeply ingrained it is in the American culture.
Continue reading Ethan Hawke Talks Diversity With Rebecca Carroll At ‘How I Got Over’ Conversation Series at The Playlist.
Continue reading Ethan Hawke Talks Diversity With Rebecca Carroll At ‘How I Got Over’ Conversation Series at The Playlist.
- 10/2/2016
- by Lora Grillo
- The Playlist
The International Documentary Association (Ida) announced nominations for the 2014 Ida Documentary Awards today, with awards being bestowed December 5th at the Paramount Theatre on the studio lot. The top films nominated in the best feature category include the critically-acclaimed Citizenfour from filmmaker Laura Poitras about Edward Snowden and the state of surveillance of civilians post 9/11 which has been enjoying a theatrical run and Nick Broomfield’s Tales Of The Grim Sleeper about the serial killer who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over 25 years. In the limited series category is Playtone’s CNN doc The Sixties, among others. Best episodic include Oprah Winfrey’s Master Class and HBO’s Vice exec produced by Bill Maher (and others). In addition, Robert Redford will receive the Career Achievement award from the Ida.
Winners in the Best Feature and Best Short categories are selected by Ida’s international membership. Screening committees of industry professionals based in New York City,...
Winners in the Best Feature and Best Short categories are selected by Ida’s international membership. Screening committees of industry professionals based in New York City,...
- 10/29/2014
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline
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