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Shannon Downey
Shannon Downey is an American crafter and activist. Downey is recognized as a leader in the field of craftivism, using cross-stitching as an activism tool. Downey serves as director of development at Asian American Advancing Justice and is an adjunct professor at DePaul University and Columbia College. Early life and education Shannon Downey was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Downey's parents were union organizers. Their home was the epicenter of organizing and community activism. As a result, Downey was involved, as a child, in protests, which inspired their activism as an adult. Downey learned how to cross-stitch in the fifth grade. Downey earned an undergraduate degree in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a graduate degree in recreation administration from Aurora University. Career and crafting Downey worked in digital marketing for ten years. Today, Downey serves as director of development at Asian American Advancing Justice. Downey is a ...
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TEDx
TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian non-profit media organization that posts international talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TED was founded by Richard Saul Wurman and Harry Marks in February 1984 as a tech conference, in which gave a demo of the compact disc that was invented in October 1982. It has been held annually since 1990. TED covers almost all topics – from science to business to global issues – in more than 100 languages. To date, more than 13,000 TEDx events have been held in at least 150 countries. TED's early emphasis was on technology and design, consistent with its Silicon Valley origins. It has since broadened its perspective to include talks on many scientific, cultural, political, humanitarian, and academic topics. It has been curated by Chris Anderson, a British-American businessman, through the non-profit TED Foundation since July 2019 (originally by the non ...
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Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tag and location, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed. Instagram was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor Snapchat—which allowed users to post their content to a sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of Janu ...
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George Takei
George Takei (; ja, ジョージ・タケイ; born Hosato Takei (武井 穂郷), April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS ''Enterprise'' in the television series ''Star Trek'' and subsequent films. Takei was born to Japanese American parents, with whom he lived in U.S.-run internment camps during World War II. He began pursuing acting in college, which led in 1965 to the role of Sulu, to which he returned periodically into the 1990s. Upon coming out as gay in 2005, he became a prominent proponent of LGBT rights and active in state and local politics. He has been a vocal advocate of the rights of immigrants, in part through his work on the 2012 Broadway show ''Allegiance'', about the internment experience. Although Takei was born and raised in California, he spoke both English and Japanese growing up and remains fluent in both languages. He has won several awards and accolades for his ...
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2017 Women's March
The Women's March was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, the day after Inauguration of Donald Trump, the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president. It was prompted by Trump's policy positions and rhetoric, which protesters called Misogyny, misogynistic or otherwise threatening to the Women's rights, rights of women. It was the Largest protests in American history, largest single-day protest in U.S. history. The goal of the annual marches is to advocate legislation and policies regarding human rights and other issues, including women's rights, immigration reform, healthcare reform, disability justice, reproductive rights, the environment, LGBT rights in the United States, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of religion, workers' rights and tolerance. According to organizers, the goal was to "send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights". The main protest was in Washington, D.C., and i ...
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Emily Ratajkowski
Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski (, ; born June 7, 1991) is an American model and actress. Born in London to American parents and raised in Encinitas, California, Ratajkowski began acting as a child before she gained a recurring role on the Nickelodeon series ''iCarly'' (2009–2010). Her modeling debut was on the cover of the March 2012 issue of the erotic magazine ''treats!'', which led to her appearing in two music videos: Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" and Maroon 5's "Love Somebody (Maroon 5 song), Love Somebody". Ratajkowski's feature film debut was as the mistress of Ben Affleck's character in the film ''Gone Girl (film), Gone Girl'' (2014). Her other roles include the films ''Entourage (film), Entourage'' (2015), ''We Are Your Friends (film), We Are Your Friends'' (2015), ''I Feel Pretty (film), I Feel Pretty'' (2018) and Welcome Home (2018 film), ''Welcome Home'' (2018), as well as the miniseries ''The Spoils Before Dying'' (2015) and the anthology series ''Easy (TV series), Eas ...
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Jonathan Tucker
Jonathan Moss Tucker (born May 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999), ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003), ''Hostage'' (2005), ''In the Valley of Elah'' (2007), '' The Ruins'' (2008), and ''Charlie's Angels'' (2019). He has appeared in the television series ''The Black Donnellys'' (2007), '' Parenthood'' (2011–2013), ''Kingdom'' (2014–2017), '' Justified'' (2015), ''Snowfall'' (2018), ''Westworld'' (2018-2022), '' City on a Hill'' (2019), and ''Debris'' (2021). Early life Tucker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents Maggie Moss, a public relations and marketing analyst and executive, and Paul Hayes Tucker, a professor of art at the University of Massachusetts Boston and a leading expert on Claude Monet. His paternal great-grandfather was historian and ambassador Carlton J. H. Hayes. His aunt and uncle, Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, founded the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University, wher ...
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series ''Girlfriends (2000 TV series), Girlfriends'' (2000–2008) and ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022). She is the daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein. She began acting in independent films and variety series. She hosted the pop-culture magazine ''The Dish'' on Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime. From 2000 to 2008 she played the starring role of Joan Clayton in the UPN/The CW, CW comedy series ''Girlfriends (2000 TV series), Girlfriends'', for which she received two NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She also has appeared in the films ''Hanging Up'' (2000), ''I-See-You.Com'' (2006), and ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007), before returning to television playing Dr. Carla Reed on the BET s ...
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Zoë Kravitz
Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and model. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film '' No Reservations'' (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore in the superhero film '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011), which earned her nominations for a Teen Choice Award and a Scream Award. She rose to prominence playing Christina in ''The Divergent Series'' (2014–2016) and Leta Lestrange in the ''Fantastic'' ''Beasts'' film series (2016–2022). Kravitz earned praise for her lead roles in the HBO drama series '' Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019), which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and the Hulu romantic comedy series '' High Fidelity'' (2020). She appeared as Toast the Knowing in George Miller's '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), and has starred in numerous independent films including '' Dope'' (2015), ''Gemini'' (2017), and '' Kimi'' (2022). She voiced Mary Jane Watson in '' Spider-Man: Into the S ...
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Martha Hunt
Martha Hunt (born April 27, 1989) is an American model. She is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret Angel. She is also a spokesmodel for Free People. Early life Hunt was discovered by a photographer in Charlotte, North Carolina, who introduced her to agencies in New York. She moved there and signed with IMG Models. Her first runway work was in 2007, at Paris Fashion Week, where she walked for Issey Miyake. In 2009, she was on the cover of ''Vogue China'' and '' Harper's Bazaar'', '' GQ'', ''Revue des Modes'', ''V'', ''Glamour Germany'', and ''Muse''. She has walked for Tracy Reese, J. Mendel, Wayne, and Rebecca Taylor. Career She has walked more than 180 fashion shows, including Acne, Balmain, Carolina Herrera, Castelbajac, Chanel, Christopher Kane, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Fátima Lopes, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Hervé Léger, Issey Miyake, Jason Wu, Jefen, Louis Vuitton, Marchesa, Miu Miu, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, rag & bone, Ralph Lauren, ...
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Sarah Hyland
Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Born in Manhattan, she attended the Professional Performing Arts School before having small roles in the films '' Private Parts'' (1997), '' Annie'' (1999) and ''Blind Date'' (2007). She is best known for playing Haley Dunphy in the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family'' (2009–2020), for which she received much acclaim, including four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In August 2022, Hyland began hosting ''Love Island USA'' on Peacock. Hyland is also known for her roles in the films '' Geek Charming'' (2011), '' Struck by Lightning'' (2012), '' Scary Movie 5'' (2013), '' Vampire Academy'' (2014), '' See You in Valhalla'' (2015), '' XOXO'' (2016), '' Dirty Dancing'' (2017) and '' The Wedding Year'' (2019). Early life and education Hyland was born ...
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Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima (; born 12 June 1981) is a Brazilian model, who was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. She was the longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017. She is also known as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003, and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. At age 15, Lima won Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition, and took second place the following year in the Ford " Supermodel of the World" competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City. Lima is currently ranked by models.com as one of the " New Supers". Since 2014, Lima has been the world's second highest-paid model. In 2012, she came in 4th place on the ''Forbes'' top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $7.3 million in one year. In 2013, she came in 3rd place and in 2014 she came in 2nd place with earnings of $8 million. In 2015, she came in 2nd place with earnings of $9 million. In 2016, she kept the second place ...
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Colin Hanks
Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor. He has starred in films including ''Orange County'', ''King Kong'', ''The House Bunny'', ''The Great Buck Howard'', and the ''Jumanji'' film series. His television credits include '' Roswell'', '' Band of Brothers'', '' Dexter'', '' Fargo'', '' The Good Guys'', ''Life in Pieces'', '' Impeachment: American Crime Story'', ''The Offer'', and '' A Friend of the Family''. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks. Early life Hanks was born in Sacramento, California *a "I was born and raised in Sacramento, California, which most people don't know is where Tower started and was based until the end." — ¶ 4. to actor Tom Hanks and producer and actress Samantha Lewes (born Susan Jane Dillingham). He has a sister, Elizabeth, and through his father's marriage to his stepmother, actress Rita Wilson, he has two younger half-brothers, Chester "Chet" and Truman. Hanks attended Sacramento Country Day School, and then Chapman Univ ...
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