Art, Entertainment, Culture, and Creativity for Good

Stories about using art and creativity to make a positive difference

Left: a close-up of a golden fence; Right: noé olivas stands outdoors in front of three small trees

While politicians continue to debate the lives of immigrants, noé olivas is making art about them

Los Angeles-based artist noé olivas wants folks to get up close and personal with the immigrant experience with "Gilded Dreams."
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Beyoncé, dressed in cowboy attire with a sash labeled "Cowboy Carter" rides a galloping white horse while carrying an American flag.

With Beyoncé's launch of 'Cowboy Carter', the country music genre may finally break free from the stereotypes that have long dogged it

With “Texas Hold 'Em,” Beyoncé became the first Black woman to have a No. 1 song on the country charts. At the same time, country music stations like KYKC in Oklahoma initially refused to play the record because it was “not country.”
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Two images. Left: A group photo of UK band The Last Dinner Party in front of a red curtain. Right: A pile of yellow, red, orange, purple, and light pink ribbons next to a sign that reads "Ribbons For Provisions."

The Last Dinner Party is handing out exclusive tour merch in exchange for canned food donations

UK rock group The Last Dinner Party is playing into the "coquette aesthetic" with their new give-back initiative.
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Three photos. On the left and right, screenshots of Olivia Rodrigo speaking in an Instagram story. In the center, Olivia Rodrigo performs on stage. The hashtag #Fund4Good is placed atop the images.

Olivia Rodrigo to donate to women's shelters during Canadian leg of Guts World Tour

Following the success of her work with abortion funds, Olivia Rodrigo's Fund 4 Good will support women's shelters in Canada during the next leg of the Guts World Tour.
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The Netflix headquarters' sign

Lily Gladstone, Greta Gerwig, more join Netflix committee to award trans, nonbinary, female filmmakers with life-changing grant

Gerwig and Gladstone join forces with industry giants to award $50,000 grants to underrepresented filmmakers through new Netflix program.
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Left: Kate Winslet and Zoe Saldana pose in blue, green, and purple garments in the water; Right: Zoe Saldana poses elegantly in the water

Avatar' stars make a splash: Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Winslet champion ocean conservation

Actresses Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Winslet joined an underwater photoshoot for ocean conservation, supporting The Nature Conservancy.
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An illustration of a woman in a yellow stress on the Met Gala steps

The Met Gala isn't wheelchair accessible; a new activist campaign pressures Anna Wintour, Zendaya to reimagine the event

Two disability justice activists are calling on Anna Wintour and other famous hosts to make the Met Gala wheelchair accessible.
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An up-close photo of a map of the United States of America with pin markers scattered all over its surface

Black communities are using 'mapping' as a storytelling technique for restorative justice and to restore a sense of place

Historian Carter Woodson sought not to just celebrate prominent Black historical figures but to transform how white America saw and valued all African Americans.
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Split-screen images of a young woman with Down syndrome; on the left, she sits at a bar smiling with subtitles: "So you don't serve me a Margarita." On the right, she looks at the camera with subtitles: "Your assumption becomes reality."

Viral 'Assume That I Can' Down syndrome PSA fiercely punches back against harmful misconceptions

The “Assume That I Can” video campaign — starring Madison Tevlin — is challenging outdated stereotypes about Down syndrome ahead of World Down Syndrome Day.
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Vibrant yellow and red poppies in the foreground leading to a panoramic view of a mountainous landscape with a clear blue sky, pine forests, and distant snow-capped mountains.

Coming to a park near you: This clever phone mount frames up a stunning photo... and helps you save local wildlife

Community-built time lapses are providing citizen-backed data to scientists so that they can improve wildlife conservation efforts around the world.
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Left: A screenshot of Dylan Mulvaney saying "it's day 730 of girlhood!" Center: a screenshot of Dylan Mulvaney's single 'Days of Girlhood' in a music player; Right: A screenshot of Dylan Mulvaney saying "and isn't that beautiful?"

Dylan Mulvaney drops new single, donates profits to The Trevor Project for 'Days of Girlhood' TikTok anniversary

Dylan Mulvaney is celebrating her gender transition anniversary with a new song and fundraiser for The Trevor Project.
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"The Last Repair Shop" creators stand on stage at a podium

The Last Repair Shop' inspires flood of donations for young musicians, musical instruments following Oscar win

The documentary's directors launched a $15 million fundraiser for the LAUSD Education Foundation's music education program and the repair shop.
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