Graduates across America were not able to congregate in person this year due to coronavirus concerns, but a lot of them showed up for YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 star-studded virtual ceremony.
With former President Barack Obama delivering the marquee commencement speech, the four-hour June 7 event snagged over…
"Graduation is a big achievement under any circumstances, yours comes as the world is turned upside down," Barack Obama said today in his latest remote commencement speech to the graduates of 2020. "By a global pandemic and by a country that has been swept up by protests," the incredibly popular former President added…
Because of the pandemic, traditional commencement activities went online for many of the nation’s 2020 high school graduates. It was a let-down for those looking forward to hearing their hard work rewarded.
But thanks to the contributions of about two dozen celebrities, the graduates are not forgotten. Today, they…
2nd UPDATE: June 7: You can watch the ceremony above.
UPDATED, 9 AM: YouTube has moved the date of its global virtual commencement ceremony Dear Class of 2020 to June 7 from its previous date of June 6 in honor of George Floyd’s memorial service, which will be held Saturday in Raeford, NC. More speakers and…
MTV and Michelle Obama’s nonpartisan When We All Vote organization announced on Friday that they will host a virtual prom event for the Class of 2020, whose proms and graduations have all been canceled due to COVID-19. The event will air live on MTV on Friday, May 22.
Prom-athon is a daylong on-air takeover on MTV…
If Michelle Obama wasn’t so adamant that she isn’t running for public office, the perfectly timed new Netflix documentary Becoming would sure seem like a campaign launch.
Dropping on May 6 on the streamer, the recently announced very authorized biopic of sorts could also be Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s worst nightmare…
Netflix on Monday released the trailer for Becoming, the documentary feature about former First Lady Michelle Obama’s life, revolving around her 34-city book tour for her bestselling memoir of the same name.
The docu, directed by Nadia Hallgren, marks the the latest film from Higher Ground, the production company…
EXCLUSIVE: When it comes down to who Joe Biden selects as his running mate against Donald Trump and Mike Pence, Hollywood power players are split between their hearts and their heads.
With the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee promising back in March that he would choose a woman for the job, senators Elizabet…
You probably can tell right from its title that the blissfully politically incorrect Crip Camp is not going to be the standard documentary about the lives of America’s disabled population. Far from it. This freewheeling, uninhibited, lively and spirited film takes a different and refreshing approach that makes it a…
The rustbelt rebound story American Factory won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature tonight, earning gold for the first collaboration between Netflix and Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground, which produced with Participant Media.
Directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert and producer Jeff…
Showtime has given a straight-to-series order to one-hour drama First Ladies, whose first season stars Viola Davis as former first lady Michelle Obama. Davis also executive produces the series, which was put on fast-track development at the premium cabler last August with a three-script commitment.
It hails from…
