Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Jamie Brewer Becomes First Runway Model with Down Syndrome at New York Fashion Week

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Jamie Brewer is an actress well known for her work on “American Horror Story”, and she is also an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. Tomorrow, as Jamie Brewer strides down the catwalk during New York Fashion Week, she'll not only be showing off an original design by Carrie Hammer, but she will also become the first woman with Down syndrome to grace the runway. She said of the honor;

“Young girls and even young women … [see me] and say ‘hey, if she can do it so can I. It’s a true inspiration being a role model for any young women to [encourage them] in being who they are and showing who they are.”

Thursday, January 8, 2015

#Elvis80 Celebrates Elvis Presley at 80 Years Today - See Iconic Kiss Picture And More

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Elvis Presley, who some refer to as "The King of Rock and Roll" would've been 80 years old today if he had lived. To celebrate this milestone, fans are honoring the music legend who died in 1977 - at the age of 42 - with pictures from his greatest years.

The June 30, 1956 photo above shows "The Kiss" at the Mosque Theater in Richmond, Va. The photograph is included in the book, "Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll, " by author/photographer, Alfred Wertheimer, published by Taschen. UTS reports that the image is "Wertheimer's most iconic photograph, and the identity of the woman was unknown until she came forward in 2011".

See some more photos below...

Monday, October 13, 2014

Viola Davis On Her Poor Childhood And How She Searched Trash Bins For Food

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Viola Davis has been nominated for an Oscar, and has just landed her own prime-time TV show but her childhood was not so easy. Earlier this year, the actress partnered with Safeway Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation to introduce the Hunger Is initiative to eradicate childhood hunger.

Viola Davis, who is now a mom of one herself, grew up in poverty and wishes that no one has to go through what she did as a child. That is why she is so passionate for the Hunger Is campaign.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Nicki Minaj’s Un-Photoshopped Anaconda Cover Leaked As She Gets Open Letter From a Father

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Since the release of Nicki Minaj's Anaconda cover art, where she puts her very bootylicious butt on dispay, the rapper has faced criticism from those who think the cover was tooo racy.

Chuck Creekmur, the father of a little girl and owner of AllHipHop.com has written an open letter to Nicki Minaj condemning her

To add to the mix, the allegedly unaltered photo of Nicki Minaj used for the Anaconda cover art has been leaked by MediaTakeOut purportedly showing the cover before it was photoshopped.

Read the open letter and take a look at the before and after photoshop cover below.