Tag: Common

Oscar Winning Actor, Artist and Activist Common Joins Burlington Stores to Launch Their Annual Coat Drive Helping Local Families in Need of Warmth

Stuart Mitchell

Over 41 million people live below the poverty level in the U.S., and are in need of coats. For the 13th consecutive year, Burlington Stores, the national off-price retailer, continues its commitment to provide coats to those in need nationwide. Burlington Stores and the national non-profit organization Delivering Good, join together to keep neighbors warm through the Burlington Coat Drive. Each year during the holiday season, Burlington customers donate new and gently worn coats at their local Burlington store. This year, Oscar winning actor, artist and activist, Common, along with…

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Academy Award Winner Common Partners With ACLU to Urge America to Vote Smart Justice in 2018

Stuart Mitchell

The American Civil Liberties Union today launched a video with Oscar and Grammy-winning artist and social justice activist Common that reminds voters of the urgency in 2018 to push criminal justice reform  forward by electing candidates who embrace priorities like holding police accountable and ending mass incarceration. The video urges users to access VoteSmartJustice.org, where they can find information on where thousands of candidates for office stand on criminal justice reform and mass incarceration. It is a component of the ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice’s non-partisan electoral project to educate…

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Oscar Winning Actor, Artist and Activist, Common, Joins AdoptAClassroom.org and Their Partner Burlington Stores for the Second Year to Support Teachers and Students in Need

Stuart Mitchell

96% of teachers nationwide bear the cost each year to equip their classrooms with the basic materials students need to learn. To help alleviate this burden, AdoptAClassroom.org, the award-winning national non-profit organization that helps students and teachers get the materials they need to learn and achieve in the classroom, has teamed up for the second consecutive year with the national off-price retailer, Burlington Stores to support teachers and students nationwide through a chain-wide point-of-sale campaign going on now through August 18. Showcasing his dedication to the cause is Oscar Winning…

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AT&T Hello Lab Reprises Inclusive Filmmaker Mentorship Program; Emmy® Award Winner Lena Waithe Joins Common and More

Stuart Mitchell

AT&T announced the 2018 lineup of mentors and mentees for its diversity-focused Hello Lab Mentorship Program. In its second year, the AT&T Hello Lab Mentorship Program is all about the next generation of storytellers. It pairs entertainment industry leaders with aspiring filmmakers from groups traditionally underrepresented in entertainment as they create films showcasing authentic stories. The filmmakers will debut their short films on the Hello Lab channel on DIRECTV and DIRECTV NOW later this year. Check out the 2017 films now. The 2018 mentors are: Emmy® Award Winner Lena Waithe…

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