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Natalie Morales at Netflix's "Dead to Me" season 3 premiere in 2022.

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Natalie Morales knows there's no right way to be herself

Actress Natalie Morales says there were many "shoulds" in her life — pressure to do the right thing — but has recently learned that there's no right way to live.

February 20, 2025
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  • Rachel Martin
Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer, Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown and Glynn Turman were at the Old Fourth Ward restaurant for a tip-off dinner for a national HBCU tour in honor of the impact that iconic NBC television series, “A Different World” had on generations of Black youth.

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'A Different World' HBCU College Tour 2024 kicks off in Atlanta with stars of hit 1980s show

For many people, Black or not, A Different World and the fictional Hillman College offered their first look at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and most importantly, the culture, sound, and feel of a n HBCU. Tonight, the show's original stars Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer, Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown and Glynn Turman reunite in Atlanta as part of a national HBCU tour in honor of the impact the iconic NBC television series, which ran from 1987 to 1993.

February 29, 2024
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  • Donnell Suggs
Actor Bethany Anne Lind stands in her backyard garden in Atlanta, wearing a pin in support of the SAG-AFTRA union on Oct. 18, 2023. Lind has been a vocal proponent of the strike, which has had an especially large effect on Atlanta, one of the nation's filming hubs.

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As the 'Hollywood of the South,' Atlanta has boomed. Its actors and crew are now at a crossroads

Work dried up in Atlanta's booming film industry last winter and has been at a near-standstill ever since the industry's writers went on strike in May and actors joined them in July. Writers reached a deal late last month, but with the actors strike still ongoing, many Atlanta-based performers and behind-the-scenes crew members members are grappling for financial survival.

October 27, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Striking actors Jennifer Leigh Warren, left, and Emily Kincaid, right, demonstrate outside Netflix studios, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles.

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Hollywood's actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn't a deal been reached and what's next?

Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history. The strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists hits its 100th day on Saturday, while writers are busy back at work after ending their strike.

October 19, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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  • Arts & Life

Oprah, Meryl Streep and more have donated at least $1 million to help striking actors

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has raised $15 million over the past three weeks for its emergency fund. The Entertainment Community Fund has received over $6 million since the WGA went on strike.

August 03, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
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  • Television

Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, with some in the negative

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the SAG-AFTRA union's request for a separate type of residual payment that actors would get once their programs hit streaming services.

July 27, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Leaders with the Atlanta SAG-AFTRA chapter speak at the rally July 17, 2023.

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  • News

PHOTOS: Georgia entertainment workers rally in support of national actors strike

Members of the SAG-AFTRA Atlanta chapter, entertainment industry workers and supporters met at a rally in Clayton County on Monday night in support of the national actors strike.

July 18, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Fran Drescher (left), president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West, pose together during a rally by striking writers outside Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 8.

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  • Arts & Life

SAG-AFTRA agrees to contract extension with studios as negotiations continue

Talks have been underway since June 7. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers remain at odds on issues like the use of artificial intelligence and streaming residuals.

July 01, 2023
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Celebrities are taking to social media to remember actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured here in 2019, who died on Sunday at age 65.

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  • Television

Bob Saget's co-stars and fellow comedians are remembering his humor and kindness

John Stamos, Norman Lear and Whoopi Goldberg are among those paying tribute to the actor and comedian, who was found dead in an Orlando, Fla., hotel room on Sunday at age 65.

January 10, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Actors at a previous year of the Atlanta One-Minute Play Festival

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  • Performing Arts

Atlanta One-Minute Play Festival Delivers Depth Through Brevity

Theatrical productions with more than one act can run anywhere from 90 minutes to about three hours. One famous — some might say infamous — adaptation...

July 26, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
The Alliance will open its first production on the Coca-Cola Stage in Jan. 16 with "Ever After," the musical based on the hit film inspired by the Cinderella fairytale.

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  • Theater

Behind The Scenes Of The Alliance Theatre 50 Years Later

Atlanta's Alliance Theatre opened its doors 50 years ago when it premiered Henry Purcell's "King Arthur." The theatre is now the largest regional...

January 15, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

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