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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academy’s Board of Governors for the first time.

If your actual travel plans are on hold, you can soothe your wanderlust with a few home décor change-ups or additions.

NEW YORK — Two top officials at one of the country's leading poetry organizations have stepped down amid criticism over its response to the protests against police violence and racism.

CAIRO — The controversial art director of Cairo's international film festival has resigned amid calls for his removal because of past inflammatory posts on social media, the festival said.

MONTREAL — Fans of a prominent hockey video game series are calling for more action to be taken against players who use the platform to engage in racist behaviour. EA Sports NHL, the team behind the popular series developed in Burnaby, B.C.

LONDON — After weeks of shutdown, British soap opera “Emmerdale” is back in production, leading the way when it comes to resuming regular filming during the coronavirus era.

KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities have allowed foreign parents into Ukraine to collect babies who were born to surrogate mothers and stranded in the eastern European country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

LOS ANGELES — FX’s fictionalized hit show “Pose” introduced many to the underground world of ballroom culture, in which historically black and Latino LGBT youths compete in elaborate performances on a runway.

NEW YORK — Montreal-born Samira Nasr is the new editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar. Hearst Magazines says Nasr is the first Black editor-in-chief in the history of the 153-year-old fashion publication. She takes the reins of the U.S.

NEW YORK — After the sister duo Chloe x Halle spent a year working on their sophomore album — which they co-wrote, co-produced and co-engineered — they sent it off to get thoughts from their mentor, King Beyoncé. Her royal response: It’s flawless.