LOS ANGELES â Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year.
Some like singer Dolly Parton donated money to fight the coronavirus, John Krasinski put a spotlight on good news at a crucial time and DJ D-Nice played music to dance away your anxiousness about the unfolding pandemic.
Here are a few examples of those efforts to make 2020 a little better for others.
Dolly s vaccine donation
In April, shortly after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, country music icon Dolly Parton donated $1 million toward researching the virus at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. The singer s donation was used to help fund the development of Moderna s vaccine, the second experimental COVID-19 drug to yield extraordinarily strong early results during trials. Parton didn t stop there. She starred
Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year
Dec. 29, 2020 at 5:00 am
Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It’s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year.
Some like singer Dolly Parton donated money to fight the coronavirus, John Krasinski put a spotlight on good news at a crucial time and DJ D-Nice played music to dance away your anxiousness about the unfolding pandemic.
Here are a few examples of those efforts to make 2020 a little better for others.
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer
December 26, 2020
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Ballet student Anthony Mmesoma Madu, center, dances in the street as fellow dancers look on in Lagos, Nigeria, on Aug. 18. Cellphone video showing the 11-year-old dancing barefoot in the rain went viral on social media. Madus practice dance session was so impressive that it earned him a scholarship with the American Ballet Theater in the U.S. (Associated Press)
Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It’s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year.
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Celebrities make effort to brighten 2020
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - AP Entertainment Writer
Celebrities including, from left, John Krasinski, Dolly Parton and Christian Siriano took the initiative to make the best out of a challenging year.
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LOS ANGELES Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It’s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year.
Some like singer Dolly Parton donated money to fight the coronavirus, John Krasinski put a spotlight on good news at a crucial time and DJ D-Nice played music to dance away your anxiousness about the unfolding pandemic.