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Activist Art Intervention Celebrates World Water Day by Brazilian Artist Ronald Duarte
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 25, 2015

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Saturday, renowned activist artist Ronald Duarte and Emerging Collective joined forces to create 'Gota D'Agua,' a site-specific art intervention intended as a call to action in response to Brazil's water crisis. Strategically planned to coincide with UN World Water Day, Gota D'Agua gathered onlookers around an abandoned Olympic size swimming pool at the foot of Edificio Raposo Lopes, a towering luxury condominium building situated on a steep incline overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

Urban World Festival Featuring Queen Latifah To Take Place 9/10/-14
by BWW News Desk - Sep 10, 2008

The Urbanworld Film Festival presented by BET Networks, the largest international competitive festival of its kind, today announced that Academy Award-nominated actress Queen Latifah will serve as Honorary Chair of this year's festival.

Urban World Festival Featuring Queen Latifah To Take Place 9/10/-14
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 28, 2008

The Urbanworld Film Festival presented by BET Networks, the largest international competitive festival of its kind, today announced that Academy Award-nominated actress Queen Latifah will serve as Honorary Chair of this year's festival.