Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will address Harvard Law School as part of the class of 2005’s commencement exercises, The Advocate reported. DeGeneres will speak at Class Day, which the school newspaper describes as ‘an event the day before commencement which is typically more lighthearted than the keynote address that follows.’ Last year’s Class Day speaker was TV personality and political speechwriter Ben Stein, who is a Yale Law School graduate.
Doug Wilson talks AIDS: Designer Doug Wilson, who is best known for his bold and daring room makeovers on TLC’s Trading Spaces television show, discusses HIV/AIDS in the November issue of Art & Understanding (A&U) magazine. A&U is a non-profit monthly is available on newsstands, through AIDS service organizations, and by subscription. To find out where A&U is distributed in your area: (888) 245-4333 or e-mail mailbox@aumag.org.
Some of the most controversial civil rights clashes and social justice issues of our time are dealt with in a trio of new Showtime documentaries airing under the ‘Sho Exposure’ banner, according to PR Newswire. The films explore our basic freedoms and how we fight back when our rights are threatened or denied. One of the films, Same Sex America, looks at the conflict over marriage and the backlash from the White House. The films are slated to air in 2005.