Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book
'Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together for All' will be published next February, Scholastic Inc. announced Wednesday. Illustrated by Kah Yangni, it draws upon the close bond between Steinem and Gbowee, the Nobel Peace Prize winner from Libya.
'I am so proud to collaborate with my longtime friend and sister activist Leymah Gbowee,' Steinem said in a statement. ''Rise, Girl, Rise' is for anyone who cares deeply about being part of a promising future.'
Gbowee said in a statement that 'Gloria Steinem and I have traveled many roads together, physically, and through our individual actions. This special book is our gift to the trailblazers of tomorrow, who are finding power and joy in their friendships today.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
BBC News
35 minutes ago
- BBC News
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confam breakup
Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom don officially confam say dem dey breakup. According to US media outlets, dis breakup dey come six years afta dem get engaged. Di couple dey romantically linked since 2016 and get a four-year-old daughter. For a joint statement wey dem issue to US media outlets, representatives for di couple say di two of dem bin dey "shift dia relationship ova di past many months to focus on co-parenting". "Dem go kontinu to dey seen togeda as a family, as dia shared priority na and go always be to raise dia daughter wit love, stability and mutual respect." Dem release di statement sake of "abundance of recent interest and conversation" wey surround dia relationship. Di pop star, 40, and di 48-year-old actor breakup for 2017 but get back togeda shortly afta. Dia engagement na for Valentine Day for 2019. A year later Perry reveal say she get belle for di music video for her single Never Worn White. Dem born dia daughter Daisy Dove later dat year, wit Unicef wey announce di news for dia Instagram account. Both Perry and Bloom na goodwill ambassadors for di United Nations agency wey dey help pikin Di breakup follow a tough year for Perry. Her most recent album, 143, and di lead single Woman World, no dey as well received as her previous music. Di singer dey currently on tour, but ticket sales dey reportedly slower dan earlier for her career. Perry and a group of oda female celebrities also faced gbas-gbos afta dia Blue Origin space trip for April, Perry say di reactions leave her feeling "battered and bruised". Di US singer, wey dey previously married to Russell Brand, shoot to fame for 2008 wit di single I Kissed A Girl, wey reach number one for di UK. Her hits since den include Roar, California Gurls, Firework and Never Really Over. Bloom dey previously dey married to Australian model Miranda Kerr, and dem get a son, 14-year-old Flynn. Di British actor don feature for Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
Charlize Theron torches celebs attending Bezos-Sánchez wedding
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@ Charlize Theron eviscerated Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding guest list at a charity event she hosted over the weekend. The lavish nuptials drew a star-studded crowd in Venice, Italy, with Tom Brady, the Kardashians, Ivanka Trump, Oprah Winfrey and more in attendance. But the three-day celebration also sparked backlash, with locals protesting the disruption and criticizing the pair's decision to wed in the historic city. Theron, 49, addressed the guest list while on stage at the Block Party charity event on Saturday night, which supports the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. 'I think we might be the only people who did not get an invite to the Bezos wedding. But that's OK because they suck and we're cool,' she deadpanned, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comment was likely a joke, but the actress didn't hold back as she shifted to other issues — taking aim at Trump-era politics and what she called a 'backwards' handling of immigration, abortion and LGBT policies. The Monster actress thanked everyone for 'taking the time to be a part of this, especially when the world feels like it's burning because it is.' She added: 'Here in Los Angeles, in the U.S. and across the globe, we're moving backwards fast. Immigration policy has destroyed the lives of families, not criminals; women's rights are becoming less and less every day; queer and trans lives are increasingly being erased; and gender-based violence is on the rise. This isn't just policy, it's personal,' she said, before adding, 'Yeah, f**k them.' Charlize Theron eviscerated Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding extravaganza at her charity event Block Party on Saturday night (pictured hosting the event) The lavish nuptials boasted a guest list of major players in entertainment and Hollywood, from Tom Brady to the Kardashians, but has also sparked controversy, with protests being staged in Venice, Italy Created in 2007 by Theron, CTAOP 'invests in and advances the health and safety of young people in Southern Africa to create a more equitable future for all,' according to their website. Theron herself has a personal connection to the issue of immigration - she originally hails from South Africa and came to the United States, however was deported at age 19 after she overstayed her work visa, according to THR. Ultimately, she was granted permission to return and in 2007 became a US citizen. 'I got deported when I was 19 for producing and financing a documentary on Cuba,' she told OK! in 2008. 'You don't want to keep pushing your luck. I only became an American citizen last year,' she added. She told Vogue of becoming a U.S. citizen back in a 2007 interview: 'After the last two elections I kind of went, You know what? If this is where I'm going to live, I want to be able to vote. 'I don't want to just talk a good game. I want to be able to be involved without having some horrible fear that I'm going to get kicked out.' Theron brought her mother and numerous friends along as she became a naturalized citizen in a day-long event in downtown Los Angeles. 'My mom got really emotional,' Theron continued. 'She was like: "We're Americans!" You know, you stand up and you take your oath and you get a piece of paper personally written from President Bush, welcoming you to America. 'But it's weird. There's something in my blood that will always be South African. Even if I wanted to, I don't think I could ever lose that.' Theron has a personal connection to the issue of immigration, having become a U.S. citizen in 2007 Described as the 'wedding of a century,' Bezos and Sanchez exchanged vows in front of nearly 200 VIPs on San Giorgio Maggiore island in Venice, Italy, last Friday. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner, Usher, Khloe Kardashian and new bachelor Orlando Bloom were among those who were present to see Bezos and Sanchez exchange vows. But the couple's arrival in Venice was far from smooth sailing, with the duo plagued by protesters who were furious the needs of local residents were allegedly being sidelined to make way for wealthy tourists. Bezos is worth around $224.6 billion and is thought to have spent tens of millions on his wedding. 'If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax,' one gigantic banner read in St. Mark's Square. The lavish nuptials boasted a guest list of major players in Hollywood and sports but has also attracted controversy Greenpeace and the UK-based collective Everyone Hates Elon joined protests in Venice attempting to disrupt, or even prevent, the planned wedding celebrations of Amazon founder Bezos. 'Jeff Bezos is the second-richest man in the world yet is reported to pay a 1.1 percent true tax rate,' the two groups previously said in a joint statement. 'The multi-million-dollar wedding is reportedly happening over three days, with the wedding ring alone worth as much as $5million.' A spokesperson from Everyone Hates Elon previously said: 'As governments talk about hard choices and struggle to fund public services, Jeff Bezos can afford to shut down half a city for days on end just to get married.' Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro and regional governor Luca Zaia have spoken out in favor of the nuptials, which have been dubbed, 'the wedding of the century,' pointing out that the celebrations are expected to bring $23-34million to local businesses.
The Guardian
an hour ago
- The Guardian
One swallower to make Coney Island's summer as hotdog champion returns
A rerun of Jaws will be the blockbuster attraction in Coney Island this Fourth of July holiday, but not the classic Steven Spielberg movie enjoying a new lease of life on the 50th anniversary of its release. The jaws here belong to Joey Chestnut, the undisputed all-time champion of hotdog consumption, and a leviathan in the world of competitive eating that has grown as a sporting spectacle to the point where it is a regular fixture on ESPN. Enthusiasts of the annual Nathan's Fourth of July hotdog eating contest will recall that Chestnut, whose nickname is Jaws, was controversially booted from the 2024 iteration of the event he had dominated for the best part of two decades for signing a deal to promote a rival brand of plant-based wieners. It was, as the event's impresario, George Shea, declared at the time with trademark grandeur, the equivalent of Michael Jordan telling Nike – purveyors of his lucrative Air Jordan line of sneakers – that he wanted to rep for Adidas too. Now, to the relief of many, Jaws is returning to the fold after serving a year's suspension. On Friday, the world record holder, with 83 dogs and buns scoffed in a single 10-minute period in an unrelated Netflix special in September 2024, will be the star attraction once again in pursuit of his 17th mustard belt. 'I'm thrilled to be returning,' Chestnut, 41, said in a post to X. 'This event means the world to me. It's a cherished tradition, a celebration of American culture, and a huge part of my life.' Referring to the controversy that caused his exclusion, he was circumspect. 'While I have and continue to partner with a variety of companies, including some in the plant-based space, those relationships were never a conflict with my love for hotdogs. To be clear: Nathan's is the only hotdog company I've ever worked with,' he wrote. The straw-hatted Shea, mastermind of an event that draws tens of thousands to New York every year, and a television audience estimated to have grown to 2 million since the first contest in 1972, welcomed the return of the king. 'Last year we got as big a crowd as ever, more media than ever, and we had a fantastic contest that was actually more competitive because Joey has been so dominant,' he told the Guardian. 'That said, there's definitely more excitement now he's back. We and everybody, fans included, are very excited and looking forward to the Fourth, and his entrance into the arena will be triumphant and explosive.' Shea, whose colourful and bombastic introductions of the competitors are as much a part of the spectacle as the mouth-stuffing element that follows, said he had been working for weeks on how he will proclaim Chestnut's homecoming. 'It's not his nickname that makes him who he is, it's his performance that has defined him, and I believe that's been very significantly elevated by the introductions that I do of him as a larger-than-life figure,' said Shea, a New York-based public relations executive who says working the Fourth of July event is his 'annual treat to myself'. 'I try to create a mix that includes straight and grand introductions that describe what these people are doing on the eating circuit, with a mix of funny, absurd and poetic, and then epic when you get to Joey.' Shea admits it will be hard to top his 2015 introduction, a fire and brimstone speech that somewhat melodramatically hailed Chestnut as an almost otherworldly being: 'A comet blazes to herald his arrival, and his victory shall be transcribed into every language known to history, including Klingon,' he pronounced. 'The bratwurst, and pierogi, and Hooters chicken wing eating champion of the world, eight-time Nathan's Famous hotdog eating champion of the world, the No 1 eater in the world, I give you America itself, Joey Chestnut.' The expectation for Friday, at least in betting circles, is that Chestnut will come storming back to recapture his crown from last year's winner, Patrick 'Deep Dish' Bertoletti, and a strong field of Major League Eating characters, perhaps even by topping his own event record, set in 2021, of 76 hotdogs. But the real winner, Shea said, was the sport of competitive eating itself. 'We've been talking, there was a lot of back-and-forth, and people had different perspectives, different opinions, different everything, but everybody wanted this to happen. We stayed at it, and we finally came together,' he said. 'What happened was unfortunate, it was disappointing not to have Joey there, but in the big picture it further elevated the contest, and you know, we're very conscious of that all the time.'
