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2019 Sentinel Awards

A Red Carpet Celebration

Ava DuVernay's Netflix series When They See Us was among the 2019 Sentinel Awards honorees, which also included Chernobyl, Grace and Frankie, Grey's Anatomy, Mom, This Is Us, and The Resident. The creator of Euphoria, Sam Levinson, offered heartfelt remarks in accepting the HBO show's award.

Video: Criminal Justice

Life After Prison

What can happen after someone is freed from prison? We helped produce this animated short with the creative team at Life Noggin.

Addiction & Recovery

Breaking the Stigma

HH&S brought together experts to discuss how Hollywood can help change the narrative around addiction and mental health.

I really believe we're in a watershed moment as storytellers, and I'm incredibly grateful to Hollywood, Health & Society for being part of the vanguard [to help us].

ALEX MAGGIO

writer, Madam Secretary

People We Love

Selena Gomez: Life With Lupus

Selena Gomez has been open about living with lupus, and the singer now reveals the unfair criticism she gets about body image.

Workshop

Atomic Storytelling

TV writers and producers guided a dozen participants through a two-day storytelling workshop on writing the nuclear narrative.

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What We're Reading

Nuclear Aftermath: Rising Seas Threatening Marshall Islands

Between 1946 and 1958, the U.S. detonated 67 nuclear bombs on, in and above the Marshall Islands. Authorities later cleaned up contaminated soil and deposited the most lethal debris and soil into a dome. Now the concrete coffin is at risk of collapsing from rising seas caused by climate change.

Maternal Health

Racism & Childbirth

Our panel explored why black women are three to four times more likely to die after giving birth than white women.

Video: Reproductive Rights

A Brighter Future

“Handmaid’s Tale” writer/producer Dorothy Fortenberry explains why we should also tell hopeful stories about reproductive rights.

Caregiving

Honoring 'Hope's Heroes'

Caregivers represent all backgrounds and ages. The SCAN Foundation’s Rose Parade float will celebrate these unsung heroes.

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I really believe we're in a watershed moment as storytellers, and I'm incredibly grateful to Hollywood, Health & Society for being part of the vanguard [to help us].