Time magazine's gala honoring the 100 was held Tuesday (April 23) at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
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In his toast, the Hasan Minhaj paid tribute to Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul who also made this year’s TIME 100 list, but couldn''t attend the gala because she is in a Saudi Arabian prison. Minhaj call on Jared Kushner to use his special relationship with Mohammad bin Salman to help help al-Hathloul,
“I was just hoping he could send a WhatsApp message,” he told TIME after his speech. “[It could say] hey, this person has been fighting for civil liberties for all people. Maybe you should let them out of prison.”
Beleaguered Filipino journalist Maria Resa took the opportunity to encourage journalist to continue to tell the truth.
“I think we’re living through a very unique moment where again it proves that information is power,” said the journalist in her toast.
“Its a completely chaotic time where technology has helped make facts disputable, eroded truth, and crippled trust.”
Resa and the online newsite that she co-founded, Rappler, has been a thorn in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's side.
Sandra Oh gushing the Beyonce for her work on the Netflix documentary Homecoming, which is about Beeyonce's preparation for the now-legendary Coachella concert.
“It’s such an important piece of work,” Oh said of the concert documentary about her 2018 Coachella performance. “I encourage you all to see it because you’re witnessing an artist at her most potent and working on the deepest cultural level.”
“I was just hoping he could send a WhatsApp message,” he told TIME after his speech. “[It could say] hey, this person has been fighting for civil liberties for all people. Maybe you should let them out of prison.”
Beleaguered Filipino journalist Maria Resa took the opportunity to encourage journalist to continue to tell the truth.
“I think we’re living through a very unique moment where again it proves that information is power,” said the journalist in her toast.
“Its a completely chaotic time where technology has helped make facts disputable, eroded truth, and crippled trust.”
Resa and the online newsite that she co-founded, Rappler, has been a thorn in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's side.
Sandra Oh gushing the Beyonce for her work on the Netflix documentary Homecoming, which is about Beeyonce's preparation for the now-legendary Coachella concert.
“It’s such an important piece of work,” Oh said of the concert documentary about her 2018 Coachella performance. “I encourage you all to see it because you’re witnessing an artist at her most potent and working on the deepest cultural level.”
Oh went . on to say, “It’s a good time to be making art. It’s an important time to be making art,” said the Killling Eve star. “I truly believe art evolves our hearts and our minds because it allows us to experience and understand another’s sorrow. It reminds us of universal truths. It connects us. Art can transform us and through us, our culture.”
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