HFPA Philanthropy Gala To Include Awarding Of Group’s First Social Justice Grant
Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual grant-giving gala, this year a virtual event next month called HFPA Philanthropy: Empowering the Next Generation, will include for the first time a social justice grant, the Golden Globes organizer said Thursday.The HFPA will present $300,000 to the Urban Peace Institute during the event, which will be hosted by James Corden and take place October 13 on the Golden Globes website and YouTube page. UPI, a nonprofit centered on community safety, just policing, and systems reform to end violence and mass incarceration, will see UPI founder Connie Rice accept the donation from Tracee Ellis Ross during the ceremony.