Announcement follows First Lady Michelle Obama's official launch of United We Serve initiative WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross is pleased to announce five new additions to its National Celebrity Cabinet, a group of celebrity supporters who promote Red Cross services by donating their time, helping neighbors prepare for emergencies, responding to disasters and lending a helping hand to those in need. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO ) New members to the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet include country singer and professional ballroom dancer Julianne Hough; Tony Award(R)-winner and actress Anika Noni Rose, who lends her voice to the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated comedy adventure "The Princess and the Frog" and appears in the HBO/Anthony Minghella television drama series, "The No.

WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are combining forces at this year's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention and Career Fair to present an exciting lineup of entertainment, including a sneak preview of special footage from Walt Disney Pictures' animated comedy adventure, "The Princess and the Frog," and the debut of Disney's newest princess, Tiana, voiced by Tony Award(R) winning-actress Anika Noni Rose. Rose will also perform a song from "The Princess and the Frog." The performance and the sneak peek of select footage from the upcoming film are part of the NABJ Convention's "NABJ Presents" event on Thursday, Aug.

Think of TV dramas with a woman detective as their focus and you could rustle up anything from the gentility of Miss Marple to the gritty reality of Silent Witness - but there's generally at least one dead body to contend with.

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH has written nine books featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency - the first female private detective business in Botswana.

By Elysa Gardner NEW YORK -- In the first Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to feature an all-black cast, race is less of an issue than gender.