Entertainment
Laverne Cox Makes History With Madame Tussauds Wax Figure
LaVerne Cox on the cover of Time Magazine
Christian Santana, MSNBC
SAN FRANCISCO (MSNBC) — Laverne Cox, star of Netflix show “Orange is the New Black,” is set to be Madame Tussauds’ first transgender wax figure. The actress and transgender rights activist will have her likeness debuted on June 26 in San Francisco, during the city’s Pride Festival.
In its 200 years of existence, Madame Tussauds has never featured a transgender person in one of its global exhibits. The museum is famous for creating life-like reproductions of famous athletes, politicians and other historical figures.
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Oakland Post: Week of September 30 – October 6, 2026
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of September 30 – October 6, 2026
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Mayor Barbara Lee Holds Special State of the City Address in Deep East Oakland
Practitioners of African Traditional Spirituality Offer Ancestral Reverence Ritual Oct. 31
It’s Time to Lose Weight Before the Holidays
Trader Vic’s Returns to Its Oakland Roots
Oakland Coal Terminal Backed by Trump Would Be Bigger, Dirtier Than Promised, Says Report
Opponents Smear Effective African American Transit Director as Election Nears
Oakland Post: Week of October 14 – 20, 2026
OP-ED: The Black Church Writes AI’s Next Chapter
OP-ED: The Black Church Writes AI’s Next Chapter
WCCUSD Joins Statewide Organic School Food Purchasing Cooperative
Democrats, Community Groups Back Measure EE to Change How Oakland Is Governed
Four Tips to Help You Plan a Holiday “Staycation”
Veterans Housing Project Proposed for South Richmond
PRESS ROOM: Transformative Justice Coalition 2026 Voting Rights Champion Awards Reception ‘Yesterday Is Today: The Battle For Voting Rights
Mayor Lee Delivers 2026 State of the City Address: ‘Oakland Continues to Be on the Move’
Misnamed ‘Parent’ PAC Seeks to Influence Oakland School Board Elections
Oakland Post: Week of September 2 – 8, 2026
Oakland Post: Week of September 9 – 15, 2026
Poll: Becerra Widens His Lead Over Hilton; Californians Split on Wealth Tax
County Office of Education Says OUSD Finances Are Getting Healthier, Materially Stronger
Richmond Tiny House Village Farm & Garden Set to Open Gates on Sept. 26
Latest Massacre in Haiti Reveals Cruelty U.S. Deportations
Listening as a Lifeline: A Doula’s Witness to Black Maternal Health
Mayor Lee Announces $1 Million Kaiser Permanente Grant for Pilot Program to Address Homelessness, Clean Up Public Spaces throughout Oakland
OPINION: Nolan Wells’ Death One of Several Signifying Racial Terror Lives on in U.S. South
Zakiya Jendayi Arrested, Locked Out of Home by Sheriff’s Deputies
BLACspace Cooperative Invites Bay Area to Experience Oakland’s Black Cultural Ecosystem Through a BLAC Map Tour + Party
Oakland Post: Week of September 16 – 22, 2026
Oakland People’s Arms Embargo Coalition Demands End to Military Shipments Thru Oakland
Democratic Clubs Interview Candidates for Oakland School Board
The Conversation With Al McFarlane 6/23/26
Media Monday 6/22/26
LIVE! ASK ALMA! — TUES. 6.23.26 7PM EST
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Celebrating Juneteenth – Frederick Douglass on education and resistance
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