Biography: Elisabeth Röhm was born on April 28, 1973 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She attended Sarah Lawrence College where she studied writing and European History. Her first television appearance was as Dorothy Hayes in the soap One Life to Live. She then gained recognition among television viewers for her recurring role as Kate Lockley in Angel and as Alison Jeffers in Bull. From 2001 to 2005, she became widely recognized as Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn in the crime drama Law & Order, for which she received two Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations along with her co-stars, for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

A heavily emotional video has shown the moment two twin sisters asked their stepmother to officially adopt themThe mother was given a photobook which she flipped through and only saw the adoption request when she got to the last pageShe promptly broke down in tears of joy; her reaction to the request by the girls has gone viral on social mediaBecky, a New Jersey mother became teary in a viral video after her stepdaughters, Gabriella Ruvolo and her twin sister, Julianna asked her to officially adopt them.

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An important part of being a firm ally (sometimes called a co-conspirator or accomplice) for the Black Lives Matter movement is educating yourself about the lived experiences of Black people. The must-read literature out there by Black authors is extensive and constantly growing, and it's critical to seek out those voices. Beyond donating (or providing support if you don't have the funds) and putting your dollars towards Black-owned businesses, educating yourself is long-term work towards an authentic understanding about the systems of racism in which we all live—and the white fragility, segregation, and covert racism that come with it.

Though Billy Joel is now happily remarried, the singer still has a thing or two to say about his ex-wife Christie Brinkley‘s love life! During his NYC concert on Saturday, Sept. 26, the 66-year-old star jokingly griped onstage about Christie’s new relationship with John Mellencamp, 63. “And now she’s dating John Mellencamp,” Billy — who recently welcomed his second child, daughter Della Rose, with wife Alexis Roderick — quipped after performing his hit, “The Longest Time,” a song written about Christie.