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Spencer Black USA Network went well beyond public service bulletins having its Figures Unite initiative, which aims to market tolerance and acceptance of people from diverse abilities.This Year's campaign has incorporated a national storytelling tour featuring notable figures, including some USA stars, talking about tales from the personal encounters with prejudice and discrimination.The tour stops Wednesday at Los Angeles' Off-shoreline Design Center. Nathan Lane hosts "An Even More Perfect Union: Tales of Prejudice and,Inch which will feature film author Dustin Lance Black and "The AssistanceInch co-star Octavia Spencer among the five storytellers, plus a musical perf by John Legend."The whole idea is to find people to talk about the story from the experience and the way it changed them," mentioned Toby Graff, USA's senior veep of public matters. "These tales promote greater understanding about people versions. People may realize there's an infinitely more things to keep.InchThe live occasions are recorded making available via CharactersUnite.com.Another component of the campaign involves USA's partnership while using nonprofit storytelling org the Moth, whose volunteers use students and community groups to develop storytelling capabilities.Incorporated within the Figures Unite tour, Moth has held courses in local high schools to help numerous students shape tales being shared inside a school-wide setup.The L.A. swing creates at East L.A.'s Jefferson Secondary School, and many Jefferson students will attend the Off-shoreline Design Center event. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com