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[…] of nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” were announced in a special virtual event on NAACP’s Instagram channel hosted by actress and musician Kyla Pratt, “ Black-ish” actor Marcus Scribner and singer-songwriter Tinashe (@naacpimageawards). The winners will be revealed during the two-hour LIVE TV special, which will be hosted by seven-time NAACP Image […]

[…] Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” and  Tyler Perry’s “A Jazzman’s Blues” picked up multiple nominations. In TV, “Euphoria,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Atlanta,” “The Wonder Years,” and “ Black-ish” also received nominations.  “This year’s nominees have conveyed a wide range of authentic stories and diverse experiences that have resonated with many in our community, and […]

[…] Noah Tyler Perry Viola Davis Social Justice Impact April Ryan Debbie Allen Lebron James Stacey Abrams Tamika Mallory TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES Outstanding Comedy Series #blackAF (Netflix) Black-ish (ABC) grown-ish (Freeform) Insecure (HBO) The Last O.G. (TBS) Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson – Black-ish (ABC) Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood […]

[…] networks with a staggering 22 nominations followed by HBO (Insecure, Fahrenheit 451 and others) with 20. Deadline also notes that ABC scored 18 noms with nine alone for  Black-ish including for Best Comedy Series, a category that includes its Freeform spinoff Grown-ish, FX’s Atlanta, Netflix’s Dear White People and HBO’s Insecure. And there’s this: Organizers also said that voting is now […]

[…] HAVING AFFAIR WITH MISSISSIPPI SHERIFF’S WIFE Here’s the complete list of winners from the 50th NAACP Image Awards: TELEVISION CATEGORIES Outstanding Comedy Series “Atlanta” (FX Networks) “ black-ish” (ABC) — WINNER “Dear White People” (Netflix) “grown-ish” (Freeform) “Insecure” (HBO) Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, “black-ish” (ABC) — WINNER Cedric the Entertainer, […]

[…] Awards:   ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Beyoncé Viola Davis Regina King Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Chance the Rapper   TELEVISION   Outstanding Comedy Series “Atlanta” (FX) “ black-ish” (ABC) “Insecure” (HBO) “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz) “The Carmichael Show” (NBC)   Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson – “black-ish” (ABC) Don Cheadle – “House of Lies” (Showtime) Donald Glover – “Atlanta” (FX) Dwayne Johnson – “Ballers” (HBO) Kevin Hart – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)   Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO) Keesha Sharp – “Lethal Weapon” (FOX) Niecy Nash – “The Soul Man” (TV Land) Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish” (ABC) Uzo Aduba – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series David Alan Grier – “The Carmichael Show” (NBC) Deon Cole – “black-ish” (ABC) Laurence Fishburne – “black-ish” (ABC) Miles Brown – “black-ish” (ABC) Tituss Burgess – “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Erica Ash – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz) Laverne Cox – “Orange Is The New Black” (Netflix) Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC) Tichina Arnold – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz) Yvonne Orji – “Insecure” (HBO)   Outstanding Drama Series “Empire” (FOX) “Power” (Starz) “Queen Sugar” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) “This Is Us” (NBC) “Underground” (WGN America)   Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe – “Queen Sugar” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Mike Colter – “Marvel’s Luke Cage” (Netflix) Omari Hardwick – “Power” (Starz) Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us” (NBC) Terrence Howard – “Empire” (FOX)   Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Jurnee Smollett-Bell – “Underground” (WGN America) Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC) Rutina Wesley – “Queen Sugar” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Taraji P. Henson – “Empire” (FOX) Viola Davis – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Alfred Enoch – “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC) Jesse Williams – “Greys Anatomy” (ABC) Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC) Jussie Smollett – “Empire” (FOX) Trai Byers – “Empire” (FOX)   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Amirah Vann – “Underground” (WGN America) CCH Pounder – “NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS) Cicely Tyson – “How To Get Away with Murder” (ABC) Lynn Whitfield – “Greenleaf” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Naturi Naughton – “Power” (Starz)   Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special “American Crime” (ABC) “Confirmation” (HBO) “Roots” (History) “The Night Of” (HBO) “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (FX)   Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Courtney B. Vance – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (FX) Cuba Gooding Jr. – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (FX) Jeffrey Wright – “Confirmation” (HBO) Malachi Kirby – “Roots” (History) Sterling K. Brown – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (FX)   Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Anika Noni Rose – “Roots” (History) Audra McDonald – “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” (HBO) Emayatzy Corinealdi – “Roots” (History) Kerry Washington – “Confirmation” (HBO) Regina King – “American Crime” (ABC)   Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special) “AM Joy with Joy Reid” (MSNBC/NBC News) “BET Love and Happiness White House Special” (BET) “StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson” (National Geographic Channel) “Stay Woke” (BET) “Unsung: Sugarhill Gang” (TV One)   Outstanding Talk Series “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated) “SuperSoul Sunday” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) “The Real” (Syndicated) “The Talk” (CBS) “The View” (ABC)   Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) “Little Big Shots” (NBC) “Mary Mary” (WE tv) “The Voice” (NBC) “United Shades of America” (CNN)   Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) “2016 Black Girls Rock” (BET) “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC) “Lemonade” (HBO) “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike TV) “The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2016” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)   Outstanding Children’s Program “All In With Cam Newton” (Nickelodeon) “An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win” (Amazon) “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior) “K.C. Undercover” (Disney Channel) “The Lion Guard” (Disney Junior)   Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) Emyyri Crutchfield – “Roots” (History) Hudson Yang – “Fresh Off The Boat” (ABC) Lonnie Chavis – “This Is Us” (NBC) Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC) Miles Brown – “black-ish” (ABC)   Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Anthony Anderson & Tracee Ellis Ross – “2016 BET Awards” (BET) Joy Reid – “AM Joy with Joy Reid” (MSNBC) Roland S. Martin – “NewsOne Now with Roland S. Martin” (TV One) Steve Harvey – “The Steve Harvey Show” (Syndicated) W. Kamau Bell – “United Shades of America” (CNN)   RECORDING   Outstanding New Artist Chance the Rapper (Chance the Rapper) Chloe X Halle (Columbia Records) MAJOR.  (BOE/Empire) Ro James (RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment) Serayah (Columbia Records)   Outstanding Male Artist Anthony Hamilton (RCA Records) Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records) Chance the Rapper (Chance the Rapper) Kendrick Lamar (Top Dawg Entertainment/ Aftermath/Interscope Records) Maxwell (Columbia)   Outstanding Female Artist Alicia Keys (RCA Records) Beyoncé (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment) Fantasia (RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited) K. Michelle (Atlantic Records) Solange (Columbia Records)   Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration “Blended Family” – Alicia Keys feat. A$AP Rocky (RCA Records) “Everything’s Beautiful” – Robert Glasper & Miles Davis (Legacy Recordings) “Freedom” – Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment) “Mad” – Solange feat. Lil Wayne (Columbia Records) “Royalty” – Sounds of Blackness feat HSRA (High School for Recording Arts) (Sounds of Blackness/Atomic K Records)   Outstanding Jazz Album “Everything’s Beautiful” – Robert Glasper & Miles Davis (Legacy Recordings) “Latin America Songbook” – Edward Simon (Sunnyside) “Leslie Odom Jr.” – Leslie Odom (S-Curve) “Ready Take One” – Erroll Garner (Legacy Recordings / Octave Music Licensing LLC) “Upward Spiral” – Branford Marsalis Quartet and Kurt Elling (Okeh)   Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary) “Jericho: Tribe of Joshua” – Livre’ (Glory 2 Glory Entertainment/RAL) “Myron Butler & Levi On Purpose” – Myron Butler (Motown Gospel) “One Way” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann, Inc.) “The Journey (Live)” – Donnie McClurkin (RCA Inspiration) “Worship Journal Live” – Fred Hammond (RCA Inspiration)   Outstanding Music Video “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records) “Cranes In The Sky” – Solange (Columbia Records) “Formation” – Beyoncé (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment) “This One’s for Me and You” – Johnny Gill feat. New Edition (Jskillz) “In Common” – Alicia Keys (RCA Records)   Outstanding Song – Traditional “Amen” – Anthony Hamilton (RCA Records) “Cranes In The Sky” – Solange (Columbia Records) “God Provides” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann, Inc.) “I See Victory” – Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams (I Am Other/Columbia) “Lake By The Ocean” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)   Outstanding Song – Contemporary “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records) “Formation” – Beyoncé (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment) “Freedom” – Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment) “Letter to the Free” – Common featuring Bilal (ARTium Records/ Def Jam Recordings) “Royalty” – Sounds of Blackness feat HSRA (High School for Recording Arts) (Sounds of Blackness/Atomic K Records)   Outstanding Album “A Seat At The Table” – Solange (Columbia Records) “Coloring Book” – Chance the Rapper (Chance the Rapper) “Lemonade” – Beyoncé (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment) “untitled unmastered.” – Kendrick Lamar (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records) “What I’m Feelin” – Anthony Hamilton (RCA Records)   LITERATURE   Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction “Another Brooklyn” – Jacqueline Woodson (HarperCollins /Amistad) “The Book of Harlan” – Bernice L. McFadden (Akashic Books) “The Illegal” – Lawrence Hill (W. W. Norton & Company) “The Mother” – Yvvette Edwards (HarperCollins Publishers / Amistad) “The Underground Railroad: A Novel” – Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)   Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction “Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul” – Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (Crown / The Crown Publishing Group) “Freedom is a Constant Struggle” – Angela Y. Davis (Author), Cornel West (Foreword), (Haymarket Books) “Hidden Figures” – Margot Lee Shetterly (HarperCollins Publishers / William Morrow) “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America” – Ibram X. Kendi (Nation Books) “Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), Raymond Obstfeld (Author), (Time Inc. Books)   Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author “Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” – Trevor Noah (Random House) “Carry On” – Lisa Fenn (HarperCollins Publishers / Harper Wave) “Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America’s Largest Criminal Court” – Dr. Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve (Stanford University Press) “Grace: A Novel” – Natashia Deón (Counterpoint Press) “United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good” – Cory Booker (Ballantine Books)   Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Auto-Biography “Answering the Call: An Autobiography of the Modern Struggle to End Racial Discrimination in America” – Nathaniel Jones (The New Press) “Around the Way Girl: A Memoir” – Taraji P. Henson (37 Ink/Atria Books) “Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” – Trevor Noah (Random House) “Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, A Young Black Man’s Education” – Mychal Denzel Smith (Nation Books) “My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire” – Herb Powell (Author), Maurice White (Author), Steve Harvey (Foreword), David Foster (Foreword), (HarperCollins Publishers / Amistad)   Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional “Green Smoothies for Life” – JJ Smith (Atria Books) “LA Reid Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next” – LA Reid (Harper Collins) “Running the Long Race in Gifted Education: Narratives and Interviews from Culturally Diverse Gifted Adults” – Joy M. Scott-Carrol (Author), Anthony Sparks (Author), Diana Slaughter Kotzin (Foreword), (IGET-Network Press/Book Publisher’s Network) “The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World ” – The Dalai Lama (Author), Desmond Tutu (Author), Douglas Abrams (With), (Avery) “The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage” – Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner (With), (Crown Business / The Crown Publishing Group)   Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry “Collected Poems: 1974 — 2004” – Rita Dove (W. W. Norton & Company) “Counting Descent” – Clint Smith (Write Bloody Publishing) “The Big Book of Exit Strategies” – Jamaal May (Alice James Books) “The Sobbing School” – Joshua Bennett (Penguin Books) “Thief in the Interior” – Phillip B. Williams (Alice James Books)   Outstanding Literary Work – Children “A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day” – Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Lou Fancher (Illustrator), Steve Johnson (Illustrator), (Viking Children’s Books) “Daddy’s Little Girl” – Karissa Culbreath (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) “Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat” – Javaka Steptoe (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) “The Golden Girls Of Rio” – Nikkolas Smith (Skyhorse Publishing / Sky Pony Press) “Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas” – Gwendolyn Hooks (Author), Colin Bootman (Illustrator), (Lee & Low Books)   Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens “As Brave As You” – Jason Reynolds (Simon & Schuster (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books)) “Riding Chance” – Christine Kendall (Scholastic / Scholastic Press) “Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express” – Holly Robinson Peete (Author), Ryan Elizabeth Peete (Author), RJ Peete (Author), (Scholastic / Scholastic Press) “The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend” – Sharon Robinson (Scholastic / Scholastic Press) “Two Naomis” – Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Author), Audrey Vernick (Author), (HarperCollins Children’s Books)   MOTION PICTURE   Outstanding Motion Picture “Fences” (Paramount Pictures) “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach) “Moonlight” (A24) “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)   Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Denzel Washington – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures) Don Cheadle – “Miles Ahead” (Sony Pictures Classics) Nate Parker – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Stephan James – “Race” (Focus Features/The Luminary Group A Solofilms/Trinidad/Trinity/Trinity Race Production) Will Smith – “Collateral Beauty” (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema)   Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Angela Bassett – “London Has Fallen” (Focus Features/Millennium Films/G-Base Production) Madina Nalwanga – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios) Ruth Negga – “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach) Taraji P. Henson – “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) Tika Sumpter – “Southside With You” (Roadside Attractions)   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Alano Miller – “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach) Chadwick Boseman – “Captain America: Civil War” (Marvel Studios) David Oyelowo – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios) Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” (A24) Trevante Rhodes – “Moonlight” (A24)   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Aja Naomi King – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Lupita Nyong’o – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios) Mo’ Nique – “Almost Christmas” (Universal Pictures) Octavia Spencer – “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) Viola Davis – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)   Outstanding Independent Motion Picture “Lion” (See-Saw Films) “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach) “Miles Ahead” (Sony Pictures Classics) “Moonlight” (A24) “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)   DOCUMENTARY   Outstanding Documentary – (Film) “13th” (Netflix) “I Am Not Your Negro” (Velvet Film) “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” (The People’s Poet LLC) “Miss Sharon Jones!” (Cabin Creek Films) “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” (Coffee Bluff Pictures)   Outstanding Documentary – (Television) “Major League Legends: Hank Aaron” (Smithsonian Channel) “Policing the Police” (PBS) “Roots: A History Revealed” (History) “Roots: A New Vision” (History) “Streets of Compton” (A&E)   WRITING   Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Donald Glover – “Atlanta” – B.A.N. (FX) Issa Rae, Larry Wilmore – “Insecure” – Insecure as F**k (HBO) Kenya Barris – “black-ish” – Hope (ABC) Our Lady J – “Transparent” – If I Were A Bell (Amazon) Prentice Penny – “Insecure” – Real as F**k (HBO)   Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Akela Cooper – “Marvel’s Luke Cage” – Manifest (Netflix) Anthony Sparks – “Queen Sugar” – By Any Chance (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Ava DuVernay – “Queen Sugar” – First Things First (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Joe Robert Cole – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – The Race Card” – (FX) LaToya Morgan – “TURN: Washingtons Spies” – Benediction (AMC)   Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Television) Alison McDonald – “An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win” (Amazon) Alison McDonald – “Roots (Night 2)” (History) Charles Murray – “Roots (Night 3)” (History) Rashida Jones and Mike Schur – “Black Mirror: Nosedive” (Netflix) Rhonda Freeman-Baraka – “Merry Christmas, Baby!” (UP TV)   Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) Adam Mansbach “Barry” (Black Bear Pictures and Cinetic Media) Barry Jenkins “Moonlight” (A24) Jeff Nichols “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach) Nate Parker “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Richard Tanne “Southside With You” (Roadside Attractions)   DIRECTING   Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Anton Cropper – “black-ish” – God (ABC) Anton Cropper – “black-ish” – Good-ish Times (ABC) Donald Glover – “Atlanta” – Value (FX) Marta Cunningham – “Transparent” – Exciting and New (Amazon) Melina Matsoukas – “Insecure” – Insecure as F**k” (HBO)   Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series Anthony Hemingway – “Underground” – The Macon 7 (WGN America) John Singleton – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: The Race Card” – (FX) Millicent Shelton – “Empire” – The Lyon Who Cried Wolf (FOX) Paris Barclay – “Pitch” – Pilot (FOX) Sam Esmail – “Mr. Robot” – eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme (USA Network)   Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) Carl Seaton – “Bad Dad Rehab” – (TV One) Mario Van Peebles – “Roots (Night 2)” – (History) Rick Famuyiwa – “Confirmation” – (HBO) Thomas Carter – “Roots (Night 3)” – (History) Vondie Curtis-Hall – “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” – (Lifetime)   Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Film) Anthony Russo, Joe Russo – “Captain America: Civil War” (Marvel Studios) Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” (A24) Garth Davis – “Lion” (See-Saw Films) Mira Nair – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios) Nate Parker – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)   ANIMATED/CGI   Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – (Television or Film) Dwayne Johnson – “Moana” (Walt Disney Studios) Idris Elba – “Finding Dory” (Walt Disney Studios) Idris Elba – “The Jungle Book” (Walt Disney Studios) Kevin Hart – “The Secret Life of Pets” (Universal Pictures) Loretta Devine – “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)   ###   About NAACP: Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. Read more about the NAACP’s work and our six “Game Changer” issue areas at NAACP.org.   About TV One: Launched in January 2004, TV One serves more than 60 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult black viewers. The network represents the best in black culture and entertainment with fan favorite shows Unsung, Rickey Smiley For Real, Fatal Attraction, Hollywood Divas and The NAACP Image Awards. In addition, TV One is the cable home of blockbuster drama Empire, and NewsOne Now, the only live daily news program dedicated to black viewers. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Radio One , the largest radio company that primarily targets Black and urban listeners. For more information about TV One, viewers can join the conversation by visiting the network’s companion website at www.tvone.tv>. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@tvonetv) using the hash tag #REPRESENT and catch clips […]

[…] film; as well as individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. On the TV end, “Bessie,” “The Wiz Live!,” “Empire,” “Being Mary Jane,” “ black-ish,” “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Scandal” and “Power” were among the nominees, with acting nods going to “Empire’s” Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and Grace […]

Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne/ Black-ish *A new “Black-ish” spin-off is in the works over at ABC, this time focusing on the elders in the Johnson family.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new show titled “Oldish” will center on Earl “Pops” Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) and Ruby Johnson (Jenifer Lewis).  This would mark the […]

black-ish cast / ABC *”black-ish” celebrates Black History Month as seen through the lens of a Black American family. The show has presented cultural topics in a comedic way, opening up dialogue for further discussions in families and communities. Some of the casts’ favorite episodes deal with dropping ‘Black Facts’, including the episode […]

Cast of ‘ Black-ish’ *If you missed it, Friday night in Pasadena the NAACP Image Awards were held on TV One and the big winner was ABC’s “Black-ish.” The comedy was best in five categories including best leads, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. Meanwhile, “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder” won awards in […]

*It’s almost over for ABC’s “ Black-ish.” It’s been renewed for one more season, it’s 8th, then it’s history. The news of the show’s future was announced Friday morning (05-14-21) by it’s creator and executive producer Kenya Barris on social media (see below). “This show has changed my life in so many ways and […]

[…] Don Cheadle, Keesha Sharp, Andra Day, Kofi Siriboe, Rutina Wesley, Stephan James, Tika Sumpter and Uzo Aduba. Also appeared were cast members from Empire, This Is Us, Atlanta, The Carmichael Show, Power,  black-ish, Queen Sugar, and more. Denzel Washington (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture / ‘Fences’ – Paramount Pictures) The winners of the “48th NAACP Image Awards” in the non-televised categories were announced during a gala dinner celebration that took place Friday, February 10, 2017, at the Pasadena Civic Center Ballroom – the event was hosted by Erica Ash and Deon Cole. The NAACP Image Awards production team included Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Tony McCuin was the Director, Kimmie H. Kim and Byron Phillips were Co-Producers, and Robin Reinhardt was Talent Producer. Cree Summer was the in-show announcer. The NAACP Image Awards is the premiere multicultural awards show. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards are determined by the number of entries received by the deadline. To be eligible, projects must have had a national distribution date between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016.  From those entries, a nominating committee selects five nominees in each of the 56 categories. To determine the winners, the members of the NAACP vote via a secured online site. The results are tabulated by the Image Awards auditors, Bert Smith & Co., and the results are confidential until the envelope is opened LIVE on stage during the TV One telecast on Saturday, February 11, 2017.   Below are all of the winners for the 48th NAACP Image Awards. Television Categories Outstanding Comedy Series “`black-ish” (ABC)   Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson – “`black-ish” (ABC)   Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Tracee Ellis Ross – “`black-ish” (ABC)   Outstanding Drama Series “Queen Sugar” (OWN:  Oprah Winfrey Network)   Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown  – “This Is Us” (NBC)   Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Taraji P. Henson – “Empire” (FOX)   Motion Picture Categories Outstanding Motion Picture “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)   Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Denzel Washington – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)   Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Taraji P. Henson – “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)   Entertainer of the Year Dwayne Johnson   The winners from last night’s “48th NAACP Image Awards Non-Televised Awards Dinner” are below. Special encore presentations of the show will air on TV One at: Tonight – 11:05 PM ET, Sun. Feb. 12 at 10am & 6:05PM ET, Wed. Feb. 15 at 9:30am ET, Thurs. Feb. 16 at 4pm & 12am ET. For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at https://www.naacpimageawards.net. FB: /naacpimageaward | Twitter: @naacpimageaward | Social Hashtag: #ImageAwards   ###   About NAACP: Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. Read more about the NAACP’s work and our six “Game Changer” issue areas at NAACP.org.   About TV One: Launched in January 2004, TV One serves more than 60 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult black viewers. The network represents the best in black culture and entertainment with fan favorite shows Unsung, Rickey Smiley For Real, Fatal Attraction, Hollywood Divas and The NAACP Image Awards. In addition, TV One is the cable home of blockbuster drama Empire, and NewsOne Now, the only live daily news program dedicated to black viewers. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Radio One , the largest radio company that primarily targets Black and urban listeners. For more information about TV One, viewers can join the conversation by visiting the network’s companion website at www.tvone.tv>. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@tvonetv) using the hash tag #REPRESENT and catch clips […]

BLACK-ISH – “LEMONS” –  YARA SHAHIDI, TRACEE ELLIS ROSS *Tonight, the characters on ABC’s “Black-ish” will deal with the fact that Donald Trump has been elected president. Dre (Anthony Anderson) and his colleagues and family react with stunned pain and confusion in an episode written and directed by the show’s creator, Kenya Barris. Tensions […]

The cast and crew of “ black-ish” accepts the award for outstanding comedy series at the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock ) *For the first time, the NAACP Image Awards were held on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. The 49th edition of the […]

[…] of Black Cinema & Television Emmy nominated Anthony Anderson will receive the Producer Award for Television for his celebrated work on the critically acclaimed ABC series’ “ black-ish”, “grown-ish” and “mixed-ish.” Anderson, who serves as an executive producer on all three shows, has become a major force in Hollywood in front of and behind […]