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Billboard’s ‘Air Personality of the Year’ Donnie Simpson returns from retirement to host TV One’s ‘Donnie After Dark.’ *“It’s the slot I need to be in…late night,” said legendary DJ Donnie Simpson about his return from retirement to host a second season of TV One’s “Donnie After Dark” late night television show airing on Sundays […]

[…] (“Ray Donovan,” “Media”) reveals his undercover talent as an amateur boxer and a freestyle rapper. (Scroll down to watch clip.) EUR/Electronic Urban Report caught up with host Donnie Simpson to discuss this new season and his impact pop culture impact. Simpson, known for his sultry voice, warm smile and piercing green eyes, began his radio […]

Radio personality Donnie Simpson onstage during 2018 Urban One Honors at The Anthem on December 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) “Fans of “Video Soul” icon Donnie Simpson may be surprised to know that he has a fraternal twin brother named Lonnie Simpson. Throughout the years, Donnie has given his brother a […]

Donnie Simpson (Getty) *Donnie Simpson will launch a 2-hour Urban Adult Contemporary show on WOSF, 105.3 RNB in Charlotte this Sunday. The Donnie Simpson Weekend Show debuts June 27 and will feature music and interviews from Simpson’s archives, as reported by Radio Facts. Here’s more from the outlet: Donnie Simpson along with co-host Tony […]

*If you’ve been missing Donnie Simpson, we’ve got good news for ya. Reach Media wants you to know that “The Donnie Simpson Weekend Show” will launch this weekend, Saturday, Jan. 9 and Sunday, Jan. 10. Don’t worry, it won’t stop this weekend. Nope. Each and every weekend thereafter he’ll be available on these affiliate stations/markets, […]

Donnie Simpson on set of revived Video Soul for BET+ *BET’s “Video Soul,” the flagship series for the Black cable channel during the 1980s and 1990s, is getting a reboot for BET’s streaming channel with one of the original hosts, Donnie Simpson. More than 25 years after he hosted his last “Video Soul,” Simpson […]

[…] PDT *Washington D.C. woke up this morning to Stevie Wonder playing a surprise gig in the backyard…and the city is driving home this afternoon with none other than Donnie Simpson riding shotgun. Today was a good day in the DMV. For the first time in 5 ½ years, the veteran DJ and TV personality is back […]

The 2024 Living Legends Foundation Honorees, Top Row, L-R: Donnie Simpson, Joi Brown, L. Londell McMillan; Bottom Row, L-R: Chris Chambers, Gwen Franklin, Mike Kelly. *The 2024 Living Legends Foundation Honorees, Top Row (l-r) Donnie Simpson, Joi Brown, L. Londell McMillan; Bottom Row (l-r) Chris Chambers, Gwen Franklin, Mike Kelly (Photos Courtesy of the Living […]

*This Sunday (12-04-16) at 11pm Eastern on TV One’s “Donnie After Dark,” rapper and activist David Banner reveals to Donnie Simpson that he actually recorded his first album from his car! “I went and bought a converter from Wal-Mart and literally turned my passenger seat into a studio,” said Banner. “So when you hear my […]

[…] press release, the Lifetime Achievement Award “celebrates performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording.” In addition, Lou Adler, Ashford & Simpson, and Johnny Mandel are honorees of the Trustees Award, which recognizes “such contributions in areas other than performance.” “Each year, the Recording Academy has the distinct […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] man Ecstasy said “Now That Whodini Is Inside The Joint” Also in the video having fun with the fellas was Malcolm Jamal Warner, Bobby Brown, Run DMC, Donnie Simpson, Kurtis Blow,Mixmaster Ice,Boxer Mark Breland & even Cynthia Horner from Right On Magazine & others. Ex was such a great dude. REST IN PEACE John Fletcher […]

[…] Included: Adrienne Bailon, Alfred Enoch, Anika Noni Rose, Anthony Sparks, Anthony Hemingway, Carl Seaton, Charles Murray, Chloe Bailey, Chris Nee, Courtney Kemp, Courtney B. Vance, Deon Cole, Donnie McClurkin, Erica Ash, Ford Riley, Gary Hines, Holly Robinson Pete, Hudson Yang, Issa Rae, Iyanla Vanzant, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Morton, Joy-Ann Reid, Jubba Seyyid, Jussie Smollett, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kenya Barris, Kofi Siriboe, Larry Wilmore, LaToya Morgan, Lonnie Chavis, Loretta Devine, Lynn Whitfield, Mahershala Ali, Malachi Kirby, Mario Van Peebles, Marsai Martin, Mike O’Malley, Misha Green, Nate Parker, Naturi Naughton, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paris Barclay, Roland S. Martin, RonReaco Lee, Serayah, Sharon Osbourne, Tamera Mowry, Tika Sumpter, Tina Campbell, Trevor Noah, Viola Davis and more. Winners in 47 categories were announced during the event. The remaining 9 categories and Entertainer of the Year will be announced LIVE on stage during the two-hour star-studded TV One telecast, February 11 at 9:00pm Eastern, hosted by Anthony Anderson. The LIVE red carpet show will air on TV One at 7:30pm ET. The winners of the Non-Televised Categories for the 48th NAACP Image Awards are: Television Categories Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Laurence Fishburne – “`black-ish” (ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Tichina Arnold – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jussie Smollett – “Empire” (FOX) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton – “Power” (Starz) Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series, or Dramatic Special “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) Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series, or Dramatic Special Regina King – “American Crime” (ABC) Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) “BET Love and Happiness White House Special” (BET) Outstanding Talk Series “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated) Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN) Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) “2016 Black Girls Rock” (BET) Outstanding Children’s Program “An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win”(Amazon) Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series) Marsai Martin – “`black-ish” (ABC) Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety Program (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Roland S. Martin – “NewsOne Now with Roland S. Martin”(TV One) Recording Categories Outstanding New Artist Chance the Rapper (Chance the Rapper) Outstanding Male Artist Maxwell (Columbia Records) Outstanding Female Artist Beyoncé (Columbia Records) Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration “Freedom” – Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment) Outstanding Jazz Album “Latin American Songbook” – Edward Simon (Sunnyside) Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) “One Way” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann, Inc.) Outstanding Music Video “Formation” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records/ParkwoodEntertainment) Outstanding Song – Traditional “I See A Victory” – Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams (I Am Other/Columbia Records) Outstanding Album “Lemonade” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records/ParkwoodEntertainment) Outstanding Song – Contemporary “Freedom” – Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment) Literature Categories Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction “The Book of Harlan” – Bernice L. McFadden (AkashicBooks) Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction “Hidden Figures” – Margot Lee Shetterly (HarperCollinsPublishers/William Morrow) Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author “Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” –Trevor Noah (Random House) Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography “Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” –Trevor Noah (Random House) Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional “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) Outstanding Literary Work – Children “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)) Motion Picture Categories Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” (A24) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Independent Motion Picture “Moonlight” (A24) Documentary Categories Outstanding Documentary – (Film) “13TH” (Netflix) Outstanding Documentary – (Television) “Roots: A New Vision” (History) Writing Categories Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Kenya Barris – “`black-ish” – Hope (ABC) Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Ava DuVernay – “Queen Sugar” – First Things First (OWN) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television) Charles Murray – “Roots” – Night 3 (History) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” (A24) Directing Categories Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Donald Glover – “Atlanta” – Value (FX) Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series John Singleton – “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” – The Race Card (FX) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) Rick Famuyiwa – “Confirmation” (HBO) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film) Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” (A24) Animated or Computer Generated Image (CGI) Category Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film) Idris Elba – “The Jungle Book” (Walt Disney Studios) 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 […]

Reverend Dr. Lester W. Taylor, Kim Burrell, Ray Chew, Vivian Scott Chew and Donnie McClurkin *(New York, NY) – World-renowned Music Director Ray Chew and his wife and business partner, Vivian Scott Chew were tapped to produce “Gospel Sing Along” concert at Carnegie Hall on the legendary Ronald O. Perelman Stage. “Gospel Sing Along” featured multiple […]

[…] to producer of the network’s flagship shows, “Video Soul” and “Video LP.” Johnson asked Brown to write the pilot and the first script for “Video Soul” with Donnie Simpson and Sheila Banks. During that time, she was one of only eight employees at BET. After BET, she launched Sister 2 Sister as a newsletter in […]