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NAACP Board Chairman Leon W. Russell and Vice Chair Derrick Johnson *MIAMI — The NAACP was founded more than a century ago in response to the rampant and violent lynching of black Americans. Over the past 100 years, the black community and communities of color as a whole have experienced tremendous advancements. Yet, as […]

[…] D.C. – After Jussie Smollett’s indictment on felony charges for lying to law enforcement about an alleged hate crime, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are asking the NAACP to rescind Smollett’s nomination for an upcoming Image Awards. “Everyone has a reason to be disappointed with Jussie Smollett right now, and these accumulated reasons justify […]

*LOS ANGELES, CA – The nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards were announced today with Netflix and OWN leading the nominations in the television categories with 23 nominations and 17 nominations, respectively. In the recording category, RCA Records leads with 12 nominations, followed by Capitol Records with 6 nominations and Atlantic Records and Columbia Records both with 3 nominations. Universal Pictures leads with 10 nominations, followed by Annapurna and Open Road Films, both received 5 nominations in the motion picture categories. The Two-Hour LIVE TV special will air on TV One on Monday, January 15, 2018, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday with a One-Hour Live Red Carpet Pre-Show. “The NAACP is thrilled for another great collaboration with TV One to create a momentous evening of entertainment culminating a day of volunteer service, citizen action, and celebration on the national holiday honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as recognizing this year’s nominees for their hard work, perseverance and achievements in our community,” stated Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors.  “As the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination on April 4, 1968, we are reminded of the ageless principles of non-violence, truth and justice, humility, and service that he taught all Americans.” “The NAACP Image Awards is the ultimate platform for artists and individuals of color who advocate for social justice to share their voices with millions, and to be recognized and celebrated,” stated Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP. “At a moment where there seems to be one tragic event after another in America, the NAACP Image Awards continues to be a beacon of light to the diversity reflected in television, music, film and literature that brings everyone together.” Anthony Anderson The 49th NAACP Image Awards production team will be returning including Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Tony McCuin as Director, Byron Phillips as Producer, and Robin Reinhardt as Talent Producer The NAACP Image Awards is the preeminent multicultural awards show celebrating 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. Winners will be announced during the two-hour star-studded event hosted by Anthony Anderson, which will be broadcast LIVE on TV ONE on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 9pm/8c, the federal holiday honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A one-hour pre-show will air live from the red carpet at 8pm/7c. NAACP members vote on the NAACP Image Awards winners from nominees in television, music, literature, and film. To become a member of the leading civil rights organization in the nation and immediately cast your vote go to www.naacp.org. For all information and the latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at: https://www.naacpimageawards.net. FB: /naacpimageaward | Twitter: @naacpimageaward (#ImageAwards) Following is the complete list of categories and nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards:   ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR   Ava DuVernay Bruno Mars Chadwick Boseman Chance the Rapper Issa Rae JAY-Z   TELEVISION   Outstanding Comedy Series “Ballers” (HBO) “black-ish” (ABC) “Dear White People” (Netflix) “Insecure” (HBO) “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)   Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson – “black-ish” (ABC) Aziz Ansari – “Master of None” (Netflix) Dwayne Johnson – “Ballers” (HBO) Keegan-Michael Key – “Friends from College” (Netflix) RonReaco Lee – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)   Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Danielle Brooks – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix) Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO) Loretta Devine – “The Carmichael Show” (NBC) Niecy Nash – “Claws” (TNT) Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish ” (ABC)   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ernie Hudson – “Grace and Frankie” (Netflix) Jay Ellis – “Insecure” (HBO) John David Washington – “Ballers” (HBO) Omar Miller – “Ballers” (HBO) Tituss Burgess – “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Leslie Jones – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC) Tichina Arnold – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz) Uzo Aduba – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix) Yvonne Orji – “Insecure” (HBO)   Outstanding Drama Series “Greenleaf” (OWN) “Power” (Starz) “Queen Sugar” (OWN) “This Is Us” (NBC) “Underground” (WGN America)   Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe – “Queen Sugar” (OWN) Mike Colter – “Marvel’s The Defenders” (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) Taraji P. Henson – “Empire” (FOX) Viola Davis – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Bryshere Gray – “Empire” (FOX) Dondre Whitfield – “Queen Sugar” (OWN) Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC) Jussie Smollett – “Empire” (FOX) Trai Byers – “Empire” (FOX)   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Lynn Whitfield – “Greenleaf” (OWN) Naturi Naughton – “Power” (Starz) Samira Wiley – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) Susan Kelechi Watson – “This Is Us” (NBC) Tina Lifford – “Queen Sugar” (OWN)   Outstanding Television Movie, Limited – Series or Dramatic Special “Flint” (Lifetime) “Shots Fired” (FOX) “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” (HBO) “The New Edition Story” (BET) “When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story” (TV One)   Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Bryshere Grey – “The New Edition Story” (BET) Idris Elba – “Guerrilla” (Showtime) Laurence Fishburne – “Madiba” (BET) Mack Wilds – “Shots Fired” (FOX) Woody McClain – “The New Edition Story” (BET)   Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Jill Scott – “Flint” (Lifetime) Oprah Winfrey – “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” (HBO) Queen Latifah – “Flint” (Lifetime) Regina King – “American Crime” (ABC) Sanaa Lathan – “Shots Fired” (FOX)   Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special) “News One Now” (TV One) “Oprah’s Master Class” (OWN) “The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman” (National Geographic) “Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama” (BET) “Unsung” (TV One)   Outstanding Talk Series “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC) “Super Soul Sunday” (OWN) “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) “The Real” (Syndicated) “The View” (ABC)   Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN) “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” (VH1) “Shark Tank” (ABC) “The Manns” (TV One) “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” (CNN)   Outstanding Variety or Game Show – (Series or Special) “Black Girls Rock! 2017” (BET) “Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas” (Netflix) “Def Comedy Jam 25” (Netflix) “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike) “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)   Outstanding Children’s Program “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior) “Free Rein” (Netflix) “Nella the Princess Knight” (Nickelodeon) “Project Mc²” (Netflix) “Raven’s Home” (Disney Channel)   Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Caleb McLaughlin – “Stranger Things” (Netflix) Ethan Hutchison – “Queen Sugar” (OWN) Lonnie Chavis – “This Is Us” (NBC) Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC) Michael Rainey – “Power” (Starz)   Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Fredricka Whitfield – “Fredricka Whitfield” (CNN) Morgan Freeman – “The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman” (National Geographic) Neil deGrasse Tyson – “StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson” (National Geographic) Roland Martin – “News One Now” (TV One) Trevor Noah – “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)   Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Alfonso Ribeiro – “America’s Funniest Home Video” (ABC) Iyanla Vanzant – “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN) Michael Smith and Jemele Hill – “SC6 with Michael and Jemele” (ESPN) LL Cool J – “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike) Kamau Bell – “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” (CNN)   RECORDING   Outstanding New Artist Demetria McKinney – “Officially Yours” (eOne Music) Kevin Ross – “The Awakening” (Motown/Capitol Records) Khalid – “American Teen” (RCA Records/Right Hand Music Group) SZA – “Ctrl” (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment) Vic Mensa – “The Autobiography” (Roc Nation/Capitol Records)   Outstanding Male Artist Brian McKnight – “Genesis” (SoNo Recording Group) Bruno Mars – “Versace On the Floor” (Atlantic Records) Charlie Wilson – “In It to Win It” (RCA Records/P Music Group) JAY-Z – “4:44” (Roc Nation) Kendrick Lamar – “DAMN.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)   Outstanding Female Artist Andra Day – “Stand Up For Something” (Warner Bros. Records) Beyoncé – “Die With You” (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment) Ledisi – “Let Love Rule” (Verve Label Group) Mary J. Blige – “Strength of a Woman” (Capitol Records) SZA – “Ctrl” (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)   Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration Andra Day feat. Common – “Stand Up For Something” (Warner Bros. Records) Charlie Wilson feat. T.I. – “I’m Blessed” (RCA Records/P Music Group) Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna – “LOYALTY.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) Mary J. Blige feat. Kanye West – “Love Yourself” (Capitol Records) SZA feat. Travis Scott – “Love Galore” (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)   Outstanding Jazz Album “Boundless” – Damien Escobar (Phoenix Lane Entertainment) “Dreams and Daggers” – Cécile McLorin Salvant (Mack Avenue Records) “Petite Afrique” – Somi (Sony Music/OKeh) “Poetry In Motion” – Najee (Shanachie Entertainment) “So It Is” – Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Legacy Recordings)   Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album (Traditional or Contemporary) “Close” – Marvin Sapp (Verity Records) “Crossover Live From Music City” – Travis Greene (RCA Inspiration) “Greenleaf Soundtrack Volume 2” – Greenleaf Soundtrack (RCA Inspiration) “Heart. Passion. Pursuit.” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel) “Let Them Fall In Love” – CeCe Winans (Puresprings Gospel)   Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album “4:44” – JAY-Z (Roc Nation) “Gods” – Maxwell (Columbia Records) “High” – Ledisi (Verve Label Group) “Strength of A Woman” – Mary J. Blige (Capitol Records) “That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)   Outstanding Song – Traditional “High” – Ledisi (Verve Label Group) “Honest” – MAJOR. (BOE/Empire) “Surefire (Piano Version)” – John Legend (Columbia Records) “That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records) “U + Me” – Mary J. Blige (Capitol Records)   Outstanding Song – Contemporary “Gonna Be Alright” – Mali Music (RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment) “HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) “Insecure” – Jazmine Sullivan X Bryson Tiller (RCA Records) “Love Galore” – SZA feat. Travis Scott (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment) “The Story of O.J.” – JAY-Z (Roc Nation)   Outstanding Album “4:44” – JAY-Z (Roc Nation) “DAMN.” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) “Genesis” – Brian McKnight (SoNo Recording Group) “In It To Win It” – Charlie Wilson (RCA Records/P Music Group) “Strength of A Woman” – Mary J. Blige (Capitol Records)   LITERATURE   Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction “Little Fires Everywhere” – Celeste Ng (Penguin Random House) “No One Is Coming to Save Us” – Stephanie Powell Watts (HarperCollins Publishers) “Sing, Unburied, Sing” – Jesmyn Ward (Simon and Schuster) “The Annotated African American Folktales” – Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Author), Maria Tatar (Author) (Liveright Publishing Corporation) “The Wide Circumference of Love” – Marita Golden (Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.)   Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction “Black Detroit – A People’s History of Self-Determination” – Herb Boyd (HarperCollins Publishers) “Chokehold: Policing Black Men” – Paul Butler (The New Press) “Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies” – Dick Gregory (HarperCollins Publishers) “The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas” – Adrian Miller (University of North Carolina Press) “We Were Eight Years In Power: An American Tragedy” – Ta-Nehisi Coates (Random House)   Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author “A Beautiful Ghetto” – Devin Allen (Haymarket Books) “Chasing Spaces: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace & Second Chances” – Leland Melvin (HarperCollins Publishers) “No One Is Coming to Save Us” – Stephanie Powell Watts (HarperCollins Publishers) “Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat” – Patricia Williams (Author) Jeannine Amber (With) (HarperCollins Publishers) “We’re Going to Need More Wine” – Gabrielle Union (HarperCollins Publishers)   Outstanding Literary Work – Biography / Auto Biography “Ali: A Life” – Jonathan Eig (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) “Becoming Ms. Burton – From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women” – Susan Burton (Author), Cari Lynn (Author), Michelle Alexander (Foreword By) (The New Press) “Chester B. Himes” – Lawrence P. Jackson (W. W. Norton & Company) “Obama: The Call of History” – Peter Baker (New York Times/Callaway) “We’re Going to Need More Wine” – Gabrielle Union (HarperCollins Publishers)   Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional “Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You” – Misty Copeland (Grand Central Publishing) “Exponential Living – Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are” – Sheri Riley (Author), Usher (Foreword By) (Penguin Random House) “Kristen Kish Cooking” – Kristen Kish (Author), Meredith Erickson (With) (Clarkson Potter) “Notoriously Dapper – How to Be A Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body Confidence” – Kelvin Davis (Mango Media Inc.) “The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams” – Dr. Tererai Trent (Author), Oprah Winfrey (Foreword By) (Simon and Schuster)   Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry “Incendiary Art: Poems” – Patricia Smith (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press) “My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter” – Aja Monet (Haymarket Books) “Silencer” – Marcus Wicker (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) “The Drowning Boy’s Guide to Water” – Cameron Barnett (Autumn House Press) “Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems” – Ntozake Shange (Simon and Schuster)   Outstanding Literary Work – Children “Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), Raymond Obstfeld (With) (Hachette Book Group) “Before She Was Harriet” – Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), James E. Ransome (Illustrator) (Holiday House) “Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” – Vashti Harrison (Hachette Book Group) “Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee!” – Andrea J. Loney (Author), Keith Mallett (Illustrator) (Lee & Low Books) “The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, A Young Civil Rights Activist” – Cynthia Levinson (Author), Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator) (S&S Children’s Publishing)   Outstanding Literary Work – Youth / Teens “Allegedly” – Tiffany D. Jackson (HarperCollins Publishers) “Clayton Byrd Goes Underground” – Rita Williams-Garcia (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator) (Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers) “Long Way Down” – Jason Reynolds (S&S Children’s Publishing) “Solo” – Kwame Alexander (Author), Mary Rand Hess (With) (Blink) “The Hate U Give” – Angie Thomas (HarperCollins Publishers)   MOTION PICTURE   Outstanding Motion Picture “Detroit” (Annapurna Pictures) “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) “Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures) “Marshall” (Open Road Films) “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” (Sony Pictures Entertainment)   Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Algee Smith – “Detroit” (Annapurna Pictures) Chadwick Boseman – “Marshall” (Open Road Films) Daniel Kaluuya – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Denzel Washington – “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” (Columbia Pictures) Idris Elba – “The Mountain Between Us” (20th Century Fox)   Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Amandla Stenberg – “Everything, Everything” (Warner Bros. Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) Danai Gurira – “All Eyez on Me” (Summit Entertainment) Halle Berry – “Kidnap” (Aviron Pictures) Natalie Paul – “Crown Heights” (Amazon Studios) Octavia Spencer – “Gifted” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Idris Elba – “THOR: Ragnarok” (Marvel Studios) Laurence Fishburne – “Last Flag Flying” (Amazon Studios) Lil Rel Howery – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Nnamdi Asomugha – “Crown Heights” (Amazon Studios) Sterling K. Brown – “Marshall” (Open Road Films)   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Audra McDonald – “Beauty and the Beast” (Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures) Keesha Sharp – “Marshall” (Open Road Films) Regina Hall – “Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures) Tessa Thompson – “THOR: Ragnarok” (Marvel Studios) Tiffany Haddish – “Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures)   Outstanding Independent Motion Picture “Detroit” (Annapurna Pictures) “Last Flag Flying” (Amazon Studios) “Mudbound” (Netflix) “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” (Annapurna Pictures) “Wind River” (Acacia Filmed Entertainment)   DOCUMENTARY   Outstanding Documentary (Film) “I Called Him Morgan” (Submarine Deluxe/Filmrise) “STEP” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities” (Firelight Films) “The Rape of Recy Taylor” (Augusta Films) “Whose Streets?” (Magnolia Pictures)   Outstanding Documentary (Television) “Birth of a Movement” (PBS) “Black Love” (OWN) “The 44th President: In His Own Words” (History) “The Defiant Ones” (HBO) “What the Health” (AUM Films and Media + First Spark Media)   WRITING   Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Aziz Ansari – “Master of None” – Thanksgiving (Netflix) Janine Barrois – “Claws” – Batsh*t (TNT) Justin Simien – “Dear White People” – Chapter 1 (Netflix) Issa Rae – “Insecure” – Hella Great (HBO) Issa Rae – “Insecure” – Hella Perspective (HBO)   Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Anthony Sparks – “Queen Sugar” – What Do I Care for Morning (OWN) Ava DuVernay – “Queen Sugar” – Dream Variations (OWN) Erica Anderson – “Greenleaf” – The Bear (OWN) Gina Prince-Bythewood – “Shots Fired” – Hour One: Pilot (FOX) Vera Herbert – “This Is Us” – Still Here (NBC)   Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special Abdul Williams – “The New Edition Story” – Night Two (BET) Alison McDonald – “An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life” (Amazon) Cas Sigers-Beedles – “When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story” (TV One) May Chan – “An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance” (Amazon) Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe – “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” (HBO)   Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Dee Rees, Virgil Williams – “Mudbound” (Netflix) Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani – “The Big Sick” (Amazon Studios) Jordan Peele – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver – “Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures) Mark Boal – “Detroit” (Annapurna Pictures)   DIRECTING   Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Anton Cropper – “black-ish” – Juneteenth (ABC) Barry Jenkins – “Dear White People” – Chapter 5 (Netflix) Justin Simien – “Dear White People” – Chapter 1 (Netflix) Spike Lee – “She’s Gotta Have It” – #NolasChoice (Netflix) Ken Whittingham – “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” – Kimmy Bites an Onion! (Netflix)   Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series Carl Franklin – “13 Reasons Why” – Tape 5, Side B (Netflix) Ernest R. Dickerson – “The Deuce” – Show and Prove (HBO) Gina Prince-Bythewood – “Shots Fired” – Hour One: Pilot (FOX) Jeffrey Byrd – “Switched at Birth” – Occupy Truth (Freeform) Jonathan Demme – “Shots Fired” Hour Six: The Fire This Time (FOX)   Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special Allen Hughes – “The Defiant Ones” (HBO) Chris Robinson – “The New Edition Story” – Night 1 (BET) Codie Elaine Oliver – “Black Love” (OWN) Kevin Hooks – “Madiba ” – Night 2 (BET) Mark Ford – “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” (A&E)   Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Dee Rees – “Mudbound” (Netflix) Jordan Peele – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Malcolm D. Lee – “Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures) Reginald Hudlin – “Marshall” (Open Road Films) Stella Meghie – “Everything, Everything” (Warner Bros. Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)   ANIMATED/CGI   Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance David Oyelowo – “The Lion Guard” (Disney Junior) Kerry Washington – “Cars 3” (Disney/Pixar) Loretta Devine – “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Channel) Tiffany Haddish – “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” (Comedy Central) Yvette Nicole Brown – “Elena of Avalor” (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 59 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, The Manns 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 Urban One, Inc., formerly known as Radio One, Inc. , the largest African-American owned multi-media company primarily targeting Black and urban audiences. 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.       NAACP Image Awards Media Contacts: The Lippin Group Jennifer Price-Keith | [email protected] Elina Adut | [email protected] Freddy Morales | [email protected] For TV ONE (telecast info only): […]

*DETROIT – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP) will kick off its historic listening tour, NAACP Forward: Today, Tomorrow & Always, today/tonight, August 24, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. NAACP Forward is part of the organization’s strategic plan to enhance its vision and mission, and to renew its commitment to […]

*LOS ANGELES, CA –  The NAACP announced today that historian, author, curator and educator, Lonnie G. Bunch, III will be presented with the NAACP “President’s Award” at the 48th NAACP Image Awards telecast LIVE from 9-11 p.m. ET on February 11 on TV One. Lonnie Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution The NAACP “President’s Award,” chosen by NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks, is bestowed in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service.  Past honorees include John Legend, Van Jones, President Bill Clinton, Soledad O’Brien, Ruby Dee, Muhammad Ali, the Founding Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association, Kerry Washington, and Spike Lee. “Historian, scholar and author Lonnie G. Bunch III, has secured among the sacred places of the American story, a place of honor for the contributions of African Americans to our nation’s history. As the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), he has helped to amplify stories of our struggles and striving to wrest the shackles of oppression from both body and mind in our undeniable quest to be free,” said Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO, NAACP. “Dr. Bunch’s relentless work to shine a magnificent light into the incredible American prism of the Black experience from enslaved plantations to the White House mansion, has earned him this year’s NAACP President’s Award. The award bears the name of the NAACP but is invisibly inscribed with the names of Americans of every hue and heritage representing the gratitude of the nation for Dr. Bunch’s efforts.” Lonnie G. Bunch, III is the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.  In this position he is working to set the museum’s mission, coordinate its fundraising and membership campaigns, develop its collections, and establish cultural partnerships.  He is designing a high-profile program of traveling exhibitions and public events ranging from panel discussions and seminars to oral history and collecting workshops. Prior to his July 2005 appointment as director of NMAAHC, Bunch served as the president of the Chicago Historical Society, one of the nation’s oldest museums of history (January 2001-June 2005).  There, he initiated an unprecedented outreach initiative to diverse communities and launched a much-applauded exhibition and program on teenage life titled “Teen Chicago.”  He also led a successful capital campaign to transform the institution in celebration of its 150th anniversary and managed an institutional reorganization. Bunch has held several positions at the Smithsonian.  As the National Museum of American History’s (NMAH) Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs (1994-2000), he oversaw the curatorial and collections management staff of nearly 200.  In addition to leading the curatorial team that developed the major permanent exhibition “American Presidency: A Glorious Burden,” he served as co-author of the exhibition’s companion book by the same name. While assistant director for curatorial affairs at NMAH (1992-1994), Bunch developed “Smithsonian’s America,” an exhibition that explored the history, culture and diversity of the United States; it was shown in Tokyo, Japan as part of the “American Festival Japan ’94.  He also supervised the planning and implementation of the museum’s research and collection agendas.  As a supervising curator at NMAH (1989-1992), he oversaw several of the museum’s divisions, including Community Life and Political History. From 1978 to 1979, Bunch was an education specialist and historian at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, where he developed multi-cultural instructional programs and researched and wrote the history of African Americans in aviation. Bunch served as the curator of history for the California Afro-American Museum in Los Angeles from 1983 to 1989.  There he organized several award-winning exhibitions including “The Black Olympians, 1904-1950” and “Black Angelenos: The Afro-American in Los Angeles, 1850-1950.”  Committed to making history accessible, he also produced several historical documentaries for public television. A prolific and widely published author, Bunch has written on topics ranging from slavery, the black military experience, the American presidency and all black towns in the American west to diversity in museum management and the impact of funding and politics on American museums. In 2010, he published the award-winning book “Call the Lost Dream Back: Essays on Race, History and Museums.” “Slave Culture: A Documentary Collection of the Slave Narratives” was published in 2014 and in 2015 he published “Memories of the Enslaved: Voices from the Slave Narratives.”  In 2016, Bunch co-authored “From No Return: the 221-Year Journey of the Slave Ship Sao Jose.”  Lectures and presentations to museum professionals and scholars have taken him to major cities in the United States and to many nations abroad including Australia, China, England, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Ghana, Senegal and Cuba.  Since 2008, Bunch has served as the series co-editor of the “New Public Scholarship Edition” of the University of Michigan Press.  During the inaugurations of President Barack Obama, Bunch served as an on-camera commentator for ABC News. In service to the historical and cultural community, Bunch has served on the advisory boards of the American Association of Museums, the African American Association of Museums, the American Association of State and Local History, and the ICOM-US. Among his many awards, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Commission for the Preservation of the White House in 2002 and reappointed by President Barack Obama in 2009. In 2005, Bunch was named one of the 100 most influential museum professionals in the 20th century by the American Association of Museums and in 2009, Ebony Magazine named him one of its 150 most influential African Americans.  Again, in 2016 he was chosen as one of the 100 most significant African Americans by Ebony Magazine.  In 2011, BET (Black Entertainment Television) selected Bunch to receive its BET Honors for outstanding service to American education.  In 2014, BET selected Bunch as one of its ICON Men for his work mentoring young African American men.  In recent years, Bunch has been honored with: Visionary History Award, DC Historical Society (2016), Rainbow Push Torchbearer Award (2016), Delta Sigma Theta Remembering Our Heritage Award (2016), and National Newspaper Publishers Association Torch Award (2016).  In 2016, Bunch was listed as #1 in the Washington Business Journal’s Power 100 ratings and in Vanity Fair’s Hall of Fame. For additional information and the latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at https://www.naacpimageawards.net. FB: /naacpimageaward | Twitter: @naacpimageaward |Social: #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 and promos on TV One’s YouTube Channel.             NAACP Image Awards Media Contacts: The Lippin Group Jennifer […]

27th NAACP Theatre Awards Announces Noms *The NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch’s Theatre Viewing Committee announces nominations for the 27th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards. This year’s nominee roster is overwhelmingly filled with multiple EMMY, Tony and previous NAACP Theatre award winners throughout all 31 categories. To honor such outstanding examples of black excellence in theatre, […]

*LOS ANGELES, CA  – The NAACP announced today that actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover will be presented with the NAACP “President’s Award” at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on Monday, January 15, 2018 LIVE at 9pm/8c on TV One. The NAACP “President’s Award,” chosen by NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, is bestowed in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Past honorees include Lonnie G. Bunch, III, John Legend, Van Jones, President Bill Clinton, Soledad O’Brien, Ruby Dee, Muhammad Ali, the Founding Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association, Kerry Washington, and Spike Lee. “Danny Glover is a remarkable man whose accomplishments in Hollywood are matched by his philanthropic triumphs,” stated Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP. “Mr. Glover remains a great artist and true inspiration who always uses his celebrity status to advance the cause of social justice and respect for our diverse society. It is with great honor that I bestow this year’s NAACP President’s Award on Mr. Glover for his phenomenal altruistic efforts both domestically and internationally.” Danny Glover has been a commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 30 years. As an actor, his film credits range from the blockbuster Lethal Weapon franchise to smaller independent features, some of which he produced. In recent years, he has starred in an array of motion pictures including the critically-acclaimed Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon, and in the futuristic 2012 for director Roland Emmerich. Additionally, Mr. Glover is highly sought after as a public speaker, delivering inspirational addresses in such diverse venues such as college campuses, union rallies and business conventions. A native of San Francisco, Mr. Glover trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop of the American Conservatory Theatre. His Broadway debut in Athol Fugard’s Master Harold…and the Boys brought him to national recognition and led director Robert Benton to cast him in his first leading role in 1984’s Academy Award-nominated Best Picture, Places in the Heart. The following year Mr. Glover starred in two more Best Picture nominated films, Peter Weir’s Witness and Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. In 1987, he partnered with Mel Gibson in the first Lethal Weapon film and went on the star in three hugely successful Lethal Weapon sequels. In addition, he starred in The Royal Tenenbaums and To Sleep With Anger, which he executive produced and for which he won an “Independent Spirit Award” for Best Actor. In 2005, Mr. Glover co-founded NY-based Louverture Films with writer/producer Joslyn Barnes and more recent partners Susan Rockefeller and the Bertha Foundation. The company is dedicated to the development and production of films of historical relevance, social purpose, commercial value and artistic integrity. Mr. Glover has gained respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts with a particular emphasis on advocacy for economic justice, access to health care and education programs in the United States and Africa. For these efforts, Mr. Glover received a 2006 “DGA Honor” and was honored with a 2011 “Pioneer Award” from the National Civil Rights Museum. Internationally, he served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998 to 2004, focusing on issues of poverty, disease and economic development in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. He was presented in 2011 with the prestigious “Medaille des Arts et des Lettres” from the French Ministry of Culture and was honored with a Tribute at the Deauville International Film Festival. In 2014, Mr. Glover received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of San Francisco.  Currently, Mr. Glover serves as an UNICEF Ambassador. On the small screen, Mr. Glover won an “NAACP Image Award,” a “Cable ACE Award” and earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the title role of the HBO Movie Mandela. He also received Emmy nominations for his acting work in the acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove and the telefilm Freedom Song; as a director, he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Showtime’s Just a Dream. Mr. Glover also appeared in the HBO Original Movie Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. Most recently, he starred in Mr. Pig, which had its debut at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and now appears on Netflix. In addition, he starred in Almost Christmas for Universal Studios and will soon be seen in Come Sunday opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor, Old Man & The Gun with Robert Redford, and Proud Mary opposite Taraji P. Henson. The NAACP Image Awards is the preeminent multicultural awards show celebrating 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. Winners will be announced during the two-hour star-studded event hosted by Anthony Anderson, which will be broadcast LIVE on TV ONE at 9pm/8c on Monday, January 15, 2018, the federal holiday honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A one-hour pre-show will air live from the red carpet at 8pm/7c. For all information and the latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at: https://www.naacpimageawards.net. FB: /naacpimageaward | Twitter: @naacpimageaward (#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 59 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, and The NAACP Image Awards.  In addition, TV One is the cable home of blockbuster drama Empire. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Urban One, Inc., formerly known as Radio One, Inc. , the largest African-American owned multi-media company primarily targeting Black and urban audiences. For more information about TV One, viewers can join the conversation by visiting the network’s companion website atwww.tvone.tv>. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.           NAACP Image Awards Media Contacts: The Lippin Group Jennifer Price-Keith | [email protected] Elina Adut | [email protected] Freddy Morales | [email protected] For TV ONE (telecast info only): Tosha Whitten-Griggs […]

*LOS ANGELES – The NAACP today announced that globally dominant pop culture icon Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter will receive the prestigious President’s Award during the 50th NAACP Image Awards. The President’s Award is presented in recognition of a special achievement and distinguished public service with previous recipients including Jesse Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Soledad O’Brien, Colin […]

*BALTIMORE, MD — NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks (pictured above) today issued the following statement after the NAACP Convention and RNC Convention in Ohio this week: “Amidst both ongoing police–involved shootings in our streets and the recent slaying of police officers in the line of duty, the NAACP has called upon presidential […]

[…] Trail Blazers during the 2020 NBA Playoffs on Aug. 24, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) *BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The NAACP today announced that NBA superstar, business entrepreneur, and philanthropist, LeBron James, will receive the prestigious President’s Award during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. Additionally, six-time NAACP […]

25th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards Announces Nominations Online *Beverly Hills, CA — The NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch’s Theatre Viewing Committee announces nominations for the 25th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards. The awards include 32 categories, which encompass local and equity nominations. This year’s nominees will be announced online via press releases and social media sites with […]

[…] Nate Parker both Received 3 Nominations ABC and HBO Lead the Nominations in the TV Categories; Columbia Records Leads in the Recording Category LeBron James to Receive NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award Entertainer of the Year Voting Opens LOS ANGELES, CA  – The nominees for the 48th NAACP Image Awards were announced today with ABC and HBO leading the nominations in the television categories with 23 nominations and 14 nominations, respectively. In the recording category, Columbia Records leads with 16 nominations, followed by RCA Records with 10 nominations and Atlantic Records with 4 nominations. Walt Disney Studios leads with 9 nominations, followed by Focus Features with 7 nominations, while A24 and Fox Searchlight Pictures both received 6 nominations in the motion picture categories. Beyoncé leads the pack with 7 nominations, followed by her sister Solange Knowles with 5 nominations. Additionally, Chance the Rapper and Kendrick Lamar received 4 nominations, while Donald Glover and Nate Parker both received nominations for 3 awards. The NAACP Image Awards 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. Winners will be announced during the two-hour star-studded event hosted by Anthony Anderson, which will broadcast LIVE on TV ONE on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 9pm/8c as a two-hour special. A 90-minute pre-show will air live from the red carpet at 7:30pm/6:30c. “The NAACP is delighted to have a great collaboration with TV One and we look forward to working with them again to create a memorable evening of entertainment celebrating the hard work, perseverance, and achievements of those in our community,” stated Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors. “The Image Awards is the premier showcase for art and advocacy reflecting the depth and diversity of the African-American experience. It is an American prism through which we see a breadth of culture and color reflected in film, television, music and literature in ways that reveal our shared humanity. At a moment when America is so divided, the Image Awards represents an hour that brings us together,” stated Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO, NAACP. The 48th NAACP Image Awards production team will be returning including Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Director Tony McCuin, Co-Executive Producers Kimmie H. Kim and Byron Phillips, and Talent Producer Robin Reinhardt. For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at www.naacpimageawards.net. FB: /naacpimageaward | Twitter: @naacpimageaward | Social: #ImageAwards Following is the complete list of categories and nominees for the 48th NAACP Image 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. 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*Washington, D.C.  – The NAACP, in conjunction with BET, will host part three of their four-part virtual town hall series, “Unmasked: COVID-19” on Wednesday, April 22, at 7 PM ET/ 4 PM PT. The hour-long call will focus on the new reality of education K-12 following the coronavirus pandemic, as well as its impact […]

Mature African American couple (50s and 60s) at a country club, standing in front of clubhouse. Main focus on women. *In an unprecedented move, NAACP partners with venture-backed technology company Hello Alice to support the NAACP’s proactive mission of improving the lives of African Americans and their communities through increased economic opportunities and building […]

*Today the NAACP announced that the 52nd NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live on BET Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET. Additionally, the NAACP Image Awards Dinner, which traditionally takes place the night before the telecast, will live stream over six nights February 15-19, 2021. The virtual ceremonies will recognize winners in […]