Lizzo was named Entertainer of the Year at the 51st NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. The singer-rapper edged out Angela Bassett, Billy Porter, Regina King and Tyler Perry for the night’s top prize. On Friday night, in a pre-telecast ceremony, some of the other winners were announced. OWN’s Greenleaf nabbed the best drama series prize while ABC’s Black-ish won six awards, including outstanding comedy series.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix will make its presence felt at the 51st NAACP Image Awards next month. The streaming giant on Thursday garnered the most nominations with 42, including for Ava DuVernay’s limited series “Whey They See Us” and the Eddie Murphy-led film “Dolemite is My Name.” Thirty of Netflix’s nominations came in television […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NAACP Image Awards will be televised live for the first time from the Dolby Theatre. NAACP and TV One officials announced Thursday that the 50th awards ceremony will be televised on the cable network at the venue in Hollywood, California, on March 30. The event will spotlight the contributions of […]
Ava DuVernay, Daniel Kaluuya and the cast of ABC’s Black-ish were among the big winners at a politcally-charged NAACP Image Awards ceremony Monday evening.
Sewee Entertainment announces the first quarter launch of a new first-run syndicated series Women on the Move. The quarterly series has been cleared by stations covering over 80% of the U.S. including WABC New York, WGN Chicago, WPHL Philadelphia, KDAF Dallas, WDCW Washington, WATL Atlanta, WXYZ Detroit and WTVF Nashville. It is produced by 3LF […]
The NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization and home of the NAACP Image Awards, has partnered with the TV One network in a new multi-media five year agreement. Under the new pact, TV One becomes the television home for the association’s awards show, beginning with the live airing of the 45th NAACP […]
