The American Red Cross and the NAACP will premiere Iconic Excellence: The Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew, a new documentary honoring the father of blood banking, Sept. 18 on the American Red Cross YouTube channel
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Dawnn Lewis Nominated for 2025 NAACP Image Award
Celebrated Actress, Dawnn Lewis, Nominated for 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in Star Trek: Lower Decks (Los Angeles, CA- January 22, 2025) – Renowned actress and award-winning recording artist Dawnn Lewis has earned a well-deserved nomination for the 2025 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television) for her portrayal… Continue reading Dawnn Lewis Nominated for 2025 NAACP Image Award
Queen Latifah Returns To Host 55th NAACP Image Awards
CBS Returns as Esteemed Broadcast Simulcast Partner Today, BET, CBS and NAACP announced that GRAMMY® Award-winning musician, critically acclaimed Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning and Academy Award® nominated actor and producer Queen Latifah (series star/executive producer THE EQUALIZER, CBS) will return to host the prestigious 55TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, airing LIVE on Saturday, March 16,… Continue reading Queen Latifah Returns To Host 55th NAACP Image Awards
Mary J. Blige Scheduled to Perform at This Year’s 2022 NAACP Image Awards
Mary J. Blige Scheduled to Perform at this Year’s 2022 NAACP Image Awards R&B singer and actor, Mary J. Blige has hit quite a winning streak lately! BET has announced along with the NAACP that nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer and two-time Academy Award-nominated actress and producer Mary J. Blige will be the scheduled performer of… Continue reading Mary J. Blige Scheduled to Perform at This Year’s 2022 NAACP Image Awards
NAACP Reschedules the 52nd NAACP Image Awards to March 27, 2021
52ND NAACP Image Awards Has Been Rescheduled to Air LIVE on BET Saturday, March 27th at 8 pm ET The following is a joint statement from Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice-Chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors and Chairman of the NAACP Image Awards Committee; Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, BET;… Continue reading NAACP Reschedules the 52nd NAACP Image Awards to March 27, 2021
Loni Love Will Host and Executive Produce ‘Little Women: Atlanta Unfiltered’
LONI LOVE ANNOUNCED AS HOST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF ALL-NEW AFTER SHOW LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA UNFILTERED LOS ANGELES, CA – December 2, 2020 – Lifetime announced yesterday that Emmy & 2x NAACP Image Award winner Loni Love will host and executive produce all-new 30 minute after show, Little Women: Atlanta Unfiltered. After a monumental year of challenges and change, Lifetime’s… Continue reading Loni Love Will Host and Executive Produce ‘Little Women: Atlanta Unfiltered’
The Walt Disney Company Pledges $5 Million To Support Nonprofit Organizations That Advance Social Justice
The Walt Disney Company has pledged $5 million to support nonprofit organizations that advance social justice, beginning with a $2 million donation to the NAACP to further their longstanding work promoting social justice by eliminating disparities and racial discrimination through their advocacy and education programs. “The killing of George Floyd has forced our nation to… Continue reading The Walt Disney Company Pledges $5 Million To Support Nonprofit Organizations That Advance Social Justice
NAACP Partners With BET Networks to Broadcast the 51st NAACP Image Awards
The NAACP and BET Networks announced a broadcast partnership to air the 51st NAACP Image Awards. The telecast will take place from Pasadena, California and will air on BET Networks for the first time ever. The announcement was made today by NAACP National Board of Directors Chairman Leon W. Russell, NAACP President and CEO Derrick… Continue reading NAACP Partners With BET Networks to Broadcast the 51st NAACP Image Awards
NAACP LDF Hosts 32nd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner
NAACP LDF HONORS CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPIONS AT 32ND NATIONAL EQUAL JUSTICE AWARDS DINNER Honoree Bryan Stevenson, NAACP LDF president Sherrilyn Ifill and actor Kendrick Sampson attend the 32nd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner on November 1, 2018 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. [credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images] (NEW YORK) – November 5, 2018 – On… Continue reading NAACP LDF Hosts 32nd National Equal Justice Awards Dinner
LDF Announces 32nd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD)
SAVE THE DATE: LDF TO HOST 32ND ANNUAL NATIONAL EQUAL JUSTICE AWARDS DINNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (NEW YORK, NY) – September 26, 2018 – The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has announced its 32nd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD) will take place Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 6:30pm at the Ziegfeld… Continue reading LDF Announces 32nd Annual National Equal Justice Awards Dinner (NEJAD)