PASADENA, Calif. — Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday's NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home an acting trophy for the television series “9-1-1.”
The Bassett-led Marvel superhero sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” won best motion picture at the ceremony, which was broadcast live on BET from Pasadena, California.
Viola Davis won outstanding actress for the action epic “The Woman King,” a project she championed and starred in. Will Smith won for the slavery drama“Emancipation,” his first release since last year's Academy Awards, where he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage before winning his first best actor trophy.
“I never want to not be brave enough as a woman, as a Black woman, as an artist," Davis said, referencing a quote from her character in the film, which she called her magnum opus. “I thank everyone who was involved with ‘The Woman King’ because that was just nothing but high-octane bravery.”
“Abbott Elementary” won for outstanding comedy series. Creator and series star Quinta Brunson invited her costars onstage and praised shows like “black-ish” for paving the way for her series.
The 54 NAACP Image Awards were presented Saturday in Pasadena, California, with Queen Latifah hosting. Serena Williams received the Jackie Robinson Sports award, which recognizes individuals in sports for high achievement in athletics along with their pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement.
The ceremony, which honors entertainers, athletes and writers of color, was hosted by Queen Latifah. Special honorees included Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union and civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
Kathryn Finney, founder of DigitalUndivided, wants to help minority entrepreneurs gain access to venture capital money for their start-ups.
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Boutique fitness classes are taking on traditional gyms as the workout of choice for millennial fitness buffs. Sarah Larson Levey, founder of Y7, said that she initially started a new yoga studio to appeal to people like her who weren't feeling fulfilled in other yoga classes.
To get more television viewers, the Emmys, and all award shows for that matter, need to "honor the past" and get big names to show up and make people nostalgic, said Sean O'Connell, managing editor at Cinemablend. This year's ceremony takes place Monday night.
Robert Fairchild, star of the new stage-to-screen adaptation of "An American In Paris," tells Cheddar how revivals can work for audiences in a modern age.
The couple told Cheddar about how they balance screen time in their house, and why it's so important that they show their kids on social media.
Natural disasters, hurricanes especially, were once opportunities for administrations to flex their leadership and empathy muscles. When they failed (see: Bush, Katrina), the results were politically devastating. When they succeeded (see: Christie, Sandy), they launched runs for office. Those days appear to be over.
At its annual event in Cupertino, Calif., Apple announced three new iPhones and a new Apple Watch Series 4. With new features such as bigger screens and an EKG monitor on the watch, Apple hopes to reach audiences that may have not bought into the last edition of its products.
Hurricane Florence made a shift toward the southeast and is now likely to bring potentially catastrophic rain to a large swath of the southeast. Colin Hackman, a reporter and meteoroligist for WECT, reported for Cheddar from the North Carolina coast.
Diana Henriques, financial journalist and author, said that a decade after the financial crisis, the country is not even close to prepared for another economic collapse of similar magnitude or whatever could follow.
