NAACP

The 55th NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, will celebrate notable achievements in the entertainment industry on March 16, 2024, airing live on BET and CBS. This year, the GRAMMY®-nominated group New Edition will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of previous inductees like Eddie Murphy and […]

Queen Latifah is back to hosting duties for the next NAACP Image Awards. Latifah last hosted the ceremony in 2023, when Angela Bassett took home Entertainer of the Year. At this year’s ceremony. Amanda Gorman will be presented with the Chairman’s Award, bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their […]

Nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards are officially in, with Netflix taking the lead with 52 noms overall for titles across film and TV including The Harder They Fall, Passing, Bruised, The Upshaws and Maid. The show announcing marquee winners is set to place February 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT live on BET. The […]

The NAACP announced that Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the Image Awards Hall of Fame. The hall of fame induction is bestowed on an individual who is viewed as a pioneer in their respective field and whose influence shaped the profession for generations to come. Murphy started his career as a stand-up comic as […]

Fact Check. We received some texts on our Frontline about the warning message from the NAACP. So I did a quick fact check to see if the warning message was real and it is not real. The NAACP released a statement saying it was false and they also posted a video from their verified Twitter […]

The Fairfax County School Board recently decided that it would be in their best interests to change the name of a school that was named after confederate general Robert E. Lee. After a virtual town hall meeting, school board member Tamara Derek Kaufax released a press statement, saying: “The name Robert E. Lee is forever […]

NAACP is one of 60 organizations calling on Congress to cancel student loan debt as part of the next stimulus package. The coalition of organizations also includes, American Federation of Teachers, and the National Consumer Law Center. They noted that 43 million Americans would benefit from student loan forgiveness. The letter endorsed various proposals already […]

On the 52nd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination (April 4, 1968), Rev. Lowery’s family gathered for his small, private graveside service at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, GA. Lowery worked with King to start the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Lowery’s casket was carried in a horse-drawn caisson that was attended by men wearing top […]

It was an incredible celebration of black excellence over the weekend at the The 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards. Lizzo won Entertainer Of The Year and Michael B. Jordan won Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. US Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis received the NAACP Chairman’s Award. Then Rihanna gave a beautiful and […]