India.Arie Announces Hiatus from Touring: “I Need Healing Too”
June 3, 2024
The announcement comes from an artist who has been a powerful voice in the music industry for over two decades.
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
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- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
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- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
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NAACP Image Awards
A Conversation with Karen Boykin-Towns About 55th NAACP Image Awards
February 1, 2024
As vice chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors and chairman of the Image Awards Committee of the 55th NAACP Image Awards, Karen Boykin-Towns has played a pivotal role in shaping the prestigious program over the past five years.
Serena Williams to receive honor at NAACP Image Awards
February 23, 2023
Serena Williams will be honored for her tennis achievements, business success and efforts to uplift the community at the NAACP Image Awards this weekend.
Queen Latifah to Host NAACP Image Awards Ceremony
February 23, 2023
Actress, singer and producer Queen Latifah was named on Tuesday, Feb. 21, as the host of the 54th NAACP Image Awards.
Top Ten Entertainment Stories by the Los Angeles Sentinel
December 29, 2022
Here is the top ten entertainment the Los Angeles Sentinel covered in 2022.
CeCe Winans Wows Her L.A. Audience at ‘Believe For It’ Concert
October 26, 2022
Lines wrapped around the corner of the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of Sunday, October 23rd, as fans waited for the door to open for CeCe Winans highly anticipated “Believe for It” live concert. This is Winans first national tour in over 10 years and stop number 15 on her 21 city “Believe for It” tour.
Mary J. Blige to Perform at NAACP Image Awards
February 24, 2022
Singer and actress Mary J. Blige will perform at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Anthony Anderson, on Saturday, February 26, at 8 p.m. on BET.
Grammy Award Winner Stephanie Mills Releases New Music Decrying Racial Injustice, Police Violence
June 17, 2021
Music lovers, prepare yourself for one of the most anticipated comebacks in history. The legendary Grammy Award winner Stephanie Mills has announced her new single, “Let’s Do the Right Thing,” an anthem not unlike Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?” of 50 years ago. Her long-awaited new music drops appropriately on Saturday, June 19 – Juneteenth. “It’s all me. I am not doing this through a record label,” Mills told the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) in an exclusive interview. The NNPA is the trade association that represents the hundreds of African American-owned newspapers and media companies that comprise the
Howard University Announces Legendary Actress, Alumna Phylicia Rashad As Dean of the Newly Reestablished College of Fine Arts
May 28, 2021
“In this full circle moment, Ms. Phylicia Rashad will take the training and skills that she honed as a student at Howard and exuded in an outstanding performing career, and she will share those pearls of wisdom with the next generation of students in the College of Fine Arts. Her passion for the arts and student success makes her a perfect fit for this role,” announced Howard’s Provost Anthony K. Wutoh.
NAACP ROSE TO THE OCCASSION — VIRTUALLY— WITH THE 2021 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
April 1, 2021
The NAACP rose to the occasion allowing their combined creativity to shine. When we are tossed lemons — we create lemonade so sweet, it sparks the cultural zeitgeist.
WATCH: NAACP Image Awards 2020 Stage Interviews
March 6, 2020
NAACP Image Awards 2020 Stage Interviews
WATCH: NAACP Image Awards Dinner
March 6, 2020
LA Sentinel at the NAACP Image Awards
51st Annual NAACP Image Awards Honor Rihanna with President’s Award, Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year
February 27, 2020
During the 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards celebration, the accomplishments of the industry’s top artists and contributors were highlighted in an atmosphere of Black love and acceptance
Golden Globe Awards Blackout — Travesty or Testament?
January 16, 2020
Black talent being shut out of the Golden Globes is not just a travesty but also a testament to the power of the work and the narratives being told that challenge the status quo. Why folks assume that awards shows invested in the same media industries that continue to perpetuate and recycle the vilest stereotypes of black identity and behavior would somehow acknowledge the stories, performances and behind-the-scenes work that challenges dominant ways of thinking about Black people on and off-screen is befuddling.
NAACP Partners with BET Networks to Broadcast the 51st NAACP Image Awards
November 28, 2019
Live on February 22, 2020