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  Hosted by Tommy Davidson, ABFF Honors to Celebrate Legendary Performer Garrett Morris, Taraji P. Henson, Jeffrey Wright, and Mara Brock Akil and Announce the ABFF Fan Favorite Movie of the Year LOS ANGELES,  CA  – The  6th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors  announced  the honorees of its annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in the motion picture and television industry. Presented by  NICE CROWD , the  2024 ABFF Honors  will take place on Sunday, March 3rd at the SLS hotel in Beverly Hills, CA hosted by actor and comedian  Tommy Davidson . Guests at the intimate, non-televised dinner will include ABFF honorees and festival partners. The ABFF Honors and recipients are: Hollywood Legacy Award  – actor, comedian, writer, singer, and first Black cast member of  Saturday Night Live ,  Garrett Morris  ( The Jamie Foxx Show, 2 Broke Girls, Martin ); Presented to a trailblazing artist whose work (four decad...

CBS and the Kennedy Center announced today THE 45 TH  ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS will air  Wednesday, Dec. 28  (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.*   As previously announced, the Honorees include acclaimed actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; the legendary singer of soul, gospel, R&B and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor and educator Tania León; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.   In a star-studded celebration on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage on Dec. 4, the 2022 Honorees will be saluted by today’s leading performers from New York, Hollywood and the arts capitals of the world, accepting the recognition and gratitude of their peers through performances and tributes.   The Honors recipients are recognized for their contributions to Amer...

  ATLANTA, GA   – Bounce, the nation’s popular entertainment television network serving African Americans, will present the  30 th  Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards  -- a night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing performances celebrating African American achievements and contributions -- on  Martin Luther King Day,   Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. ET. The 2022 Bounce Trumpet Awards will honor: Courtney B. Vance ( Excellence in Entertainment Award): Vance’s debut in “Hamburger Hill” launched a prolific cinematic career that includes “The Hunt for Red October,” “The Preacher’s Wife” and “The Adventures of Huck Finn.” His work in television includes “The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story” for which he won an Emmy, Critics Choice and NAACP Image award. Stan Lathan  (Living Legend Award): Lathan launched HBO's groundbreaking “Def Comedy Jam,” produced and directed comedy specials featuring Dave Chapelle, Cedric The Entertainer and much more i...

(WASHINGTON)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of five Honorees who will receive the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. The 2020 Kennedy Center Honors, which traditionally is held in early December each year, was postponed until May 2021 due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recipients to be honored at the 43rd annual national celebration of the arts are: multi-disciplinary artist, choreographer, and actress  Debbie Allen ; singer-songwriter and activist  Joan Baez ; country singer-songwriter  Garth Brooks ; violinist  Midori ; and actor  Dick Van Dyke . “The Kennedy Center Honors serves as a moment to celebrate the remarkable artists who have spent their lives elevating the cultural history of our nation and world,” said Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein. “Debbie Allen moves seamlessly between artistic disciplines and is a cultural ambassador for all while having...

Music legend Tito Jackson is scheduled to perform at the 2019 Living Legends Foundation’s (LLF) Annual Awards Dinner and Gala.  This year’s event will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at Taglyan Cultural Complex , 1201 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, CA. To purchase tickets, click HERE .   The Black Music industry will gather to celebrate the Living Legends Foundation 2019 distinguished honorees. They include: Dyana Williams, CEO of Influence Entertainment (Lifetime Achievement Award); Sidney Miller, founder and Publisher, Black Radio Exclusive (A.D. Washington Chairman’s Award); Maurice White, Vice President of Promotion, eOne Entertainment Group (Music Label Executive Award); Sheila Coates , founder and Creator of BYOB–Be Your Own Brand (Entrepreneur Award); Dedra N. Tate , President and CEO, Unlimited Contacts (Mike Bernardo Executive Award); Hymen Childs , Owner, Service Broadcasting Group (Broadcast Icon Award); Phil Thornton , Senior Vice P...

(SILVER SPRINGS, MD) - February 27, 2019 - TV One  will air the inaugural  URBAN ONE HONORS  on  Thursday, February 28 at 8 p.m. ET/7C , immediately followed by an encore presentation at  10 p.m. ET/9C . The stellar show, hosted by comedian and REACH Media Syndicated Radio Personality DL Hughley , will honor  Jermaine Dupri, April Ryan, Brandy, Tom Joyner, Marvin Sapp, DJ Khaled, June Ambrose, Doc Walker, Shaun King, Benny Pough, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jade Novah, Dr. Nadia Lopez, Tracy Martin, Sybrina Fulton and Rotimi.  Presented by MGM National Harbor and Radio One's Washington D.C. radio stations  Majic 102.3 & 92.7, 93.9 WKYS, Praise 104.1, WOL 1450 & 95.9, Spirit 1340  and  The Team 980 , the event was developed to acknowledge and honor individuals or organizations that have made an extraordinary impact on society and culture. The awards show was taped live at ...