The NAACP and BET have announced the performers and presenters for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards.
Nine-time Grammy Award winner and recent Super Bowl halftime show headliner Mary J. Blige will perform at the live show. The ceremony will also feature Samuel L. Jackson, who will be honored with the NAACP Chairman’s Award, and New York Times editor and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who will be presented with the Social Justice Impact Award. During the ceremony, members of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House Democratic Caucus, and Texas Legislative Black Caucus will receive the Roy Wilkins Civil Rights Award, for their work protecting the freedom to vote in Texas.
Presenters for the awards show include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Michael Strahan, Morgan Freeman, Paula Patton, Questlove, Simu Liu, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya, NAACP President Derrick Johnson and NAACP Board Chairman Leon W. Russell.
The annual Image Awards...
Nine-time Grammy Award winner and recent Super Bowl halftime show headliner Mary J. Blige will perform at the live show. The ceremony will also feature Samuel L. Jackson, who will be honored with the NAACP Chairman’s Award, and New York Times editor and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who will be presented with the Social Justice Impact Award. During the ceremony, members of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House Democratic Caucus, and Texas Legislative Black Caucus will receive the Roy Wilkins Civil Rights Award, for their work protecting the freedom to vote in Texas.
Presenters for the awards show include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Michael Strahan, Morgan Freeman, Paula Patton, Questlove, Simu Liu, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya, NAACP President Derrick Johnson and NAACP Board Chairman Leon W. Russell.
The annual Image Awards...
- 2/17/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
MacRo Television Studios has acquired the exclusive rights to The World Series of Spades from comedian Clint Coley and Transit Pictures.
The World Series of Spades was initially released in September 2020 on Amazon Prime and Facebook Watch. A celebration of the Black experience and triumph, the series amassed a large viewership from its 20-episode digital release. MacRo will team with Coley to develop a nationwide premium version of series that incorporates the best celebrity and non-celebrity Spades teams. In the new series centering on the card game, the top players will face off in the ultimate Spades tournament that leads up to a championship match with the winners receiving a grand cash prize.
Coley and Monica Boyd developed and produced the original series. MacRo Television Studios is the studio on the new iteration of the project. Aisha Corpas Wynn, Brennan Edwards and Coley are executive producers. Ahmadou Seck will also produce.
The World Series of Spades was initially released in September 2020 on Amazon Prime and Facebook Watch. A celebration of the Black experience and triumph, the series amassed a large viewership from its 20-episode digital release. MacRo will team with Coley to develop a nationwide premium version of series that incorporates the best celebrity and non-celebrity Spades teams. In the new series centering on the card game, the top players will face off in the ultimate Spades tournament that leads up to a championship match with the winners receiving a grand cash prize.
Coley and Monica Boyd developed and produced the original series. MacRo Television Studios is the studio on the new iteration of the project. Aisha Corpas Wynn, Brennan Edwards and Coley are executive producers. Ahmadou Seck will also produce.
- 2/1/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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