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Multi-hyphenate
entertainer
Queen
Latifah
will
once
again
host
the
NAACP
Image
Awards,
which
is
set
to
air
in
two
weeks
on
BET.
On
Tuesday
(March
5),
the
NAACP
along
with
BET
and
CBS
announced
that
Queen
Latifah
will
be
back
to
host
the
esteemed
55th
NAACP
Image
Awards.
The
prestigious
ceremony
will
air
live
on
BET
and
be
simulcast
on
Saturday,
March
16
at
8:00
P.M.
ET.
The
Grammy
Award-winning
musician,
Emmy,
and
Golden
Globe
Award-winning
actor
and
producer
hosted
the
event
last
year
and
recently
received
the
Governor’s
Award
in
addition
to
kicking
off
the
fourth
season
of
her
highly
acclaimed
CBS
series
The
Equalizer
which
she
stars
in
and
produces.
The
award-winning
writer
and
poet
Amanda
Gorman,
who
performed
at
the
inauguration
of
President
Joe
Biden,
will
be
presented
with
the
Chairman’s
Award
which
honors
those
who
use
their
platforms
to
effect
positive
change.
Creative
director
and
designer
June
Ambrose,
who
has
been
a
creative
director
at
PUMA
in
addition
to
being
responsible
for
many
of
the
significant
looks
in
Hip-Hop
culture,
will
also
be
presented
with
the
Vanguard
Award
at
the
Image
Awards’
Fashion
Show
on
Friday,
March
15.
Other
honorees
at
the
awards
will
be
recognized
in
a
non-televised
separate
dinner
which
will
take
place
on
March
14.
“We
are
thrilled
to
collaborate
with
groundbreaking
megastar
Queen
Latifah
and
are
elated
to
welcome
her
again
as
this
year’s
host!
We
also
look
forward
to
honoring
changemaker
and
poet
Amanda
Gorman
and
fashion
icon
June
Ambrose
for
their
tremendous
impact
on
culture,”
said
BET
EVP
Specials,
Music
Programming
&
Music
Strategy
director
Connie
Orlando.
“Queen
Latifah,
NAACP,
and
Pastis
have
been
such
incredible
partners
in
amplifying
Black
culture,
excellence,
creativity,
and
ingenuity,
and
this
year’s
unforgettable
show
will
be
no
different.”
“The
NAACP
Image
Awardsis
an
important
celebration
for
our
community
and
industry
every
year,
the
group’s
President
and
CEO
Derrick
Johnson
said.
“We
get
the
opportunity
to
highlight
the
major
accomplishments
of
artists,
writers,
entertainers,
activists,
and
other
change
makers
that
push
Black
excellence
forward
in
a
powerful
way.”
The
55th
NAACP
Image
Awards
will
take
place
at
the
Shrine
Auditorium
in
Los
Angeles,
California.
More
information
can
be
found
on
their
website.
