Black Celebrity Halloween Costumes 2010

Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root.

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal, with Hoops, his reality-star girlfriend, dressed as a character he calls Shaqueeta. Even better than seeing Shaq in a dress is seeing him lip-sync to Beyoncé while wearing a dress. He posted a video of his performance on Twitter over the weekend.

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson sported a mustache and fedora and toted a prop cigar at Lanvin's Halloween extravaganza in New York City.

Dwyane Wade

Guess who? It's Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade as Justin Timberlake. Blackface is off limits — do you think "white face" should be, too?

Al Roker

Al Roker's Superman costume was meticulously detailed, right down to the superhero's signature hair.

Ciara and LaLa Vazquez

R&B singer Ciara, pictured with television personality LaLa Vazquez, also chose a comic-book character for her Halloween alter ego. X-Men's Storm works for her!

Ashanti

Ashanti went for a sexy feline look.

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon

Pirate costumes never go out of style. Ask actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon …

Niecy Nash

… and Niecy Nash!

Ice-T and Coco

Ice-T and his wife, Coco, dressed as a doctor and the most scantily clad nurse ever.

Seal and Heidi Klum

From barely there outfits to full-body costumes: Seal and Heidi Klum were robots at Klum's annual costume party.

Jon Legend

Jon Legend, a The Root 100 2010 honoree, and girlfriend Christine Teigen took us to ancient Rome.

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons paid homage to his brother Reverend Run in his trademark hat and Adidas.

Lil' Kim

Shockingly, Lil' Kim's sexy black cat costume wasn't overly skimpy. Is this a more mature Lil' Kim?