awards
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Hollywood Foreign Press Can’t Find Celebrity Presenters For The Golden Globe Awards
The embattled HFPA isn’t able to secure any celebrities for its awards.
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53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards to Air on BET in February
The NAACP and BET have announced Feb. 26 as the airdate for The 53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards
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Naomi Osaka ‘Refreshed’ and ‘Happy’ After Olympics Debut Match
The Japanese tennis star breezed through her first match in Tokyo, while Team USA’s women’s gymnastics and men’s basketball teams got off to rough starts.
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Athleticism Met Altruism at the 2021 ESPY Awards
Humanitarianism and historic moments were prevalent in this year’s celebration.
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WNBA Legend Maya Moore to Receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at 2021 ESPYS
The four-time WNBA champ is being recognized for her tremendous work off the court.
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Black WWII Veteran Finally Receives Purple Heart After Initially Being Denied Due to Racism
Ozzie Fletcher was wounded while serving in the Army. His daughter had to fight for him to be honored for his service.
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2021 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced; Darnella Frazier Receives Special Citation [Updated]
The teenager was recognized for bravely recording the murder of George Floyd.
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2021 Webby Awards: We Did It, Y'all! Plus, NAACP Presents Yara Shahidi With 1st-Ever Advocate of the Year Award
You were rooting for us! You were all rooting for us! And…it paid off! The winners of the 25th Annual Webby Awards have been announced! Yes, I’m about to present all of this Leo energy and make us at The Root the lede award announcement here. The votes are in—The Root’s “Unpack That” series won…
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Tribeca Festival to Present Stacey Abrams With Inaugural Harry Belafonte Award Amid Juneteenth Programming
The Tribeca Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary, which is quite the special year. Not only because of the monumental commemoration itself, but because it is returning with a special format post-lockdown featuring a nice compromise of both in-person and virtual programming. This year, the New York-based festival will “highlight the voices of the African…