naacp image awards 2018
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Jackie Aina: YouTube Style Warrior
Beauty vlogger Jackie Aina, 30, is a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and has 2 million YouTube subscribers and counting. Averaging around 600,000 views per post, her funny and frank videos, like “Bougie and Bad on a Budget” and “Edges Slaughtered,” bring the real on the makeup tip, touching on issues of race and…
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#RedCarpetRoundup: The Stars Came Out to Shine at the 2018 NAACP Awards
Don’t you just love us? On Monday night, #BlackExcellence was out in full force at the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards, and our best and brightest stars did not come to play. They came to werk. We don’t know if you watched, but we do know that our Glow Up gang loves a good red-carpet…
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Black Excellence Celebrated at 49th Annual NAACP Image Awards
Every year, black excellence is celebrated at the NAACP Image Awards, and during Monday night’s airing of the 49th annual event, held at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., Ava DuVernay took home the Entertainer of the Year Award. During DuVernay’s acceptance speech, she mentioned her fellow black creatives such as Ryan Coogler, Kenya Barris…