After a week of festivities and non-televised awards, the 55th NAACP Image Awards has come to a close and we’ve got the full list of winners.

Saturday’s live telecast featured Queen Latifah as the night’s host and a powerful performance from Andra Day. Moving speeches were delivered by winners across categories and “The Color Purple” won big.  Among the nominees this week were three productions from theGrio: “theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill” (theGrio Cable Network), nominated for outstanding news/information (series or special); “Did You Know?” (theGrio Cable Network), nominated for outstanding short form series or special – reality/nonfiction; and “Being Black: The 80s” (TheGrio), nominated for outstanding arts and entertainment podcast.

Whether you want to know who took the top prize in music, literature, or film, we’ve got you covered.

Check out the full NAACP Image Awards winners list: 

Entertainer of the year

• Colman Domingo
• Fantasia Barrino
• Halle Bailey
• Keke Palmer
• Usher – WINNER

Outstanding motion picture 

• “American Fiction”
• “Origin”
• “Rustin”
• “The Color Purple” – WINNER
• “They Cloned Tyrone”

Outstanding actor in a motion picture 

• Colman Domingo – “Rustin” – WINNER
• Denzel Washington – “The Equalizer 3”
• Jamie Foxx – “The Burial”
• Jeffrey Wright – “American Fiction”
• John Boyega – “They Cloned Tyrone”

Outstanding actress in a motion picture 

• Aunjanue Ellis–Taylor – “Origin”
• Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple” – WINNER
• Halle Bailey – “The Little Mermaid”
• Teyana Taylor – “A Thousand And One”
• Yara Shahidi – “Sitting in Bars with Cake”

Outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture 

• Colman Domingo – “The Color Purple” – WINNER
• Corey Hawkins – “The Color Purple”
• Glynn Turman – “Rustin”
• Jamie Foxx – “They Cloned Tyrone”
• Sterling K. Brown – “American Fiction”

Outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture 

• Danielle Brooks – “The Color Purple”
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers”
• Erika Alexander – “American Fiction”
• Halle Bailey – “The Color Purple”
• Taraji P. Henson – “The Color Purple” — WINNER

Outstanding independent motion picture 

• “Back on the Strip”
• “Brother” — WINNER
• “Story Ave”
• “Sweetwater”
• “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster”

Outstanding international motion picture 

• “Anatomy of a Fall”
• “Brother” — WINNER
• “Mami Wata”
• “Rye Lane”
• “Society of the Snow”

Outstanding breakthrough performance in a motion picture 

• Aaron Pierre – “Brother”
• Laya DeLeon Hayes – “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster”
• Mila Davis–Kent – “Creed III”
• Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – “The Color Purple” — WINNER
• Teyana Taylor – “A Thousand And One”

Outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture 

• “American Fiction”
• “Rustin”
• “The Blackening”
• “The Color Purple” — WINNER
• “They Cloned Tyrone”

Outstanding animated motion picture 

• “Elemental”
• “Lil’ Ruby”
• “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” — WINNER
• “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
• “Wish”

Outstanding character voice–over performance (motion picture) 

• Ariana DeBose – “Wish”
• Brian Tyree Henry – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
• Daniel Kaluuya – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
• Issa Rae – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – WINNER
• Shameik Moore – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Outstanding short–form (live action) 

• “Flower”
• “Gaps”
• “Lucille”
• “Rocky Road on Channel Three”
• “The After” – WINNER

Outstanding short–form (animated) 

1. “Blueberry”
2. “Bridges”
3. “Burning Rubber”
4. “Ego’s Curse”
5. “Lil’ Ruby” – WINNER

Outstanding breakthrough creative (motion picture) 

• A.V. Rockwell – “A Thousand and One”
• Blitz Bazawule – “The Color Purple” – WINNER
• Choice Skinner – “A New Life”
• Dewayne Perkins – “The Blackening”
• Juel Taylor – “They Cloned Tyrone”

Outstanding youth performance in a motion picture

• Aaron Kingsley Adetola – “A Thousand And One”
• Aven Courtnery – “A Thousand And One”
• Calah Lane – “Wonka”
• Lennox Simms – “Origin”
• Mila Davis-Kent – “Creed III” – WINNER

Outstanding cinematography in a feature film

• C. Kim Miles, Julia Liu, Clair Popkin – “STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
• Eric K. Yue – “A Thousand and One” – WINNER
• Guy Godfree – “Brother”
• “Ken Seng – “They Cloned Tyrone”
• Paul Yee – “Joy Ride”

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding comedy series 

• “Abbott Elementary” – WINNER
• “Harlem”
• “Survival of the Thickest”
• “The Neighborhood”
• “UnPrisoned”

Outstanding actor in a comedy series 

• Cedric The Entertainer – “The Neighborhood”
• Delroy Lindo – “UnPrisoned”
• Dulé Hill – “The Wonder Years”
• Mike Epps – “The Upshaws” – WINNER
• Tone Bell – “Survival of the Thickest”

Outstanding actress in a comedy series 

• Kerry Washington – “UnPrisoned”
• Meagan Good – “Harlem”
• Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest”
• Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary” – WINNER
• Tichina Arnold – “The Neighborhood”

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series 

• Kenan Thompson – “Saturday Night Live”
• Roy Wood Jr. – “The Daily Show”
• Tyler Lepley – “Harlem”
• Tyler James Williams – “Abbott Elementary”
• William Stanford Davis – “Abbott Elementary” – WINNER

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series 

• Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear” – WINNER
• Ego Nwodim – “Saturday Night Live”
• Janelle James – “Abbott Elementary”
• Sheryl Lee Ralph – “Abbott Elementary”
• Shoniqua Shandai – “Harlem”

Outstanding drama series 

• “Bel-Air”
• “Black Cake”
• “Found”
• “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” – WINNER
• “Snowfall”

Outstanding actor in a drama series 

• Damson Idris – “Snowfall” – WINNER
• Forest Whitaker – “Godfather of Harlem”
• Idris Elba – “Hijack”
• Jabari Banks – “Bel-Air”
• Jesse L. Martin – “The Irrational”

Outstanding actress in a drama series 

• Angela Bassett – “9-1-1”
• India Ria Amarteifio – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” – WINNER
• Octavia Spencer – “Truth Be Told”
• Queen Latifah – “The Equalizer”
• Zoe Saldaña – “Special Ops: Lioness”

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series 

• Adrian Holmes – “Bel-Air” – WINNER
• Amin Joseph – “Snowfall”
• Giancarlo Esposito – “Godfather of Harlem”
• LaRoyce Hawkins – “Chicago PD”
• Wendell Pierce – “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series 

• Adjoa Andoh – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
• Arsema Thomas – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
• Golda Rosheuvel – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
• Gail Bean – “Snowfall” – WINNER
• Nicole Beharie – “The Morning Show”

Outstanding television movie, limited-series or dramatic special 

• “Black Girl Missing”
• “First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story”
• “Heist 88”
• “Lawmen: Bass Reeves”
• “Swarm” – WINNER

Outstanding actor in a television movie, limited-series or dramatic special 

• Brian Tyree Henry – “Class of ’09”
• Courtney B. Vance – “Heist 88”
• Keith Powers – “The Perfect Find “- WINNER
• Lance Reddick – “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”
• Samuel L. Jackson – “Secret Invasion”

Outstanding actress in a television movie, limited-series or dramatic special 

• Ali Wong – “BEEF”
• Chlöe Bailey – “Praise This” – WINNER
• Dominique Fishback – “Swarm”
• Gabrielle Union – “”The Perfect Find”
• Meagan Good – “Buying Back My Daughter”

Outstanding supporting actor in a television movie, limited-series or dramatic special 

• Carl Anthony Payne II – “Binged to Death”
• Damon Wayans – “Cinnamon”
• Damson Idris – “Swarm”
• Don Cheadle – “Secret Invasion” – WINNER
• Jharrel Jerome – “Full Circle”

Outstanding supporting actress in a television movie, limited-series or dramatic special 

• Aja Naomi King – “Lessons in Chemistry”
• CCH Pounder – “Full Circle”
• Micheala Jaé Rodriguez – “American Horror Story: Delicate”
• Phylicia Rashad – “Heaven Down Here” – WINNER
• Tisha Campbell – “Every Breath She Takes”

Outstanding news/information (series or special) 

• “Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts” – WINNER
• “The 1619 Project”
• “theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill “
• “The Reidout”
• “Into America”

Outstanding talk series

• “Hart to Heart “
• “Sherri”
• “Tamron Hall”
• “The Jennifer Hudson Show” – WINNER
• “Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts”

Outstanding reality program, reality competition or game show (series)

• “America’s Got Talent”
• “Barbecue Showdown”
• “Celebrity Family Feud”
• “Critter Fixers: Country Vets”
• “Wild ‘N Out” – WINNER

Outstanding variety show (series or special) 

• “A Black Lady Sketch Show” – WINNER
• “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop”
• “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
• “My Name is Mo’Nique”
• “Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer”

Outstanding children’s program

• “Ada Twist, Scientist”
• “Alma’s Way”
• “Craig of the Creek”
• “Gracie’s Corner” – WINNER
• “My Dad The Bounty Hunter”

Outstanding performance by a youth (series, special, television movie or limited-series)

• Alaya High – “That Girl Lay Lay”
• Elisha “EJ” Williams – “The Wonder Years”
• Jalyn Hall – “The Crossover”
• Keivonn Woodard – “The Last of Us”
• Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” – WINNER

Outstanding host in a talk or news/information (series or special) – individual or ensemble

• Bomani Jones – “Game Theory with Bomani Jones”
• Joy Reid – “The Reidout”
• Sherri Shepherd – “Sherri” – WINNER
• Tamron Hall – “Tamron Hall”
• Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin – “The View”

Outstanding host in a reality/reality competition, game show or variety (series or special) – individual or ensemble

• Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer – “Kings of BBQ”
• DC Young Fly – “Celebrity Squares” – WINNER
• Nick Cannon – “The Masked Singer”
• RuPaul Charles – “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
• Steve Harvey – “Celebrity Family Feud”

Outstanding guest performance

• Ayo Edebiri – “Abbott Elementary”
• Garcelle Beauvais – “Survival of the Thickest”
• Giancarlo Esposito – “The Mandalorian”
• Michael B. Jordan – “Saturday Night Live” – WINNER
• Roy Wood, Jr. – “The Daily Show”

Outstanding animated series

• “Big Mouth”
• “Gracie’s Corner”
• “Marvel’s Spidey & His Amazing Friends”
• “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” — WINNER
• “Young Love”

Outstanding character voice–over performance (television) 

• Cree Summer – “Rugrats”
• Issa Rae – “Young Love”
• Keke Palmer – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
• Kyla Pratt – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” — WINNER
• Scott Mescudi – “Young Love”

Outstanding performance in a short-form series

• Jessica Mikayla – “Disney Launchpad Season 2”
• Kevin Hart – “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”
• Leslie Jones – “After the Cut –The Daily Show” — WINNER
• Nathalie Emmanuel – “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”
• Seth Carr – “Disney Launchpad Season 2”

Outstanding short-form series – comedy or drama

• “After the Cut”
• “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”
• “Disney Launchpad Season 2”
• “Doggyland” — WINNER
• “I Am Groot”

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Outstanding short-form series – reality/non-fiction

• “Did You Know?”
• “I Was A Soul Train Dancer” — WINNER
• “Mama Mann’s Kitchen”
• “Ritual”
• “RuPaul’s Drag Race”

Outstanding breakthrough creative (television) 

• Adjani Salmon – “Dreaming Whilst Black”
• Kale Futterman – “Ginny & Georgia”
• Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest” — WINNER
• Thara Popoola – “Sex Education”
• Troy Hunter – “Sex Education”

RECORDING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding new artist

• FLO
• Jordan Ward
• Leon Thomas
• October London
• Victoria Monét – WINNER

Outstanding male artist

• Burna Boy 
• Chris Brown
• Davido
• Jon Batiste
• Usher – WINNER

Outstanding female artist

• Ari Lennox
• H.E.R. – WINNER
• Janelle Monáe
• Tems 
• Victoria Monét

Outstanding gospel/Christian album

• “All Yours” – Kierra Sheard
• “Father’s Day” – Kirk Franklin – WINNER
• “Impossible” – Pastor Mike, Jr. 
• “My Truth” – Jonathan McReynolds
• “The Maverick Way Complete” – Maverick City Music

Outstanding international song

• “Amapiano” – Asake feat. Olamide 
• “City Boys” – Burna Boy 
• “Me & U” – Tems – WINNER
• “People” – Libianca feat. Ayra Starr & Omah Lay 
• “Unavailable” – Davido 

Outstanding music video/visual album

• “Boyfriend” – Usher 
• “Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion
• “How We Roll” – Ciara
• “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
• “Sensational” – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay – WINNER

Outstanding album

• “Clear 2: Soft Life” – Summer Walker
• “For All The Dogs” – Drake
• “I Told Them…” – Burna Boy
• Jaguar II – Victoria Monét – WINNER
• “The Age of Pleasure” – Janelle Monáe

Outstanding soundtrack/compilation album

• “Creed III: The Soundtrack”
• “Godfather of Harlem: Season 3 (Original Series Soundtrack)”
• “Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture/Deluxe Edition)”
• “The Color Purple-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” – WINNER
• “The Little Mermaid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”

Outstanding gospel/Christian song

• “All Things” – Kirk Franklin 
• “All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown – WINNER
• “In The Room” – Maverick City Music 
• “It’s Working” – Todd Dulaney 
• “JOY (Unspeakable) – Voices of Fire feat. Pharrell Williams

Outstanding jazz album

• “Brand New Life” – Brandee Younger – WINNER
• “Melusine” – Cécile McLorin Salvant
• “Who Are You When No One is Watching?” – Braxton Cook
• “Phoenix” – Lakecia Benjamin
• “Truth Be Told” – Angie Wells

Outstanding soul/R&B song

• “Back To Your Place” – October London
• “Good Good” – Usher feat. 21 Savage x Summer Walker
• “ICU Remix” – Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake – WINNER
• “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
• “Lipstick Lover” – Janelle Monáe

Outstanding hip-hop/rap song

• “All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
• “Blue Eyes” – Vic Mensa
• “Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion – WINNER
• “Palisades, CA” – Larry June & The Alchemist
• “Sittin’ On Top of the World” – Burna Boy & 21 Savage 

Outstanding duo, group or collaboration (traditional)

• Ciara feat. Chris Brown – “How We Roll” – WINNER
• Coco Jones feat. Justin Timberlake – “ICU Remix” 
• Dreamville, Bas & Black Sherif feat. Kel–P – “Creed III: Soundtrack”
• Karen Clark Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard – “God Is Good” 
• Voices of Fire – “Joy (Unspeakable)”

Outstanding original score for TV/film

• “American Fiction” – Laura Karpman
• “Rustin” – Branford Marsalis
• “The Color Purple” – Kris Bowers
• “The Other Black Girl” – EmmoLei Sankofa
• “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” – Jongnic Bontemps – WINNER

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES 

Outstanding documentary (film)

• “American Symphony”
• “Fast Dreams”
• “Invisible Beauty” – WINNER
• “Little Richard: I Am Everything”
• “Stamped from the Beginning”

Outstanding documentary (television)

• “American Experience”
• “Dear Mama”
• “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America” – WINNER
• “Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only”
• “Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop”

Outstanding short-form documentary

• “Alive in Bronze: Huey P. Newton”
• “Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney”
• “Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games – WINNER”
• “Freshwater”
• “Ifine: Beauty”

WRITING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Ava Coleman – “Abbott Elementary”
• Brittani Nichols – “Abbott Elementary”
• Donald Glover, Janine Nabers – “Swarm”
• Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest”
• Norman Vance, Jr. – “Saturdays” – WINNER

Outstanding writing in a drama series

• Carla Banks-Waddles – “Bel-Air” – WINNER
• Lee Sung Jin – “BEEF”
• Marissa Jo Cerar – “Black Cake”
• Nkechi Okoro Carroll – “Found”
• Shonda Rhimes – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”

Outstanding writing in a television movie or special

• Dwayne Johnson-Cochran – “Heist 88” – WINNER
• Frank E. Flowers, Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor – “Shooting Stars”
• Marlon Wayans – “Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me”
• Sam Jay – “Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me”
• Tina Gordon, Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, Jana Savage, Camilla Blackett – “Praise This” 

Outstanding writing in a motion picture

• A.V. Rockwell – “A Thousand and One”
• Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction” – WINNER
• Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier – “They Cloned Tyrone” 
• Maggie Betts, Doug Wright – “The Burial”
• Marcus Gardley – “The Color Purple”

DIRECTING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding directing in a comedy series

• Amy Aniobi – “Survival of the Thickest”
• Donald Glover – “Swarm”
• Neema Barnette – “Grand Crew” – WINNER
• Numa Perrier – “UnPrisoned”
• Robbie Countryman – “The Upshaws”

Outstanding directing in a drama series

• Alonso Alvarez–Barreda – “Snowfall”
• Amin Joseph – “Snowfall”
• Carl Seaton – “Godfather of Harlem”
• Dawn Wilkinson – “Power Book II: Ghost” – WINNER
• Geary McLeod – “Power Book II: Ghost”

Outstanding directing in a television movie or special

• Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. – “Cinnamon”
• Chris Robinson – “Shooting Stars” – WINNER
• Keke Palmer – “Big Boss”
• Numa Perrier – “The Perfect Find”
• Vivica A. Fox – “First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story”

Outstanding directing in a motion picture

• Antoine Fuqua – “The Equalizer 3”
• Ava DuVernay – “Origin” – WINNER
• George C. Wolfe – “Rustin”
• Juel Taylor – “They Cloned Tyrone”
• Michael B. Jordan – Creed “III”

Outstanding directing in a documentary (television or motion picture)

• Allen Hughes – “Dear Mama” – WINNER
• Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng – “Invisible Beauty”
• Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner – “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over” 
• Lisa Cortés – “Little Richard: I Am Everything”
• Roger Ross Williams – “Stamped from the Beginning”

LITERARY CATEGORIES 

Outstanding literary work – fiction

• “Everything Is Not Enough” – Lola Akinmade Åkerström
• “Family Lore” – Elizabeth Acevedo – WINNER
• “House of Eve” – Sadeqa Johnson
• “Let Us Descend” – Jesmyn Ward
• “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” – James McBride

Outstanding literary work – nonfiction

• “Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America” – Michael Harriot
• “BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art” – Zaria Ware
• “Iconic Home: Interiors, Advice, and Stories from 50 Amazing Black Designers” – Black Interior Designers and June Reese
• “The Art of Ruth E. Carter” – Ruth E. Carter (Foreword by Danai Gurira)
• “The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families” – Karida L. Brown, Charly Palmer – WINNER

Outstanding literary work – debut author

• “And Then He Sang a Lullaby” – Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
• “Coleman Hill: A Novel” – Kim Coleman Foote
• “Rootless” – Krystle Zara Appiah – WINNER
• “The Black Joy Project” – Kleaver Cruz 
• “The God of Good Looks” – Breanne McIvor 

Outstanding literary work – biography/autobiography

• “Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts” – Maya Moore Irons
• “Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds” – Rich Paul
• “Nothing Is Missing” – Nicole Walters
• “Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement” – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford – WINNER
• “Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes” – Stephen A. Smith 

Outstanding literary work – instructional

• “Badass Vegan: Fuel Your Body, Ph*ck the System, and Live Your Life Right” – John Lewis
• “Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life’s Big and Small Moments” – Jocelyn Delk Adams, Olga Massov
• “Flower Love: Lush Floral Arrangements for the Heart and Home” – Kristen Griffith–VanderYacht
• “Historically Black Phrases: From ‘I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends’ to ‘Who All Gon’ Be There?’ – Jarett Hill, Tre’vell Anderson – WINNER
• “Livable Luxe” – Brigette Romanek

Outstanding literary work – poetry

• “Above Ground” – Clint Smith
• “So to Speak” – Terrance Hayes
• “suddenly we” – Evie Shockley – WINNER
• “The Ferguson Report: An Erasure” – Nicole Sealey
• “Why Fathers Cry at Night” – Kwame Alexander

Outstanding literary work – children

• “CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora” – Kahran Bethencourt – WINNER
• “How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee” – Carole Boston Weathorford, Frank Morrison
• “I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots” – Lid’ya C. Rivera, Nina Mata
• “Is This Love?” – Cedella Marley, Alea Marley
• “Like Lava In My Veins” – Derrick Barnes, Shawn Martinbrough 

Outstanding literary work – youth/teens

• “Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans” – Isi Hendrix
• “Eb & Flow” – Kelly J. Baptist
• “Everyone’s Thinking It” – Aleema Omotoni – WINNER
• “Fatima Tate Takes the Cake” – Khadijah VanBrakle 
• “Friday I’m in Love” – Camryn Garrett 

Outstanding graphic novel

• “Curlfriends: New in Town” – Sharee Miller
• “Ms Davis: A Graphic Biography” – Sybille Titeux de la Croix, Amazing Améziane 
• “Queenie: Godmother of Harlem” – Aurelie Levy, Elizabeth Colomba
• “Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America”” – Dr. Ibram X Kendi, Joel Christian Gill
• “The Talk” – Darrin Bell – WINNER

PODCAST CATEGORIES

Outstanding news and information podcast

• “#SundayCivics”
• “Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant”
• “Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams” – WINNER
• “Into America with Trymaine Lee”
• “The Assignment with Audie Cornish”

Outstanding lifestyle/self-help podcast

• “Black Money Tree” – WINNER
• “Chile, Please “
• “Is This Going To Cause An Argument “
• “The Laverne Cox Show”
• “The Light”

Outstanding society and culture podcast

• “Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay”
• “Jill Scott Presents: J.ill the Podcast”
• “More Than That with Gia Peppers”
• “The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean” – WINNER
• “The Bakari Sellers Podcast”

Outstanding arts and entertainment podcast

• “All the Smoke”
• “Baby, This is Keke Palmer”
• “Being Black: The 80s”
• “Here’s The Thing” – WINNER
• “Nightcap with Unc and Ocho”

Outstanding scripted series podcast

• “Crimson Hearts Collide”
• “Small Victories”
• “TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Audio Comedy”
• “Whose Amazing Life?”
• “Yes We Cannabis” – WINNER

Outstanding podcast – limited series/short-form

• “I Am Story “
• “Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast “
• “Reclaimed: the Forgotten League”
• “The Greatest Day: The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop’s Most Iconic Photograph”
• “Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast” – WINNER

COSTUME DESIGN, MAKE–UP & HAIRSTYLING CATEGORIES 

Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)

• Charlese Antoinette Jones – “Air” 
• Dierdra Elizabeth Govan – “I’m A Virgo”
• Toni–Leslie James, Josh Quinn – “Rustin”
• Francine Jamison–Tanchuck – “The Color Purple” – WINNER
• Marci Rodgers, Richard Gross, Paul A. Simmons Jr. – “Shooting Stars”

Outstanding make-up (television or film)

• Cole Patterson, Fabiola Mercado – “Bel-Air”
• Miho Suzuki – “Lessons in Chemistry”
• Beverly Jo Pryor, Eric Pagdin, Quintessence Patterson – “Rustin”
• Carol Rasheed, Saisha Beecham, Ngozi Olandu Young, Manny Davila, Milene Melendez – “The Color Purple” – WINNER
• Denise Pugh–Ruiz – “UnPrisoned”

Outstanding hairstyling (television or film) 

• Shavonne Brown – “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
• Carla Joi Farmer – “Air”
• Elizabeth Robinson – “Creed III”
• Melissa “Missy” Forney, Sterfon Demings – “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
• Lawrence Davis, Tym Wallace, Andrea Mona Bowen, Angela Renae Dyson, Jorge Benitez Villalobos – “The Color Purple” – WINNER

Outstanding stunt ensemble (TV or film)

• “Creed III” – WINNER
• “The Continental: From the World of John Wick”
• “They Cloned Tyrone”
• “Titans”
• “Warrior”

Outstanding social media personality of the year

• Angel Laketa Moore – WINNER
• Druski
• Keith Lee
• Lynae Vanee
• Terrell Grice

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“In my mind, I see a line. And over that line I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but I can’t seem to get there no-how. I can’t seem to get over that line.” Viola Davis quoted this sentiment by Harriet Tubman in her compelling 2015 Emmy acceptance speech, adding, “Let me tell you something: the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.” 

As we reflect on both  Harriet Tubman Day (March 10) and National Equal Pay Day (March 12) amid our ongoing celebration of Women’s History Month, Tubman’s life and words remind us of the distinct experience of women of African ancestry when it comes to accessing opportunities often afforded to non-Black women. 

One of the most recognizable symbols of liberation in U.S. history, Harriet Tubman’s (1822 – 1913) extraordinary contribution to our legacy continues to reverberate for us all, in large part due to her intersectional identity as a Black woman. Affectionately known as “Black Moses,” her narrative is a Black messiah story of a deliverer who continues to captivate people near and far: She was a conductor of the Underground Railroad, a spiritual sage, abolitionist, spy, clairvoyant, nurse, and astrologer. Tubman possessed unique attributes that delivered myriad people, including more than 700 kidnapped ancestors reportedly liberated from enslavement in the Combahee River Raid. We could imagine such a messiah today — and not necessarily an individual with these attributes, but many of us who possess the specific aspects to become a collective messiah. 

Harriet Tubman’s courageous efforts have inspired so many. What better way to reflect on her life, words and bravery than to embrace our beautiful Black strength in freeing ourselves in every realm of society; cultivating not one, but many messiahs from among us?

There is ample evidence that Tubman is still igniting our imaginations, inspiring us to rise to the occasion in our respective areas of influence. Tubman’s assorted contributions to society have been portrayed in film and on television by the likes of Cynthia Erivo in the biopic “Harriet” and Aisha Hinds in the television series “Underground.” Beyond the silver screen, television and literature, we also find a soundscape in Guggenheim Award recipient Nkeiru Okoye’s opera, “Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line,” capturing not only the impact of her mind and might but a profound insight into Tubman’s messianic role in the struggle for freedom, and her humanity amid an otherwise harrowing legend. Within the enveloping melody of the aria “I am Moses the Liberator,” we find a musical celebration of Black womanhood and resilience, challenging stereotypes, and amplifying disinherited Black voices. 

Indeed, crafting freedom requires both resistance and creativity.

So where can we place our focus today, when it comes to liberation? Our ancestors have cautioned that we must look inward, while also being mindful of how our freedoms may displace or overlook others. They have urged our liberation from oppressed systems that privilege the extraction of resources and loss of lives, as we are seeing in Gaza and the Congo. They insist upon our faith: Do we believe we can be liberated from high rates of infant and maternal mortality among Black women by uplifting the justice warriors building a framework to address these disparities? 

In this and so many other instances, “Do you want to be free?” is an essential question, foregrounded as the result of lives like Harriet Tubman, who also reminds us that when we do liberating work, standing in solidarity with marginalized communities, it must be done with consent from those we advocate for.

However, sometimes we face oppression because we prefer to stay in line with how things have always been and hold fast to that which is familiar. We can’t assume everyone wants change, or to confront the power brokers of oppression. There are those who are comfortable in the system as long as they have a title, an exemption from direct oppression, or a presumably privileged position among the oppressed — but can there ever be a sustained position of privilege when the caste system is designed to exclude and marginalize anyone outside of the dominant culture?  

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Let us not become distracted if we find ourselves among a cohort of those who are invested in the status quo. Rather, find solace in those who may not need much convincing; who understand that although the journey to the promised land may not be easy, it is worth pressing forward for ourselves, our ancestors, and — most certainly — our children. 

“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works” — John 14:12.

We imagine Harriet Tubman echoing the same words of her Christ: “You will do the same works I have done and even greater because of who and what you believe.”

As we honor Tubman’s legacy during Women’s History Month and beyond, let “I am Moses the Liberator” be your theme. Remember the words of Dr. Delores Williams and understand that “the oppressed of the oppressed” have a voice. It is our duty to ensure their voices are heard loud and clear. Even in the midst of all the challenges, these reflections — and those of the many women who have urged us toward liberation — lead us to continue the timeless legacy of the Black Moses — the messiah — who ushers us into a new dimension. 

In celebration of Women’s History Month and women worldwide, we embark on a journey that traverses the rich tapestry of Black faith, resilience, and activism. Together, let us continue the journey of empowerment and liberation, inspired by the enduring legacy of Harriet Tubman and the countless other Black women who have paved the way for generations to come.

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Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones is a faith leader helping people to find their groove in a fast-paced world, as a consultant for various arts and faith organizations and professor of music in contemporary societies at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. She is an award-winning author of Flaming? The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance (Oxford University Press). For more information, please visit DrAlisha.com.

Rev. Calvin Taylor Skinner is dedicated to empowering frontline communities in Knoxville, Tenn. and the United Kingdom. He uses faith and policy to address energy justice, criminal justice reform, voter education/mobilization, electoral politics, and global affairs. Along with his wife, Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, they lead InSight Initiative, a consulting firm focusing on capacity building and live events production.

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SOUTHWICK, Mass. (AP) — Investigators in Massachusetts are pursuing criminal charges against six teens who they say participated in “a hateful, racist online chat that included heinous language, threats, and a mock slave auction.”

A group on Snapchat was created overnight from Feb. 8 through Feb. 9 by a group of eighth grade students in the town of Southwick, Massachusetts, located about 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of Boston, according to investigators.

During the chat, some participants expressed hateful and racist comments, including wanting to commit acts of violence toward people of color, racial slurs, derogatory pictures and videos, and a mock slave auction directed at two particular students, investigators said.

Snapchat servers are designed to automatically delete all one-on-one messages and group chats after they’ve been viewed by all recipients, according to the company’s website. Still, the company warns that those who see messages can potentially save them, whether by taking a screenshot or another image-capture technology.

On Friday, Feb. 9, the existence of the group chat was reported to school authorities. The following Monday, six students were suspended from Southwick Regional School. On the same day, local police informed the Hampden District Attorney’s Office about the posts.

One of the students has been charged with interference with civil rights, threatening to commit a crime and witness interference. A second participant has been charged with interference with civil rights and threatening to commit a crime. The remaining four have each been charged with threatening to commit a crime.

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The identities of the six teens were not disclosed due to their age. The charges were filed in juvenile court.

Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said he met personally with the identified victims and their families.

“Hatred and racism have no place in this community. And where this behavior becomes criminal, I will ensure that we act,” Gulluni said in a written statement.

“There is no question that the alleged behavior of these six juveniles is vile, cruel, and contemptible. Seeing it, and facing the reality that these thoughts, that this ugliness, can exist within middle school students, here, in this community, in 2024 is discouraging, unsettling, and deeply frustrating,” he added.

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Last week, near Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis County, Missouri, a harrowing altercation unfolded, leaving one teen, Kaylee Gain, battling for her life. Gain, a student at the school, endured repeated blows to her head and bashed into the concrete during a brutal fight that shocked the community.

The assailant, identified as 15-year-old Maurnice DeClue, has been taken into custody and charged with assault. As the case unfolds, DeClue remains in police custody, awaiting further legal proceedings at the St. Louis County Family Court. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and many discussions across social media platforms.

Many social media voices call for DeClue to be tried as an adult, advocating for severe consequences for her actions. However, amidst the enthusiasm of the online discourse, there are diverging opinions on the matter.

Some individuals argue that Kaylee Gain may not be as innocent as portrayed, pointing to videos shared online allegedly depicting her engaging in violent behavior towards another student. Tariq Nasheed, a prominent figure on social media, recently uploaded videos purportedly showing Gain involved in altercations and boasting about them.

Here is video of Kaylee Gain beating up another girl at her school. I have spoken to several people close to this case and they are telling me Kaylee (and her crew) is a known bully and she has a reputation for allegedly jumping other girls pic.twitter.com/dyIPHXBUdJ

— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) March 15, 2024

Here is another video of Kaylee Gain bragging about beating up another girl. Kaylee has a reputation for this type of behavior. The people from her school say she is a menace. They are saying she is NOT an innocent victim. pic.twitter.com/2WfyM7rNF0

— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) March 15, 2024

These revelations have led some to question the narrative surrounding Gain’s victimhood, with accusations labeling her as a bully.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald spent 10 years flattening quarterbacks, crushing ball-carriers, fighting through perpetual double-teams and generally wrecking NFL offenses. He was relentless, reliable and infinitely resourceful while he led the Los Angeles Rams all the way to a Super Bowl championship.

And on Friday, Donald decided a decade of dominance was enough.

The most accomplished defensive lineman of his generation has retired after a stellar 10-year career.

The three-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year made his somewhat surprising announcement on social media. He doesn’t plan to have a retirement news conference or any public farewell, but his impact on the Rams and the NFL is already indelible.

The 32-year-old Donald spent his entire career with the Rams, who drafted him in the first round in 2014 out of Pitt. The Pittsburgh native was selected for 10 Pro Bowls and eight All-Pro first teams, and he won the award as the league’s top defensive player in 2017, 2018 and 2020.

“Throughout my career, I have given my everything to football both mentally and physically — 365 days a year was dedicated to becoming the best possible player I could be,” Donald said in a statement. “I respected this game like no other, and I’m blessed to be able to conclude my NFL career with the same franchise that drafted me. Not many people get drafted to a team, win a world championship with that team and retire with that team. I do not, and will not, take that for granted.”

Although smaller than many top defensive tackles, Donald used his extraordinary athleticism and game savvy to wreak havoc on offenses throughout his career. He was the cornerstone of every Rams defense during his tenure, drawing habitual double-teams away from his teammates and still racking up a franchise-record 111 sacks, third in the NFL among active players.

After winning the NFL’s defensive rookie of the year award in 2014, Donald reached the peak of his stardom after the Rams franchise moved from St. Louis back to Los Angeles in 2016. He had a career-high 20 1/2 sacks in 2018 on the way to his first Super Bowl appearance under coach Sean McVay.

He then played a major role in the Rams’ run to a Super Bowl victory three years later, most famously applying the pressure that forced Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow to throw incomplete at midfield on the Bengals’ final play of Los Angeles’ 23-20 victory in Super Bowl 56.

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After that stop, Donald provided another defining moment of the Rams’ championship season by taking off his helmet, pointing to his ring finger and shouting: “Ring me!” His joyous, shirtless ride atop a double-decker bus during the Rams’ victory parade in Los Angeles is also an iconic moment in team lore.

“The great players in our league elevate the people around them, and Aaron has modeled the way for our team as long as I’ve been with the Rams,” McVay said in a statement. “He’s an elite competitor, someone who leads by example in a way that’s authentic to him, and an exceptional teammate who inspires everyone around him to be the best version of themselves.”

Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt are the only other players to win the defensive player of the year award three times. Only John Randle (137 1/2) has recorded more sacks than Donald among defensive tackles since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

Although he spent most of his time away from football living quietly with his wife and four children, Donald’s evident greatness and McVay’s coaching acumen are the two biggest factors in the Rams’ ascent in the Los Angeles sports hierarchy since the team returned home. During McVay’s seven years with Donald, the Rams racked up six winning seasons, five playoff berths, three NFC West titles, two Super Bowl appearances and a ring while winning over many skeptical fans in the nation’s second-largest market.

Donald was slated to make over $34 million this season under the terms of a contract that was renegotiated nearly two years ago. Although Donald had reportedly flirted with retirement for the past two seasons in private, the Rams and Donald hadn’t publicly acknowledged his departure was a real possibility.

But over the past two months, Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator Raheem Morris left for the Atlanta Falcons’ head coaching job, and defensive line coach Eric Henderson left for a similar job at Southern California. Henderson and Donald are close friends.

“We are so grateful for Aaron’s dedication to greatness and for leading our franchise on and off the field for the past decade,” Rams owner Stan Kroenke said. “He has left his mark on generations of football fans and his accomplishments, coupled with his work ethic and passion, continue to inspire his teammates, coaches and athletes across the globe. It is a privilege to have witnessed one of the greatest players of all time, and we are proud that Aaron Donald will forever be part of NFL history as a member of the Rams.”

Donald’s offseason training regimen was famously demanding, but he has spoken of his love for that preparation because of the work ethic instilled in him by his father, who transformed Donald from a self-described “lazy little kid” into a dynamo. Donald returned home to Pittsburgh during the Rams’ offseasons, working out at Pitt’s Aaron Donald Football Performance Center — made possible by his seven-figure donation to his school.

Donald had 543 career tackles, including 176 tackles for loss, and 24 forced fumbles. He had 34 tackles and six sacks in his 11 career postseason games.

Donald also was incredibly durable, missing only six games due to injury in his 10-year career — all of them late in the 2022 season when the Rams were already out of playoff contention.

“He meant so much,” said linebacker Bobby Wagner, Donald’s teammate in 2022. “The real thing was to watch him work, watch him work out. Not a lot of D-linemen really put in that work in the film room as well as on the field. He was able to do so much in his career, and he’s had an amazing career, and I’m excited for whatever he has next. Great human being. Amazing player. One of the greatest.”

Only one player is now left on the Rams’ roster who also played in St. Louis: Rob Havenstein, who is still the Rams’ starting right tackle.

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) announced a partnership with an anti-pornography group while introducing legislation aimed at combating deepfake technology. The collaboration with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has sparked outrage from sex workers and advocates, who argue that it contradicts Ocasio-Cortez’s previous support for sex worker rights.

The announcement, made earlier this week, revealed Ocasio-Cortez’s introduction of an anti-deepfake bill, which aims to address the growing threat of manipulated media. However, the inclusion of NCOSE in the statement has raised eyebrows and prompted backlash from various quarters.

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