Other presenters included Algee Smith, Cynthia Erivo, Danai Gurira, Issa Rae, Jimmy O. Waters got political during her time on stage and urged that President Donald Trump needed "to be impeached" at the conclusion of her speech. Other honorees on Saturday night included Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), who accepted the NAACP Chairman's Award, and radio personality Tom Joyner, who received the Vanguard Award. During his acceptance speech, Carter dedicated the award to his "beautiful grandmother." NAACP president Derrick Johnson presented the award to Carter. The award came two days after the music mogul and wife Beyoncé accepted the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards, where they spoke out about LGBTQ acceptance. Black-ish and Black Panther won big during the 50th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday.Īlso during the show, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter was honored with the President’s Award, which is presented in recognition of a special achievement and distinguished public service.
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