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NAACP Image Awards: 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,' 'Abbott Elementary' Among Top Winners at Pre-Telecast DinnerLatifah also specifically praised Black women, who she called “superheroes,” “a role we didn’t choose.”She later shouted out Black men including Jonathan Majors.star was at the awards and in “every movie” in theaters now. She also urgedwriter-director Ryan Coogler to take a bow for the Marvel franchise’s success.
And she shouted out trailblazing Black political figures including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. She also took a moment to acknowledge the “ongoing heartbreaking murder” of young Black men and women, citing Tyre Nichols in particular as the names of high-profile Black people who were killed were displayed on the screen behind her.
And she encouraged the audience to continue loving each other, saying that the awards show exists to love and celebrate each other. After the first commercial break, Latifah introduced special guest Brittney Griner, who walked out with her wife, Cherelle, to a standing ovation.
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