47th NAACP Image Awards 2/5/2016

The event, which took place at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, honored outstanding people of color in art and entertainment from film and television as well as books and music. For the third year in a row, Black-Ish star Anthony Anderson hosted, with winners announced tonight as well as last night in a separate ceremony. Other winners include Mike Epps for his turn as Uncle Julius on Survivor’s Remorse, Empire which won for Outstanding Drama Series, Regina King for American Crime, And a string of wins for ABC’s Black-Ish. Empire’s Jussie Smollett who received the Chairman’s Honor.

Pictured: Taraji P. Henson at the 47th NAACP Image Awards held at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA on 02/05/2016. Photo. by Kazuki Hirata / HNW / PictureLux

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