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On Thursday, stars graced the brown carpet ahead of Essence‘s 17th annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards, where the honorees vulnerably highlighted the overall themes of faith, perseverance, joy and celebration.
With celebrating joy also comes the acknowledgement of the challenges many Black women have faced in the entertainment industry, as honorees Halle Bailey, Danielle Brooks, writer Nkechi Okoro Carroll and Starz exec Kathryn Busby shared how they each dealt with the ebbs and flows of their careers.
At the event, held at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, Bailey opened up about the struggles of being in the spotlight. From “being burned,” learning some hard lessons along the way and prioritizing her privacy, the star said she still keeps the responsibility of being a positive influence for the next generation at the forefront.
“Although we signed up for the challenges of the spotlight, in this current climate, that spotlight burns brighter,...
With celebrating joy also comes the acknowledgement of the challenges many Black women have faced in the entertainment industry, as honorees Halle Bailey, Danielle Brooks, writer Nkechi Okoro Carroll and Starz exec Kathryn Busby shared how they each dealt with the ebbs and flows of their careers.
At the event, held at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, Bailey opened up about the struggles of being in the spotlight. From “being burned,” learning some hard lessons along the way and prioritizing her privacy, the star said she still keeps the responsibility of being a positive influence for the next generation at the forefront.
“Although we signed up for the challenges of the spotlight, in this current climate, that spotlight burns brighter,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Anaja I. Smith
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Halle Bailey knows the importance of personal and professional boundaries. The actress and new mom spoke about her choice to keep her pregnancy and baby out of the spotlight while speaking at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday.
“There was no way in hell I was going to share the biggest joy of my world with anyone,” Bailey said, adding that her son, Halo, “was my gift, he is the greatest blessing and I had no obligation to expose him, me or my family to that unyielding spotlight.”
Bailey’s comments were met with rousing applause in the audience.
“There was no way in hell I was going to share the biggest joy” – Halle Bailey explains the decision she made to keep her pregnancy and baby away from the media at #essencebwih24 pic.twitter.com/2welzVk95h
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 7, 2024
The Little Mermaid actress revealed...
“There was no way in hell I was going to share the biggest joy of my world with anyone,” Bailey said, adding that her son, Halo, “was my gift, he is the greatest blessing and I had no obligation to expose him, me or my family to that unyielding spotlight.”
Bailey’s comments were met with rousing applause in the audience.
“There was no way in hell I was going to share the biggest joy” – Halle Bailey explains the decision she made to keep her pregnancy and baby away from the media at #essencebwih24 pic.twitter.com/2welzVk95h
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 7, 2024
The Little Mermaid actress revealed...
- 3/8/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Essence’s 17th annual Black Women in Hollywood awards will salute Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Nkechi Okoro Carroll and Starz’s Kathryn Busby.
The star-studded annual event celebrating Black women for their contributions to the film and TV business will take place on Thursday, March 7, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, hosted by actor, Grammy-winning rapper and entrepreneur Cliff “Method Man” Smith.
News of the special commendation comes amid a groundswell of acclaim for the quartet. In January, Brooks earned her first Academy Award nominations for reprising her Tony-nominated and Grammy-winning performance as Sofia in the musical reimagining of “The Color Purple.” Meanwhile, Bailey celebrated her first solo Grammy nomination — adding to her five previous nods as half of Chloe x Halle — wrapping up a year that saw her star as Ariel in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” and young Nettie in “The Color Purple.” On the TV side,...
The star-studded annual event celebrating Black women for their contributions to the film and TV business will take place on Thursday, March 7, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, hosted by actor, Grammy-winning rapper and entrepreneur Cliff “Method Man” Smith.
News of the special commendation comes amid a groundswell of acclaim for the quartet. In January, Brooks earned her first Academy Award nominations for reprising her Tony-nominated and Grammy-winning performance as Sofia in the musical reimagining of “The Color Purple.” Meanwhile, Bailey celebrated her first solo Grammy nomination — adding to her five previous nods as half of Chloe x Halle — wrapping up a year that saw her star as Ariel in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” and young Nettie in “The Color Purple.” On the TV side,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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Essence Magazine has celebrated beautiful black women and black culture for 50 years.
Today, OWN debuted the official trailer for its highly anticipated original documentary series, “Time of Essence,” which premieres on Friday, August 18 at 9/8 pm Et/Pt.
The five-part, one-hour series celebrates the trailblazing magazine that reaches a global community of over 20 million Black women and has revealed some of the past half-century's most captivating and influential covers.
Oprah Winfrey joins the names of thought leaders, celebrities, and culture-defining influencers featured in the series, which includes: Oscar®-winning actresses Halle Berry and Whoopi Goldberg; Emmy®-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Regina Hall, and Taye Diggs.
It also features Golden Globe®-winning actress Taraji P. Henson; actress Gabrielle Union-Wade; fashion model and icon Beverly Johnson and her daughter Anansa Sims; singer and actress Vanessa Williams.
This special wouldn’t be complete without iconic Essence Magazine editor Mikki Taylor, long-time Editor-In-Chief Susan L. Taylor,...
Today, OWN debuted the official trailer for its highly anticipated original documentary series, “Time of Essence,” which premieres on Friday, August 18 at 9/8 pm Et/Pt.
The five-part, one-hour series celebrates the trailblazing magazine that reaches a global community of over 20 million Black women and has revealed some of the past half-century's most captivating and influential covers.
Oprah Winfrey joins the names of thought leaders, celebrities, and culture-defining influencers featured in the series, which includes: Oscar®-winning actresses Halle Berry and Whoopi Goldberg; Emmy®-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Regina Hall, and Taye Diggs.
It also features Golden Globe®-winning actress Taraji P. Henson; actress Gabrielle Union-Wade; fashion model and icon Beverly Johnson and her daughter Anansa Sims; singer and actress Vanessa Williams.
This special wouldn’t be complete without iconic Essence Magazine editor Mikki Taylor, long-time Editor-In-Chief Susan L. Taylor,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
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Essence revealed its honorees Tuesday for the 16th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, which honors Black women who “are making their undeniable mark in film and television and forging forward their own definition of what it means to be a Black woman in Hollywood.”
This year, Essence will honor executive Tara Duncan (President of Freeform and Onyx Collective), director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King), actress Danielle Deadwyler (Till), actress Dominique Thorne (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary). The event will take place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on March 9.
“For more than a decade and a half, Essence has championed the Black Women in Hollywood Awards to commemorate the Black women who are the story makers, storytellers, story-doers and story-sharers that cultivate the entertainment ecosystem that the world cherishes and loves deeply,” Caroline Wanga, president and CEO of Essence Ventures,...
This year, Essence will honor executive Tara Duncan (President of Freeform and Onyx Collective), director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King), actress Danielle Deadwyler (Till), actress Dominique Thorne (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary). The event will take place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on March 9.
“For more than a decade and a half, Essence has championed the Black Women in Hollywood Awards to commemorate the Black women who are the story makers, storytellers, story-doers and story-sharers that cultivate the entertainment ecosystem that the world cherishes and loves deeply,” Caroline Wanga, president and CEO of Essence Ventures,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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