Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Anderson and Prince Harry and Meghan also are honored at the awards, where Mary J. Blige performed.
Jennifer Hudson was named entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color.
Hudson played her idol Aretha Franklin in the film “Respect.” She was summoned to meet with Franklin in 2007 to portray the Queen of Soul shortly after Hudson won an Oscar for “Dreamgirls.”“Respect” follows Franklin from childhood through the 1972 recording of the gospel album “Amazing Grace.”The awards ceremony aired live on BET in Los Angeles with some talent appearing in person while others watched virtually. There was no in-person audience.
“It’s safe to say I come from a very different background than my incredible wife,” he said. “Yet, our lives were brought together for a reason. We share a commitment to a life of service, a responsibility to confront injustice and a belief for the most overlooked that are the most important to listen to.”
Samuel L. Jackson received the NAACP Chairman’s Award for his public service. The ceremony highlighted his acting achievements and activism including a moment when he was expelled from Morehouse College in 1969 for locking board members in a building for two days in protest of the school’s curriculum and governance.
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