Outstanding Pictures of The 51st NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Pictures of The 51st NAACP Image Awards

By Adetoun Adeyemo. February 22th, 2020. 10:00am

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET. Rihanna attends the 51st NAACP Image Awards, Presented by BET, at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 22, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif.

The NAACP also announced that U.S. Rep. and civil rights leader John Lewis (D-GA), will receive the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s Award during the 51st NAACP Image Awards. The Chairman’s Award is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Past honorees of the Chairman’s Award include Tyler Perry, Barack Obama, Former Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, Ruby Dee, The Neville Brothers, Bono, Danny Glover, and Rep. Maxine Waters.

The Best Beauty Looks From The 51st NAACP Image Awards

The 51st NAACP Image Awards will air live tonight in a two hour special on BET at 8 PM. The celebration honoring the outstanding achievements of people of color in the arts will be hosted by five-time NAACP Image Award recipient, Anthony Anderson.

The ceremony will include performances by H.E.R and Jill Scott, and of course, consist of a star-studded red carpet.

Celebrities have already begun to pile in the Pasadena Civic Center Auditorium in California for this year’s event, donning beauty looks that are the essence of black excellence.

Check out the must-see hair and makeup looks in the gallery below.

51st NAACP Image Awards