​The Atlanta Jazz Festival (hosted by the City of Atlanta) is celebrated the entire month of May at several venues in Atlanta.  The festival ends with multiple concerts on Memorial Day Weekend at Piedmont Park in Atlanta.

8:00 PM- The Apollo's Production of THE BLUES AND IT'S PEOPLE- This is a ticketed event that will be at the Atlanta Symphony Hall. Tickets can be purchased on the festival website.

1:00 PM- LAKECIA BENJAMIN -​jazz, funk, and R&B saxophonist
3:00 PM- TONY HIGHTOWER​ -vocalist  
​5:00 PM- DAVID SANCHEZ -Latin jazz saxophonist
7:00 PM- SAMARA JOY -vocalist
9:00 PM- JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
​10:00 PM- LATE NIGHT JAZZ CONCERT featuring CECILY- This is a ticketed event, and reservations can be made on the festival website.

1:00 PM- SÉLÈNE SAINT-AIMÉ -afro-French bassist and vocalist
3:00 PM- BRANDEE YOUNGER -contemporary jazz, soul, and funk harpist
5:00 PM- JAVON JACKSON AND THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO NIKKI GIOVANNI -poet and saxophonist
7:00 PM- JOSE JAMES -hip-hop infused jazz vocalist 
9:00 PM- STANLEY CLARKE -jazz fusion bassist​

1:00 PM- SATYA -singer/songwriter
3:00 PM- JAMES FRANCES -pop influenced jazz pianist
5:00 PM- BRENDA NICOLE MOORER -singer/songwriter
7:00 PM- CHIEF XIAN ATUNDE ADJUAH (formerly Christian Scott) -trumpeter and jazz innovator
9:00 PM- LEDISI -​R&B and jazz vocalist

​Atlanta Jazz Festival is one of the largest FREE jazz festivals in the country. An annual celebration of the music, culture, and art of jazz throughout the entire month of May and culminates each Memorial Day weekend, with an outdoor festival featuring jazz artists from all over the world.

The Atlanta Jazz Festival's mission is to expose and entertain a diverse audience of Jazz aficionados, young Jazz enthusiasts, and aspiring musicians to the rich heritage and variety of Jazz as an authentic form of American music.
Atlanta Jazz Festival is produced by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

​During an interview with Jermaine Sain (When We Speak TV), Kierra shares music advice that she received from her legendary mother and her father, Bishop J. Drew Sheard.

​Hey Speakers!!!!
It's Jermaine Sain of When We Speak TV celebrating the album release of, All Yours by Grammy, Stellar, and Dove Award winning artist, Kierra Sheard- Kelly.  

All Yours is a follow-up to her chart-topping, GRAMMY-nominated album KIERRA, released in 2020 and is a 12-track album, including collaborations with her brother J. Drew Sheard II, Mali Music, Anthony Brown, Pastor Mike Jr, and more.

As the daughter of Gospel icon Karen Clark Sheard, from the legendary family group, The Clark Sisters, Kierra has managed to blaze her own trail, driving contemporary Gospel and ministry forward as an artist/songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur.
​
  All Yours by Kierra Sheard Kelly is available on March 3rd. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KIERRA SHEARD-KELLY
iamkierrasheard.com
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 whenwespeaktv.com

​The groundbreaking music and inspiration extravaganza "Super Bowl Soulful Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Culture," (formerly known as Super Bowl Gospel Celebration) is inviting A-list celebrities, NFL players, and other notable figures to join the 24th Annual event.

​ Super Bowl Soulful Celebration returns during Super Bowl week with a live taping hosted by REACH Media Nationally-Syndicated Radio Host Willie Moore, Jr. on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona.

 After 24 years, this unique annual gathering has expanded its brand to incorporate more soul-enriching entertainment. Attendees are offered a rare glimpse into the spiritual lives of their favorite NFL players, their charitable giving, and what inspires them to greatness each day. This year, the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration will confer its highest honor, the "Faith In Action" Award, to Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback and Super Bowl LVII contender Jalen Hurts. 

​The only multicultural program and community event sanctioned by the NFL during Super Bowl weekend, the highly anticipated night of music, comedy, NFL Players, and soulful inspiration is themed "Unstoppable," with featured performances from the legendary Patti LaBelle, Israel Houghton, Kierra Sheard-Kelly, Tye Tribbett, and The Players Choir. 

Join the social conversation using #SuperBowlSoulful and #Unstoppable 

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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

• Angela Bassett
• Mary J. Blige
• Quinta Brunson
• Viola Davis
• Zendaya​

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MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Motion Picture

• A Jazzman’s Blues (Netflix)
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
• Emancipation (Apple TV)
• The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• TILL (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Daniel Kaluuya – Nope (Universal Pictures)
• Jonathan Majors – Devotion (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
• Joshua Boone – A Jazzman’s Blues (Netflix)
• Sterling K. Brown – Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul (Focus Features)
• Will Smith – Emancipation (Apple)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Danielle Deadwyler – TILL (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)
• Keke Palmer – Alice (Vertical Entertainment)
• Letitia Wright – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
• Regina Hall – Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul (Focus Features)
• Viola Davis – The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Aldis Hodge – Black Adam (Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema)
• Cliff “Method Man” Smith – On The Come Up (Paramount Pictures)
• Jalyn Hall – TILL (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)
• John Boyega – The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Tenoch Huerta – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
• Danai Gurira – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
• Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
• Lashana Lynch – The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Lupita Nyong’o – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• Breaking (Bleecker Street)
• Causeway (Apple TV)
• Mr. Malcolm’s List (Bleecker Street)
• Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)
• The Inspection (A24)

Outstanding International Motion Picture

• Athena (Netflix)
• Bantú Mama (ARRAY)
• Broker (NEON)
• Learn to Swim (ARRAY)
• The Silent Twins (Focus Features)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

• Jalyn Hall – TILL (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)
• Joshua Boone – A Jazzman’s Blues (Netflix)
• Ledisi – Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)
• Y’lan Noel – A Lot of Nothing (RLJE)
• Yola – Elvis (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

• A Jazzman’s Blues (Netflix)
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
• Emancipation (Apple TV)
• The Woman King (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
• TILL (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

• DC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros. Pictures / WAG / DC)
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Universal Pictures)
• Turning Red (Pixar Animation Studios)
• Wendell & Wild (Netflix)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett – Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
• Keke Palmer – Lightyear (Walt Disney Studios)
• Kevin Hart – DC League of Super-Pets (Warner Bros. Pictures / WAG / DC)
• Lyric Ross – Wendell & Wild (Netflix)
• Taraji P. Henson – Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Short-Form (Live Action)

• Dear Mama… (Film Independent)
• Fannie (Chromatic Black)
• Fathead (University of Southern California)
• Incomplete (20th Century Digital, Hulu)
• Pens & Pencils (Wavelength Productions/Black TV & Film Collective)

Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)

• I Knew Superman (Houghtonville Animation)
• More Than I Want To Remember (MTV Entertainment Studios)
• Supercilious (York Cinemas)
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Apple Studios)
• We Are Here (271 Films)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

• Elvis Mitchell – Is That Black Enough For You?!? (Netflix)
• Ericka Nicole Malone – Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (Hulu)
• Krystin Ver Linden – Alice (Vertical Entertainment)
• Mo McRae – A Lot of Nothing (RLJE)
• Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough – This Is My Black (Campus of Pine Forge Academy)

TELEVISION + STREAMING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Atlanta (FX)
• black-ish (ABC)
• Rap Sh!t (HBO Max)
• The Wonder Years (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Anthony Anderson – black-ish (ABC)
• Cedric The Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS)
• Donald Glover – Atlanta (FX)
• Dulé Hill – The Wonder Years (ABC)
• Mike Epps – The Upshaws (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• Loretta Devine – Family Reunion (Netflix)
• Maya Rudolph – Loot (Apple TV+)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Tichina Arnold – The Neighborhood (CBS)
• Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Brian Tyree Henry – Atlanta (FX)
• Deon Cole – black-ish (ABC)
• Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Jenifer Lewis – black-ish (ABC)
• Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

• Bel-Air (Peacock)
• Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Euphoria (HBO Max)
• P-Valley (Starz)
• Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Damson Idris – Snowfall (FX)
• Jabari Banks – Bel-Air (Peacock)
• Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Nicco Annan – P-Valley (Starz)
• Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (FOX)
• Brandee Evans – P-Valley (Starz)
• Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS)
• Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Adrian Holmes – Bel-Air (Peacock)
• Amin Joseph – Snowfall (FX)
• Caleb McLaughlin – Stranger Things (Netflix)
• Cliff “Method Man” Smith – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
• J. Alphonse Nicholson – P-Valley (Starz)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Adjoa Andoh – Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Bianca Lawson – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Loretta Devine – P-Valley (Starz)
• Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)
• Tina Lifford – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons (BET Networks)
• From Scratch (Netflix)
• The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
• The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
• Women of the Movement (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Morris Chestnut – The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
• Samuel L. Jackson  – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
• Terrence Howard – The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
• Trevante Rhodes – Mike (Hulu)
• Wendell Pierce – Don’t Hang Up (Bounce TV)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
• Regina Hall – The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
• Sanaa Lathan – The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
• Viola Davis – The First Lady (Showtime)
• Zoe Saldaña – From Scratch (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Glynn Turman – Women of the Movement (ABC)
• Keith David – From Scratch (Netflix)
• Omar Benson Miller – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+)
• Russell Hornsby – Mike (Hulu)
• Terrence “TC” Carson – A Wesley Christmas (AMC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Alexis Floyd – Inventing Anna (Netflix)
• Danielle Deadwyler – From Scratch (Netflix)
• Melissa De Sousa – The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
• Nia Long – The Best Man: The Final Chapters (Peacock)
• Phylicia Rashad – Little America (Apple TV+)

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

• #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Black Votes Matter Election Night 2022 Coverage (Black Star Network/YouTube)
• ABC News 20/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts (ABC)
• Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
• OWN Spotlight: Viola Davis – The Woman King (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• The Hair Tales (Hulu)

Outstanding Talk Series

• Hart to Heart (Peacock)
• Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
• Sherri (Syndicated)
• Tamron Hall (ABC)
• Uninterrupted: The Shop (YouTube)

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

• Legendary (HBO Max)
• Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Studios)
• Shark Tank (ABC)
• Sweet Life: Los Angeles (HBO Max)
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)

• A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO Max)
• BET Awards 2022 (BET Networks)
• Deon Cole: Charleen’s Boy (Netflix)
• Martin: The Reunion (BET Networks)
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Children’s Program

• Family Reunion (Netflix)
• Raising Dion (Netflix)
• Raven’s Home (Disney+)
• Tab Time (YouTube Originals)
• Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)

• Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High – That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)
• Cameron J. Wright – Family Reunion (Netflix)
• Elisha Williams – The Wonder Years (ABC)
• Khali Spraggins – The Upshaws (Netflix)
• Ja’Siah Young – Raising Dion (Netflix)

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

• Jada Pinkett-Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)
• Jennifer Hudson – The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
• Kevin Hart – Hart to Heart (Peacock)
• Lester Holt – NBC Nightly News (NBC)
• Tracee Ellis Ross – The Hair Tales (Hulu)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

• Keke Palmer – Password (NBC)
• Lizzo – Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Studios)
• Tabitha Brown – Tab Time (YouTube Originals)
• Taraji P. Henson – BET Awards 2022 (BET Networks)
• Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Guest Performance

• Amanda Gorman – Sesame Street (HBO Max)
• Chance the Rapper – South Side (HBO Max)
• Colman Domingo – Euphoria (HBO Max)
• Glynn Turman – Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Gabourey Sidibe – American Horror Stories (FX)

Outstanding Animated Series

• Central Park (Apple TV+)
• Eureka! (Disney Junior)
• Gracie’s Corner (YouTube)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
• Zootopia+ (Disney+)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)

• Billy Porter – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
• Cedric the Entertainer – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
• Chris Bridges – Karma’s World (Netflix)
• Cree Summer – Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
• Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)

Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama

• Between The Scenes – The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
• Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans (Facebook Watch)
• Rise Up, Sing Out (Disney+)
• Sunday Dinner (YouTube)
• Zootopia+ (Disney+)

Outstanding Short Form Series or Special – Reality/Nonfiction

• Black Independent Films: A Brief History (Turner Classic Movies)
• Daring Simone Biles (Snap)
• Historian’s Take (PBS)
• NFL 360 (NFL Network)
• Omitted: The Black Cowboy (ESPN)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

• Amy Wang – From Scratch (Netflix)
• Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – Kindred (FX)
• Hannah Cope – Karma’s World (Netflix)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Syreeta Singleton – Rap Sh!t (HBO Max)

RECORDING CATEGORIES
Outstanding New Artist

• Adam Blackstone – Legacy (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/Empire)
• Armani White – Billie Eilish (Def Jam Recordings)
• Coco Jones – ICU (Def Jam Recordings)
• Fivio Foreign – B.I.B.L.E (Columbia Records)
• Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights (RCA Records)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Brent Faiyaz – Wasteland (Lost Kids)
• Burna Boy – Love, Damini (Atlantic Records)
• Chris Brown – Breezy (Deluxe) (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
• Drake – Honestly, Nevermind (OVO/Republic Records)
• Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Ari Lennox – age/sex/location (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
• Beyoncé – Renaissance (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment)
• Chlöe – Surprise (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment)
• Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good (RCA Records)
• SZA – S.O.S. (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

• All Things New – Tye Tribbett (Motown Gospel)
• Hymns – Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel)
• Kingdom Book One – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin (Tribl Records, Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Inspiration)
• My Life – James Fortune (FIYA World/MNRK Music Group)
• The Urban Hymnal – Tennessee State University (TSU/Tymple)

Outstanding International Song

• Bad To Me – Wizkid (RCA Records/Starboy/Sony Music International)
• Diana feat. Shenseea – Fireboy DML, Chris Brown (YBNL Nation / EMPIRE)
• Last Last – Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
• No Woman No Cry – Tems (Def Jam Recordings)
• Stand Strong – Davido feat. Sunday Service Choir (RCA Records/Sony Music UK)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

• About Damn Time – Lizzo (Atlantic Records)
• Be Alive – Beyoncé (Columbia Records/ Parkwood Entertainment)
• Lift Me Up – Rihanna (Def Jam Recordings)
• LORD FORGIVE ME feat. FAT, Pharrell and OLU of EARTHGANG – TOBE NWIGWE (THE GOOD STEWARDS COLLECTIVE)
• The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar (pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Album

• age/sex/location – Ari Lennox (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
• Breezy (Deluxe) – Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
• Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar (pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)
• Renaissance – Beyoncé (Parkwood/Columbia Records)
• Watch the Sun – PJ Morton (Morton Records)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By – Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan (Hollywood Records)
• Bridgerton Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) – Kris Bowers (Capitol Records)
• Entergalactic – Kid Cudi (Republic Records)
• P-Valley: Season 2 (Music From the Original TV Series) – Various Artists (Lions Gate Records)
• The Woman King – Terence Blanchard (Milan Records)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

• All in Your Hands – Marvin Sapp (Elev8 Media & Entertainment LLC)
• Fly (Y.M.M.F.) – Tennessee State University (TSU/Tymple)
• Positive – Erica Campbell (My Block Inc.)
• Whole World In His Hands – MAJOR. (MNRK Music Group)
• Your World – Jonathan McReynolds (MNRK Music Group)

Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental

• Detour – Boney James (Concord Records)
• Henry Franklin: Jazz Is Dead 014  – Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge
• The Funk Will Prevail – Kaelin Ellis (NCH Music)
• The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni – Javon Jackson (Solid Jackson Records)
• Thrill Ride – Ragan Whiteside (Randis Music)

Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal

• Legacy – Adam Blackstone (BASSic Black Entertainment Records / Anderson Music Group / Empire)
• Linger Awhile – Samara Joy (Verve Records)
• Love and the Catalyst – Aimée Allen (Azuline)
• New Standards Vol. 1 – Terri Lyne Carrington (Candid Records)
• The Evening : Live at Apparatus – The Baylor Project (Be A Light)

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song

• About Damn Time – Lizzo (Atlantic Records)
• Cuff It – Beyoncé (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment)
• Good Morning Gorgeous Remix feat. H.E.R. – Mary J. Blige (300)
• Hurt Me So Good – Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
• Lift Me Up – Rihanna (Def Jam Recordings)

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song

• Billie Eilish – Armani White (Def Jam Recordings)
• City of Gods – Fivio Foreign (Columbia Records)
• Hotel Lobby – Quavo, Takeoff (Motown Records/Quality Control Music)
• The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar (pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)
• Wait for U – Future feat. Drake and Tems (Epic Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

• Kendrick Lamar feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer – Die Hard (pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)
• Mary J. Blige feat. H.E.R. – Good Morning Gorgeous Remix (300)
• PJ Morton feat. Alex Isley and Jill Scott – Still Believe (Morton Records)
• Silk Sonic – Love’s Train (Atlantic Records)
• Summer Walker, Cardi B, and SZA – No Love (LVRN/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

• Beyoncé feat. Grace Jones and Tems – MOVE (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment)
• Chris Brown feat. Wizkid – Call Me Every Day (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
• City Girls feat. Usher – Good Love (Motown Records/Quality Control Music)
• Future feat. Drake and Tems – Wait For U (Epic Records)
• Latto feat. Mariah Carey and DJ Khaled – Big Energy (Remix) (RCA Records)

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Documentary (Film)

• Civil (Netflix)
• Descendant (Netflix)
• Is That Black Enough For You?!? (Netflix)
• Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (Apple TV+)
• Sidney (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

• Black Love (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• Everything’s Gonna be All White (Showtime)
• Frontline (PBS)
• Race: Bubba Wallace (Netflix)
• Shaq (HBO Max)

WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Aisha Muharrar – Hacks – “Episode 206” (HBO Max)
• Ayo Edebiri, Shana Gohd – What We do in the Shadows – “Episode 405” (FX)
• Brittani Nichols – Abbott Elementary – “Student Transfer” (ABC)
• Karen Joseph Adcock – The Bear – “Episode 105” (FX)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – “Development Day” (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

• Aurin Squire – The Good Fight – “Episode 603” (Paramount+)
• Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – Kindred – “Episode 101” (FX)
• Davita Scarlett – The Good Fight – “Episode 604” (Paramount+)
• Joshua Allen – From Scratch – “Episode 105” (Netflix)
• Marissa Jo Cerar – Women of the Movement – “Episode 101” (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

• Bree West – A Wesley Christmas (BET Networks)
• Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams – Entergalactic (Netflix)
• Jerrod Carmichael – Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (HBO Max)
• Lil Rel Howery – Lil Rel Howery: I Said it. Y’all Thinking it (HBO Max)
• Matt Lopez – Father of the Bride (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

• Charles Murray – The Devil You Know (Lionsgate)
• Dana Stevens, Maria Bello – The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Jordan Peele – Nope (Universal Pictures)
• Krystin Ver Linden – Alice (Vertical Entertainment)
• Ryan Coogler – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)

DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Angela Barnes – Atlanta – “The Homeliest Little Horse” (FX)
• Bridget Stokes – A Black Lady Sketch Show – “Save My Edges, I’m a Donor!” (HBO Max)
• Dee Rees – Upload – “Hamoodi” (Amazon Studios)
• Iona Morris Jackson – black-ish – “If A Black Man Cries in the Woods” (ABC)
• Pete Chatmon – The Flight Attendant – “Drowning Women” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

• Debbie Allen – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – “Robyn” (Apple TV+)
• Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul – “Axe and Grind” (AMC)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood – Women of the Movement – “Mother and Son” (ABC)
• Hanelle Culpepper – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – “Sensia” (Apple TV+)
• Kasi Lemmons – Women of the Movement – “Episode 106” (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special

• Anton Cropper – Fantasy Football (Paramount+)
• Marta Cunningham – 61st Street (AMC)
• Sujata Day – Definition Please (Netflix)
• Tailiah Breon – Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas (Lifetime)
• Tine Fields – Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

• Antoine Fuqua – Emancipation (Apple)
• Chinonye Chukwu – TILL (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Kasi Lemmons – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Ryan Coogler – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)

• Nadia Hallgren – Civil (Netflix)
• Reginald Hudlin – Sidney (Apple TV+)
• Sacha Jenkins – Everything’s Gonna Be All White (Showtime)
• Sacha Jenkins – Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (Apple TV+)
• Kamau Bell – We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)

LITERARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

• Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction – Sheree Renée Thomas (Macmillan)
• Light Skin Gone to Waste – Toni Ann Johnson (University of Georgia Press)
• Take My Hand – Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Penguin Random House)
• The Keeper – Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes (Abrams Books)
• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty – Akwaeke Emezi (Simon & Schuster)

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction

• Finding Me – Viola Davis (HarperCollins Publishers)
• Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America – Cody Keenan (HarperCollins Publishers)
• Requiem for the Massacre – RJ Young (Counterpoint)
• Under the Skin – Linda Villarosa (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
• Who’s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race – Henry Louis Gates, Andrew S. Curran (The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

• America Made Me a Black Man – Boyah Farah (HarperCollins Publishers)
• Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen – George McCalman (HarperCollins)
• Marriage Be Hard – Kevin Fredericks, Melissa Fredericks (Penguin Random House)
• Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation – Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, Michelle Higgins (Penguin Random House Convergent Imprint)
• What the Fireflies Knew – Kai Harris (Penguin Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

• A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story – Raphael G. Warnock (Penguin Random House)
• Scenes from My Life – Michael K. Williams (Penguin Random House)
• The Light We Carry – Michelle Obama (Penguin Random House)
• Walking In My Joy: In These Streets – Jenifer Lewis (HarperCollins Publishers)
• You’ve Been Chosen – Cynt Marshall (Ballantine Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

• Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration – Tracey Lewis-Giggetts (Gallery/Simon and Schuster)
• Cooking from the Spirit – Tabitha Brown (William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
• Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind – Pinky Cole (Simon & Schuster)
• Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self – Thema Bryant (Penguin Random House/TarcherPerigee)
• The Five Principles: A Revolutionary Path to Health, Inner Wealth, and Knowledge of Self –  Khnum Ibomu (Hachette Book Group)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

• Best Barbarian – Roger Reeves (Norton)
• Bluest Nude – Ama Codjoe (Milkweed Editions)
• Concentrate – Courtney Faye Taylor (Graywolf Press)
• Muse Found in a Colonized Body – Yesenia Montilla (Four Way Books)
• To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness – Robin Coste Lewis (Alfred A. Knopf)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

• Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas – Jeanne Walker Harvey, Loveis Wise (HarperCollins)
• Black Gold – Laura Obuobi, London Ladd (HarperCollins)
• Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky – Nana Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
• Stacey’s Remarkable Books – Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas (HarperCollins – Balzer + Bray)
• The Year We Learned to Fly – Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael Lopez (Penguin Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

• Cookies & Milk – Shawn Amos (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Inheritance: A Visual Poem – Elizabeth Acevedo (HarperCollins – Quill Tree Books)
• Maybe An Artist, A Graphic Memoir – Liz Montague (Random House Studio)
• Me and White Supremacy: Young Readers’ Edition – Layla F. Saad (Sourcebooks)
• Opening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Our Hero Michelle Obama – Ashley Woodfolk (Feiwel & Friends, Macmillan)

PODCAST CATEGORIES
Outstanding News and Information Podcast

• #SundayCivics (LJW Community Strategies)
• Beyond the Scenes – The Daily Show (Central Productions, LLC)
• Black Tech Green Money (The Black Effect Podcast Network)
• Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams (Interval Presents & Uppity Productions)
• Into America with Trymaine Lee (MSNBC)

Outstanding Lifestyle/Self-Help Podcast

• Chile, Please (Honey Chile)
• GoOD Mornings with CurlyNikki (Walton Media, LLC)
• Man to Man: A Black Love Wellness Series (Black Love Inc.)
• Maejor Frequency (Audible)
• Therapy for Black Girls (Therapy for Black Girls)

Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast

• Comeback with Erica Cobb (Erica Cobb LLC/One Street Studios)
• Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (Spotify & The Ringer)
• Into America with Trymaine Lee (MSNBC)
• LeVar Burton Reads (SiriusXM’s Stitcher Studios)
• The Sum of Us (Higher Ground)

Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast

• Angie Martinez IRL (Media Noche Productions)
• Black Girl Songbook (Spotify & The Ringer)
• Jemele Hill is Unbothered (Unbothered Inc, Spotify, Lodge Freeway Media, Exit 39)
• The Read (Loud Speakers Network)
• Two Funny Mamas (Mocha Podcasts Network)

COSTUME DESIGN, MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING CATEGORIES
​Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film)

• Francine Jamison-Tanchuck – Emancipation (Apple Studios)
• Gersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Heather Constable, Christina Cattle, Sheryl Willock, Becky MacKinnon – Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+)
• Gersha Phillips, Carly Nicodemo, Lieze Van Tonder, Lynn Paulsen, Tova Harrison – The Woman King (Tristar Pictures)
• Ruth E. Carter – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
• Trayce Gigi Field – A League of Their Own (Prime Video)

Outstanding Make-up (Television or Film)

• Angie Wells – Cheaper by the Dozen (Disney+)
• Debi Young, Sandra Linn, Ngozi Olandu Young, Gina Bateman – We Own This City (HBO Max)
• Michele Lewis – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Apple Studios)
• Ren Rohling, Teresa Vest, Megan Areford – Emergency (Amazon Studios)
• Zabrina Matiru – Surface (Apple Studios)

Outstanding Hairstyling (Television or Film)

• Camille Friend – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel Studios)
• Curtis Foreman, Ryan Randall – RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+)
• Louisa V. Anthony, Deaundra Metzger, Maurice Beaman – TILL (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)
• Mary Daniels, Kalin Spooner, Darrin Lyons, Eric Gonzalez – All American (The CW)
• Tracey Moss, Jerome Allen, Tamika Dixon, Lawrence “Jigga” Simmons, Jason Simmons – Fantasy Football (Paramount+)

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

• @Theconsciousless- George Lee
• @thechristishow – Christianee Porter
• @earnyourleisure – Troy Millings & Rashad Bilal
• @KevOnStage – Kevin Fredericks
• @lynaevanee – Lynae Vanee

​Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation. Our mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

In media attributions, please refer to us as the NAACP.

NOTE: The Legal Defense Fund – also referred to as the NAACP-LDF was founded in 1940 as a part of the NAACP, but separated in 1957 to become a completely separate entity. It is recognized as the nation’s first civil and human rights law organization, and shares our commitment to equal rights.

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​A dynamic duo both in life and work, powerhouse real estate broker and designer Egypt Sherrod and her husband, expert builder Mike Jackson, will return for a new 12-episode season of their HGTV breakout hit series Married to Real Estate on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT and available to stream on discovery+.
​The compelling couple—who inspired 19 million season one viewers with their positive perspective on running successful property businesses, managing a home and raising three daughters—will help more families buy houses with potential in their ideal Atlanta neighborhoods and transform them into stunning dream homes. Drawing from her experience as the star of HGTV’s Property Virgins and Flipping Virgins, Egypt will employ her knowledge of the real estate market and financial prowess to find their clients affordable houses in desirable locations and manifest her design expertise to reimagine the spaces. Then, Mike will execute the breathtaking renovations that deliver an increased home value and return on investment, finding solutions to any construction problem and staying on budget.

​Today, the couple launch their brand-new podcast, Marriage and Money Podcast with Egypt & Mike. On the heels of all their success, fans have requested more access and knowledge to the two as it pertains to their lessons on marriage and relationships as well as wealth building strategies, catalyzing the Marriage and Money Podcast. The weekly podcast is full of humorous stories, valuable life hacks, honest & meaty marriage dilemmas, and wealth & legacy building knowledge. Season one of the podcast will feature special guests, Dr. Contessa and Scott Metcalfe(“Married to Medicine”); singer Montell Jordan and wife, Kristin Jordan; Singer/TV Personality Trina Braxton and husband Von Scales; director/actress Terri J. Vaughn and husband, Karon Riley; and more.  

​Marriage and Money with Egypt & Mike is available now on YouTube, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. A sneak preview of season one is available below.

HGTV’s digital platforms will offer up even more exclusive Married to Real Estate content at HGTV.com and on social media by following @HGTV and #MarriedtoRealEstate on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. In addition, fans can follow Egypt (@egyptsherrod) and Mike (@djfadelf) on Instagram. The new season also will be available on HGTV GO the same day and time as the linear premieres—Thursdays at 9 p.m. beginning Jan. 12.
 
Married to Real Estate is produced by 51 Minds Entertainment.

​Tis the season for laughter, cheer but most of all the time when families gather together. Teddy & Tina Campbell share Christmas with you with their new soon to be classic, Christmas At Our House. Grab a seat on their couch with "Our House", an energetic and festive song that will immediately transport you to the Campbells for Christmas day!
While keeping the true reason for the season , "Remember Jesus" features a host of angelic voices that reminds each of us what this time is truly about! With family and love at the center of each song, "Love Oh Love", "Ask Away" and "Together For Christmas" create the new family set of favorites for the Holidays! Full of memorable moments that make the season fun "Christmas At Our House" is sure to become a recurring soundtrack for many holiday's to come!

Christmas At Our House is available now wherever music is sold and streamed. Follow Teddy and Tina Campbell on social media using the handle @teddyandtina.

It's that time of the year....Christmas of course...and our friend, Tony Hightower, has new music to add to your Holiday Playlist!!!

The Ep, 'This Time of Year' is truly a Christmas classic for generations to come.  If you know anything about Tony Hightower's music, he hold true to his roots of jazz.  When you hear these songs, you will definitely hear his classic influences.

​The series premiere episodes of the newest Bounce original series, “Finding Happy,” were seen by 2.6 million viewers 2+ in their debut telecasts. 

​The first two episodes of “Finding Happy” premiered back-to-back on Bounce on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8 to 9 p.m. ET, and their initial airing burst within 24 hours, including a special presentation on Bounce’s sister network ION on Sunday night.

Centering around the Black female experience through the eyes of protagonist Yaz Carter, “Finding Happy” is a dramedy about the unfulfilled life of Yaz, beginning with her unhappy 36th birthday. The 10-episode debut season features Yaz’s loving-but-complicated family, her stagnant career in the evolving landscape of radio, and a merry-go-round of unrequited love while dating in the love desert of Atlanta. 

​Bounce premieres new episodes of “Finding Happy” Saturday nights at 8 p.m. ET, with a primetime play for the West Coast at 8 p.m. PT. They are added to Bounce’s streaming service Brown Sugar on Monday mornings.

If you are a fan of Brat Loves Judy on WeTV, you already know that Brat Loves Judy Season 2 Finale  ended with Brat having an exclusive listening party and with Brat and Judy mentioning that Brat Loves Judy will be back for season 3!!!!! 
If you look really closely during the listening party, you will see that When We Speak TV was one of the invited media.

We were so excited to run into Hero The Band while we were there, who performed with Da Brat and is featured on her new single, Tick Tock. 
When We Speak TV interviewed Hero The Band, early in their career and from what they told us.......we were one of their first interviews!!!!  

It is always a great moment when we run into former When We Speak TV guests. That's why we always try to make it a point to SPEAK to previous guests when we see them out at events or around town....if possible.

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