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EVENTS: ESSENCE MAG’S BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYOOD LUNCHEON

Friday, February 22, 2008

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith hosted Essence Magazine’s First Annual Black Women In Hollywood luncheon. It was a star studded event for Black women in film and television including guests Kerry Washington, Ruby Dee, Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Tracy Ellis Ross, Raven Symone - and many more.

SANAA LATHAN @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD NIA LONG @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD RAVEN @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD JADA & WILL @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD

LISARAYE @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD STAR JONES @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD GABRIELLE UNION @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD

GARCELLE BEAVIAS @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD JADA PINKETT SMITH @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD RUBY DEE @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD LAILA ALI @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD

JURNEE SMOLLETT @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD LYNN WHITFIELD @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD WILL SMITH KISSES HIS “HITCH” COSTAR PAULA PATTON

SALLI RICHARDSON @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD TOM & KATIE @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD TRACEY EDMONDS @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD

VIVICA A FOX @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD TIA MOWRY @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD TATIYANA ALI @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD

TRACY ELLIS ROSS @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD TARAJI HENSEN @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD KERRY WASHINGTON @ BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD

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1.

dee dee

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Will and Jada are going the distance! Everybody looks good.

2.

guccigirl

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

This is the first post that I can GENUINELY say that all my people look FAB!

3.

HR DIVA

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Who is that guy with Ruby Dee??? Mmmm Mmmm Mmmmm!!

4.

She

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

I love me someee Will…….everyone else look iight…..luvn raven curls

5.

skyy

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

JADA LOOKS GREAT

6.

*_*BROADWAY86*_*

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

JADA!!!!LYNN!!!!TRACY!!!!KERI!!!!!TIA:: THE BEST OF THE BUNCH!!

7.

Stacy H

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

they had another picture on the People magazine website where is showed Jada, Will , Tom and Katie at the same table all smiling and posing for the camera. it is good to see friends support each other! Gabrielle, this is not Rip the Runway..please stop posing like you are supermodel of the world!

8.

She

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Looka my cuz lisa…..look so lovely mama

9.

mariah

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Wow… everyone looks amazing!

10.

dee dee

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Lisaray is not wearing the signature white anymore? What’s up with that?

11.

I'm_kinda_a_big_deal

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

everyone look superfly…especially the smiths.

tracee looks corrine rae bailey.

12.

Elegance1981

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

I see that Raven Simone has a good girdle on. Everybody looks great. I just have one question. Does everybody in Hollywood have to have a long sewn in weave?

13.

cdnyc

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks good. I heard it was a really nice event. And Nia Long just can’t miss!!! Fabulous!!!

14.

BEAUTY Q.T.

BEAUTY Q.T.

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks nice and classy!

15.

TamDiggy

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks really good…some better than others, but for the most part the ones who shine always will and those you usually don’t came up! Good job Black Hollywood! Favorites- Jada, Sanaa, Nia, Paula, Wendy (LOVE the dress), Gab (love the back of the dress and her makeup) Sally, Vivica (I know, right?), and Tia (she’s been steppin’ up The Game lately- pun intended). I usually love Jurnee— she’s still looks nice, but she’s aged herself. Rave, who I think is very pretty, looks better than usual and she is slimming down, but I think she should soften her look with less weave, makeup and cleavage. The dress on Lynn– not really feeling it and Kerry is always a little quirky so while I think the fit is cute, I’m not sure about the hair and makeup. Anyway, like I wrote above— everyone did decent. I do however want “us” to do something different with “our” hair. The straight/tousled weave is getting stale.

16.

LuvsIt

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks really good! I love Raven’s dress! Nia, Sanaa, Garbielle…aww hell everyone looks nice! lmao

17.

cl lover

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks great!

18.

UPGRADEU2007

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

EVERYBODY LOOKS HOT..

WHAT THE FUCK WAS TOM&KATIE DOIN @ THE BLACK WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL???

DO TRACY ELLIS ROSS LOOK SUPRISED ALL THE TIME??

I WISH JURNEE WOULD HAVE A GOT HER DRESS ALTERED TO SHOW OFF HER NICE CURVES..STILL CLASSY

I JUST KNEW LAILA LESBIAN ASS WAS GONE BE AT THE CONVENTION..PROBABLY COPPIN THE FIELD EVERYWHERE SHE GO

19.

HR DIVA

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

I want NIA’s shoes ASAP!!!! Everyone looks great!

20.

JKidd21

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Love Will and Jada they are Black Luv at its best!! Everyone looks GREAT!!

21.

FLYGIRL

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

They all look good.

22.

MISS LONDON

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Will and Jada have always been my fav and most respected hollywood couple…I hope they last 4eva…There is so much color up there, lots of peeps taking risks with that, some peeps pull it off , Tia, Tatianna, Sally, Kerry but most fail miserably,Garcelle, Lynn, Laila….Its good to see everyone out though…

23.

H-Town Chic***

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks nice….

24.

Mz Kris

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Ms Ross looks like a damn clown wit that white asz eye shadow above her eyes!!

25.

shaunta85

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

It is wonderful to see a group of “CLASSY” Beautiful Black Women. Everyone looks GREAT. Not a skank in sight. We need to see this more often!

26.

MS K

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

TRACIE ROSS KNOW THAT YOU CANT WEAR THE SAME SHOES TWICE TO A CELEB FUNCTION.GABBY IS A CUTE SISTA ,BUT A LITTLE TO FULL OF HERSELF.I GIVE CELEB PROPS,BUT REMEMBER PEOPLE THIS FOLKS LOOK LIKE THIS BECAUSE OF MONEY NOT BECAUSE OF NATURAL BEAUTY. TAKE THE WEAVE,VERNEERS,LYPO,AND MAKEUP AWAY. YOU HAVE SOME H.A.M ON YOUR HANDS.

27.

Quiche-A

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Is it the way Tia is standing or does she have on flat sandals?

Tom & Katie? Oddballs, no?

Tracee Ross looks like a psycho in that picture! Sorry.

28.

MissTee2U

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Laila Ali’s on her second husband…why she gotta be a lesbian?
Every black women doesn’t wear a weave….Jurnee, Laila, LisaRaye (well, this time) Tracee Ross, Tracey Edmonds and Jada Pinkett are all wearing their own hair…..

But I hear you. I just don’t think you get far in Hollywood as a black woman with either natural hair or apparently, your original nose….

29.

dee dee

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

There’s nothing wrong with a good weave! Men love big hair, big lips and long legs, IT SELLS, so of course, it’s all over the place. I got NO PROBLEM with it!

30.

Peacekeeper00

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks nice, except for Tataniya (sp?) Ali and Paula Patton (I’m not a fan of the pokadot dress). Gabrielle needs sit sat down. This is not a photoshoot for Black Men magazine.

I must say Sanna is working the hell out of that dress.

31.

Phil-Up

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everybody looks good overall. I’m scratching my head tryna figure out whats going on with Tia Mowry and Tatyana Ali though.

32.

lilblackfan

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

everyone looks great!
will needs a haircut. and jada looks amazing!
i love lisaraye’s dress. and tomkat look nice.
great event!
:D

33.

http://prima-donna1/blogspot.com

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

tom and kate are loopy! i bet he mentally or physically beats her- she acts like a zombie nowadays and their baby looks chinese! what a confused couple

jada and will are gorgeous- and to the person who commented on weaves in hollywood- that is jada’s REAL hair.

ravens makeup is the wrong colour, and tracee looks like corinne bailey rae in that pic

34.

DAMN

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Oh so tired of Gabrielle, DAMN chick does NOT miss an industry event. She should at least have something to promote…she is the black Paris Hilton.
She should be hitting the trails to find someone to put her in a movie or something….this is getting real old Gabby.

You fabulousness has expired!!!

35.

Bahamas/Chicago/Cayman Gal

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Black people are so beautiful!!! I mean wow!!! Everybody looks good, but I must say, Tracee Ellis Ross, what’s up with dem shoes girl???!!!

36.

rebecca

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

we seen tracy rock those shoes before right?

37.

HR DIVA

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

LMAO @ 33….Black Paris Hilton - as much as I like Gabby, you aint never lied smh..

38.

Anonymous

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Wait, I thought Eva L. was Will’s co-star in HITCH not Paula Patton. Maybe Im wrong and I just cant remember her in the movie. Correct me if Im wrong…

39.

Islandchick_Bri

Islandchick_Bri

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks good! But is Tia wearing sandals?! Anyway…Sanaa & Lisa look especially stunning imo!

40.

augusta

augusta

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

everyone really looks great. yeah black people.lol

41.

SweetThang729

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

I don’t have anything bad to say and that’s a first….

love tracey’s shoes!!!!

42.

Quiche-A

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

@37…Paula Patton was in Hitch for about 20 seconds. The bar scene when he handed her money to get him a drink thinking she was a waitress. It ended up being a pick up line.

43.

GreatestLoveOfAll

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

definitely a good-look :D

44.

augusta

augusta

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

@#14, i agree i am sooo tired of seeing the straight/tousled weave on every black woman. change it up. we were blessed in the sense that we can wear our hair curly, kinky, wavy and everything in between, why do we have to mimic what’s hot for white hollywood women?

45.

WillPwr

WillPwr

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

About time some of these underRATED women get some shine!

Happy Black History Month :-)

46.

Quiche-A

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Oh, and @37 again, it was Eva M (as in Mendes) not Eva L (as in Longoria) who was his co-star in Hitch.

47.

gabs

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

raven looks gorgeous!!

48.

Grace

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Why the hell was Superhead there. I don’t care if she was dress classy. A hoe is still a hoe! Who would extend an invitation to her. I am disappointed in Essesce. As far as Tom & Katie, I don’t think any black awards dinner and banquet is exclusively for blacks. Tom & Katie do have close black friends. Lets not forget that Tom has a black son that he and his ex-wife adopted.

49.

CHRISTELLE

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Will Smith si the only man i would rape, if I could.
OMG, why are you so FINE!! Will, please, give me one chance!

50.

Johnny

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Ruby Dee is so fly rockin the blue outfit and the shades on!!!

51.

Noelle Alexandrea Teague

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

>>>>>> look at ruby she a g.. gabby look hot new orleans did her body good…. raven is smokin.. stars a star.. so many ladie slook at will and paula
>>>> aww:) JADA IS FIERCE. laila marriage life is good
?? wendys dress is nice..nia so hot.. sanna been making rounds
>>> i cant 4 raisin in the sun..LYNETTE IS SO PRETTY EVER SINCE
>>>> 4 ever especially cheetah girls lol

52.

Noelle Alexandrea Teague

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

>>i like the first one thats the only one i saw!! :)

53.

peekaboo

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

lisa looks good in pink

54.

diane

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

I absolutely love Wendy Raquel dress, shoes, and handbag with that being said: Sanaa, Nia, Gabrielle,and Jada also look fabulous.

55.

BLACKNBEAUTIFUL

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

sanaa’s dress is the best, loves it!

wendy’s outfit is very cute

salli ’s dress is pretty

ima need for gabrielle to turn around so we could see the whole outfit, but the back is looking fierce

jurnees dress gotta go, too grown lookin for her

the belt around ravens dress makes the outfit tacky!

vivica looks same ol same ol, nothing different

im very disappointed in tracee’s lil get up i must say, just plain UGLY from head to toe. she usually does better…

WILL SMITH IS FIONE!

56.

Reccy

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

I gotta give it up to Tom and Katie; they are lookin FIERCE together. Can u say COORDINATE? LOL!

I’m tired of seeing Gabrielle at EVERY event! When does she work?

Tracy Ellis Ross is my girl but that outfit aint cute, sorry :(

Everyone else looks nice tho!

57.

amber

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

lisa raye not in a white? ohmygosh. im glad she changed it up. she looks nice. and so does everyone else. im just wondering why tom and katie were there?

58.

Emma V's Great-Grandaughter

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everybody look nice.

Essence Magazine should’ve did this a loooooooooonnnnnnnnngggggggggggg time ago.

59.

Tammi

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Pretty much everyone looks good, Tracey looking kind of silly after the whole Eddie thing

60.

Chelly

Chelly

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Black folks looking great
Why did TomKat’s cult worshipping asses follow Will & Jada there….????

61.

NaijaQT

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

@ 37

You’re right. His co-star was Eva Longoria not Paula Patton. If I’m not mistaken the last movie Ms. Patton co-starred in was Deja vu with Denzel Washington.

62.

NaijaQT

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

@37 My Bad.

@46 It was Eva Mendes, I don’t know what I was thinking.

63.

honeybo

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Tom and Kate are there because they are BFF with Jada and Will, and that’s what friends to, show some love.

So ignorant on our behalves, because they are white, they should be at the Essence? wow people are funny

64.

TTT

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Will is aging. I know raven dresses to fit her body but I am sure there are more styles she can rock. She always wears those types of dresses/tops that flare at the elbow and bottom. At least she is not dressed in black this time

65.

DejaStar7

DejaStar7

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Nice to see Raven out

66.

Eclipse

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

SANAA LATHAN DRESS IS HOT. I LOVE IT!!

WHAT IS UP WITH TATIANA ALI? SHE LOOK A HOT STEAMY MESS. SHE LOOK LIKE SHE WAS ON THE WAY TO THE GYM AND SHE RAN INTO WILL SMITH AND HE SAID “YOU NOT COMING TO THE BLACK WOMENS ESSENCE PARTY”? AND SHE JUST JUMPED IN THE BACK OF HIS CAR AND RODE WITH HIM THERE.

SHE LOOKS A HOT MESS!!

GABRIELLE IS THE BLACK PARIS HILTON. PROBALY WHY SHE IS DIVORCED. SHE IS THE ONLY ONE STICKING HER BOOTY OUT FOR A PICTURE. SHE IS CUTE BUT ………..WHORE!

67.

SUGA BUGA

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Yeah will and tom are REALLY close. WIll left the set of” I AM LEGEND” TO GO TO TOM AND KATIES WEDDING!

TOM CRUISE SEEMS REAL COOL LIKE THAT

68.

eclipse

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

RAVEN: YOU NEED A TAN ON DEM LEGS…..

TATIANA: YOU LOOK LIKE YOU SHOP THE SECOND HAND STORE.

69.

JUDAH

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Tom Cruise is only there at the behest of his “friend” Will Smith, that lesbian demon Jada Pinkett, and to see how many other simple black actors he can recruit into that Sciencetology.

70.

CHRISTELLE

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

lol judah except for ‘lesbian demon”. How many kids does Jada has, How long is she married with Will? What makes you think that she is lesbian?? Bisexual maybe but Lesbian??

71.

CHRISTELLE

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Gabrielle union should open a Public Relation company because she probably knows every single balck people in Hollywood lol, she is EVERYWHERE but still beautiful and JOBLESS!!

72.

TTT

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Eva mendes was in hitch not paula or eva longoria. Why can’t Tracee look better? Goodness! Kerry Washington’s face is soooo annoying and can she smile in any of her pics? She doesn’t have to try to hard all the time.

73.

Have Not Thought of a New User Name

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Everyone looks good

74.

mocha

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

!!!!!!!!NO jada has on a weave look at the shinny part –yesh she do..and that marriage is over she look like she is just hanging on….I bet they are scientologists….I give that marriage 3yrs maybe…….Traci Ellis Ross needs a stylist this dont look good she look like whatever happened to baby jane…(for those of you over 30) this not a good look…oh I thought raven simone was pregant….just because she thick and not hoochied out then folks is jealous

75.

Tia-Bia

Friday, February 22, 2008 /

Jada looks gorgeous. She hasn’t been pretty to me in a longtime, but she looks youthful and happy.

Paula Patton was in HITCH for 10 minutes. She was the girl in the bar that Will bought the drink for before he met Eva’s character.

All the women look good. But decent movie roles would be nicer than luncheons and awards.

Tom & Katie can go wherever they want lol and them being there will help this event get media coverage, plus the Smith’s and the Cruise’s seem to be buddies.

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