Actress Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 40th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Thursday night in Los Angeles, California.
The event was star-studded so please make sure to check out the audience and backstage photos as well. Definitely Black Star Power!
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Taraji looks like a winner already.
Sanaa Lathan is gorgeous.
Taraji- lovely
Monique- looks like she’s lost weight
Was it me or was this waaaayyyyy more entertaining than the Grammy’s. BEYONCE did her thang. she sounded great and she looked pretty as hell. For some reason she seemed a little sad. hope all is well. J Hud sounded good. I love my black ppl. And I’m glad Will won an award, Seven Pounds was great.
Monique doesnt shave her legs…I am just saying. Other than that everyone looks real nice!
All I know is that Halle Berry should write a book on how to look fabulous at all times. She was killing the dress game the entire night. Meanwhile there were entirely too many other women with ill-fitted dresses on… Halle give them some pointers please.
Jennifer Hudson was the best performance of the night for me. She killed it. I am so happy for her, she is a very strong girl to have gone through what she has and still be standing (and singing) stronger then ever. It almost made me cry to see Muhammad Ali like that though.
I dont think Taraji is going to win the Oscar, but I am happy she is getting recognition. She has been hustling her butt off and is a good actress.
All in all, the show was cool.
-Halle is such a beautiful lady it is ridiculous, and she does not age.
-Jennifer Hudson definately killed it, her voice would go down in history. Amazing.
Wow! A lot of pics. My people are all looking fly, one way or another.
Vanessa looks pissed/standoffish in that last pic, but I’m sure it’s just that particular pic at that moment. Funny, nonetheless
Man oh man look at all these beautiful people up n here….just a few comments Taraji just fierce Sanaa better watch out!! They both look lovely. I love the color of Traci dress just not sure how I feel about the shoes. Eva and Lance look good but I swear everytime they take a picture Lance is always looking at the camera and Eva is looking away. Halle flawless as usual she still has that prego glow and Holly has a mean body.
Is it me our does Keisha look different in every post I swear this aint the same chick from last week nor the same chick from Total but maybe its just my eyes
Rudy looks good in that color but I can’t help to think she is going to a prom sorry. How old is Keke Palmer cuz she looks real grown.
I’m only gonna say one thing, one thing I promise but it looks like the baby phat girls are heading into that extra extra funny looking stage. lets hope they grow out of it like Bobbi C is doing.
COME ON MONIQUE SINCE CHARM SCHOOL YOU HAVE BEEN MISSING IN ACTION. BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW PEOPLE STILL SHAVE THERE LEGS. THEY LOOK A MESS. THAT IS NOT A GOOD LOOK.
errone looks nice ….wait ill take that back keily looks like a man!
Jennifer Hudson’s performance was the highlight of the night. She stole the show AGAIN!!!! I am just amazed at this lady. I an going to have to see Ms. Hudson is concert!! Overall it was a good show!
Auntie Vanessa Simmons…No Mama, flash back to 86 dress, lol!
That’s why she is pissed! Did she dress in the dark?
Britney Daniels, lol! Damn!
I want to laugh out loud at Keke Palmer old 1979 Easter dress, but the girl can do no wrong in my eyes. I love you Keke…”you see North Carolina, we like family” hahaha!
Can someone get Tracee Ellis a man? come on girl! you look like Pebbles from the Flinstones, all grown up.
Dakota Fanny! I know darn well you pass all those tanning salon on your way. You look like you trying to blend in with your clothes, lol!
Seal?!!!! God Bless Heidi (Everyone has someone to love them in this world) I love Seal, but I have to pick on him from time to time.
Everyone looked absolutely gorgeous. J Hud killed it. Beyonce was doing her thing but she needs to stop doing that fake cry she does when she sings Halo or Flaws and All. Russel Simmons’ girls were too cute. Muhammed Ali got me all emotinal.
All in all, I am a proud black woman. BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!
Everyone looked so nice the Image awards is always just so classy and like #3 said this was actually better than the grammys but I just wanna say Russell Simmons’s girls kinda irked me you go on the stage with your dad while he is accepting an award and show off i didn’t like that at all its not cute they needa take a cue from Malia and Sasha on behavior. But Jennifer Hudson’s voice is so beautiful I’m so happy she is back performing.
One more thing, Mo’Nique you know you my girl and I love everything about you… But puhleeze do sumthin with those legs! I don;t think Sidney enjoys all that stubble under the sheets. C’mon girl get to it ASAP!
Everyone looks good!
where is beys pics did anybody notice she didnt thank hubby and did any one else see the way diddy looked at her after that so call speech lolol ….. she not the it gurl anymore.. taraji and jennifer are the shit now yyyyaaayyy….tachina’s gown was beautiful the color was amazing to me lolol,,, jen got a standing ovation
I mean forreal, Monique what kind of backwards azz back woods red neck mentality is this? Why the hell does she come out of the house with hairy legs in 2009????
Is she trying to set black people back like 100 years. We do have razors, NAIR, NEET, Sally Hanson WAX, and all kinds of other options, if she doesn’t want to shave then why not WAX heiffa!!!!???!!! My goodness, at least wear a long floor legnth gown and don’t subject the rest of the public to her “anti- grooming” bull ish.
It is just so pathetic with all of her money that she is trying to rebel against social norms. Please honey, get it together because this is pure foolishness!!! lol
@ 17. Beyonce didnt walk the red carpet. Photos of her are in the ‘audience/show/backstage’ post. As stated in the title, these are the arrival photos.
Oh and Beyonce on the show looked really sad, what was up with her?
No beyonce pics? lol
oh russell teach yo gurls some manners in public thats not cute … fighting in public … i see they are spairing the rod lol … the big one looks sad …..
MONIQUE MONIQUE MONIQUE!
Have you ever heard of wax or razors or mowing?!
If her legs look like that you know her coochie looks like buckwheat…that is sooooo freakin straight up NAISHTY NAISHTY NAISHTY. How can she teach somebody about Charm School and her legs looking like fur leg warmers?! Lawd have mercy…SMDH
Everyone lookg great Keisha Pulman stunning and Tarji dress outstanding, Beyonce is history now fall back give some else a turn to shine you made your money go and have a happy life spending g’s go Jennifer
Jennifer sounded AMAZING. Is the show going to run again. I missed it, had to catch her perofrmance on youtube.
Let me vent —– thess fade in ads are a pain in the @$$——ok i am done—–
The ladies had on some beautiful dresses, Hale Berry (not shown-the one she came out in with Tyler at the start of the show), Tracee, LisaRaye, Sanna, Monique, Kiely.
I only watched an hour. Will watch the rest this weekend.
The gowns are all beautiful, so much color on the red carpet!! Everyone looks wonderful!!
I like her very much, she is so beautiful! But I feel very angry that a man”celebkiller” on a celebrity&millionaire romance site ^^^^^^www millionaireloves com^^^^^^ posted a topic about her at forum, he said that he spent 500,000$ and had a wonderful night with her!!!!!!
LMAO @ 23!!
What is the motive behind Mo’Nique not shaving her legs? Is she a bohemian? That said she is a beautiful and one of the few big women who can carry her weight off well.
is it just me…
or is Erica from MaryMary and Sean Patrick’s wife wearing the same dress?
LOVES Taraji, Sanaa, Halle, and Tia
Rudy has never looked this amazing…wow!
Columbus Short can get IT
@ #31 their dresses are different.
Okay, THE DRESSES! lol
Screw Beyonce fans, Bey was a train-wreck from head-to-toe in the black/white gown. Her hair looked awful. I liked the red one she wore in the audience and I was wondering why she didn’t go with that one for the performance instead.
Taraji is trying to step it up, nice.
Halle’s first and second gowns were my personal faves.
Didn’t care for Sanaa’s dress or
Tracey Ellis Ross’
Hill Harper’s mom is a huge fan of J.Crew I see. I have that same jacket she wore but I dress mine with jeans. lol
@ #9, Monique has been “missing” because after she did Charm School, she toured, did a few radio spots and just wrapped her upcoming film, Push.
OH I LOVE ME SOME AUNTIE TRACEE…I DON’T KNOW WHY I FIND HER SO CRACIOUS AND CLASSY…SHAME ON OMAR EPPS WIFE WITH THAT LIL KIM NOSE..ITS JUST NOT A GOOD LOOK WHEN ANY ETHNIC WOMAN DOES THAT…WHY DOES KEYSHIA KNIGHT LOOK LIKE SHE IS GOING TO THE PROM AND BRITTANY DANIELS WITH THEM LIL MAN BREAST…FOR THE MOST PART..EVERYONE LOOKS GORGEOUS..SANAA IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN BUT THERE IS SOMETHING SO SQUARE AND DULL ABOUT HER..MAYBE ITS HER ONE NOTE PERSONALITY..ALSO..I LOVE THE SIMMONS CLAN..BEAUTIFUL..HILL HARPER…FINE! AND TARAJI…SHE HAS THAT OSCAR BAGGED…LOVE HER!
Monique is that you?…lol
and Dakota Fanning oooh she’s is all grown up!
wow @ Keyshia
Go Ahead Taraji, Eva and her beau!
Everyone looks great! Luv my black people!
Keshia Knight Pulliam.. Rudy all grown up, you go girl.. Beautiful!!
Black is Beautiful!!
For what its worth, everyone looks good. Seems like Mo’ lost some weight, looks nice on her (minus those hairy a-word legs) yikes, :-p
Everyone for the most part looked nice.
Highlights:
Eva’s dress was gorgeous to me.
Halle Berry was simply fly in each dress.
Taraji truly looks happy inside and out. Gorgeous.
Halle Robinson- ageless.
I have a true crush on Columbus Short and Brian White..wooo
i LOVE Taraji. she has come such a long way! Everyone looks great! Monique looks like she dropped a few lbs. good for her! NOT feeling her hairy legs tho…
Again everyone looks great… Love KeKe and Tyler beautiful teens!
Go Keisha wow almost didn’t recognize…
Everyone did their thing…
FYI – I am referring to Keisha Knight…
seriously…. dakota FANNY? come on CL, her last name is FANNING. Step your journalism skills up……
Hill Harper, Hill Harper Hill Harper!!!!!!! – Everytime I see that man on TV I just want to scream…. Whewwwwwww he is tooo sexy for words….
Sanaa – I love her dress… She had my favorite for the night…
Taraji – Looks great…
Eva and Lance look great together…
Russell’s babies are too cute… The oldest one seems sweet and the little one is spunky….
I agree with whoever said Beyonce did great but she seemed sad…
I really enjoyed watching the show….
Oh I know what I forgot… Now I love MONIQUE but why she aint shave them legs???? I know not everyone believes in shaving but ummm it would have looked better….
That damn Jennifer Hudson is the truth people. She sung her ass off last night with no effort at all!
Everybody looks great except for Kiely! LOL Hoodrat hoochie mama. LOL
.Everybody looks nice, Keisha Knight Pullman on Fiyah. Shout out to her stylist , Keisha you a wearing that dress
Everyone looks AMAZING! I love my people!
EVERYONE LOOKS CUTE BUT WHY DIDN’T MONIQUE SHAVE HER LEGS!!!! LOL
I LOVE SANAA’S DRESS AND MS. HENSON IS KILLING THAT DRESS!!! HAWT!!!!!
I need for Tracy to put on a bra. When she went to receive her award. Her girls had flopped down somewhere, and I am going to need Monique to shave her legs (just nasty).
Dakota FANNY? lol. You folk know what fanny means?
Can somebody help me understand why Monique won’t shave or wax her wild animal legs? UGH! that hair is long enough to braid.
brian white is so cute, but i hate his saggy ass shoulders.
damn, those little kimora girls have a lifetime of waxing in their future.
#18 Where did black people learn underarm, and leg shaving from???? Do you think our people did it where we came from?? So Amerikkanized!!! I’m not saying it doesn’t look nice but don’t condemn and require everyone to do it. Individuality is so not accepted by MY people! Leave Mo’Nique alone with her hairy legs-they belong to her!
I really enjoyed this show from beginning to end. Everybody looked great and Halle was mad gorgeous. Im glad she hosted.. I swear that woman never ages or looks raggedy lol. Mad love to my beautiful queens and props to the kings.
WOULD MONIQUE PLEASE SHAVE HER MUTHAF*CKING LEGS??!?!
WHAT THE F*CK???
Wow Kenya Moore still looks good. And Sanaa is just beautiful!
Hey Angel, I’m not trying to be mean or anything. But it would be so much easier if there was a slide show that went along with the pics instead of having to exit out of each one. Just a suggestion.