ESSENCE is celebrating trans women, specifically the stars of ‘Pose‘ in their latest ‘Black Women In Hollywood‘ issue and an upcoming awards ceremony slated for February.
The ladies of ‘Pose’ aren’t the only ones being celebrated! Other leading ladies such as Niecy Nash, Melina Matsoukas, Lashana Lynch and more are being honored.
via Essence:
THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION WILL SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON SEVERAL BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD WHO ARE OWNING THEIR NARRATIVE AND TRANSFORMING THE ART OF STORYTELLING.
ESSENCE is ushering in a new decade of award seasons and continuing to our 50-year tradition of serving Black women deeply with our 2020 Black Women In Hollywood awards.
Returning to the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA on February 6 and presented by Ford while sponsored by AT&T Humanity of Connection, Geico, L’Oréal Paris and Netflix, our highly-anticipated annual celebration will shine a deserving spotlight on several Black women in Hollywood who are owning their narrative and transforming the art of storytelling.
The coveted Oscar-week event is set to honor: EMMY Award-winning actress, comedian, director and producer Niecy Nash ; DGA nominated director and two-time Grammy Award winning music video director Melina Matsoukas ; actress Lashana Lynch; and trailblazing cast and co-executive producer/director/writer of Pose(Janet Mock, Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson, Angelica Ross and Hailie Sahar).
Check out the gorgeous snaps of the honorees below.
The award ceremony will take place on Feb. 6, you can check out more details and snaps HERE.
Check out what their ‘Pose’ co-star Billy Porter had to say on his co-stars, and all LGBTQ folks being celebrated and recoginized for the talents and contributions to enetertainment and mainstream culture when we recently caught up with him at the ‘Urban One Honors.’
