ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Bishop Marvin Louis Sapp Sr. attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

Hello World,

Last week, under the theme, celebrating “Icons of the Culture,” the 5th annual Urban One Honors, premiered on TV One and CLEO TV. Hosted by R&B singer and actor Tank, the televised event heralded the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, politics, education, and the community. GRAMMY Award winning singer and actress LeToya Luckett aka Rochelle Cross from OWN’s “Greenleaf” hosted a special backstage pass segment.

5th annual Honorees included: Entertainment Icon Honor, 2x GRAMMY and NAACP Image Award winner, LL Cool J, the first ever Phoenix Honor to award-winning entertainer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Bobby Brown, Inspirational Impact Honor, NAACP Image Award winner David Mann and his wife, GRAMMY Award winner, Tamela Mann (TV One’s “The Manns”), Lifetime Achievement Honor recipient Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and the Music Innovation Honor to 13x GRAMMY Award-winning Artist/Producer/Songwriter Pharrell Williams. The ceremony included performances by Keke Wyatt, Marvin Sapp, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with DJ Spinderella, Monie Love and Doug E. Fresh, and a finale performance from T.I. and son Domani Harris. Michelle Rice (TV One/CLEO TV President), Roland Martin, Pusha T, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Rev. Run and Lamman Rucker aka Jacob Greenleaf from OWN’s “Greenleaf”  also appeared on the broadcast.

Below are a few clips from the 5th annual Urban One Honors:

Keke Wyatt Performs A Melodic Tribute To Tamela Mann…

David and Tamela Mann Accept The Inspirational Impact Honor…

Bishop Marvin Sapp Performs at the 2023 Urban One Honors…

And below are a few pics…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) David Mann, Tamela Mann and Keke Wyatt attend the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

Do y’all know that Keke Wyatt has ll children?!

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Lamman Rucker attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Bishop Marvin Sapp and Doug E. Fresh attend the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Kesha Lance Bottoms (L) and Roland Martin (R) present the Lifetime Achievement Honor to Maxine Waters (C) during the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Landon Brown, Alicia Etheredge, Bobby Brown and family attend the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

I swear all of Bobby Brown’s children have his face…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Letoya Luckett attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Monie Love (R) attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

Monie Love still looks good, and her date is handsome as well…

Any thoughts?

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Hello World,

Kierra Sheard will chat with television host Roland Martin about her “BRIDGES Tour,” new EP “LED,” a self-titled app, politics and more on Monday, August 1, 2016 – 7A/6C!

Listen Live at: http://newsone.com

Watch Kierra Sheard as she performed “Freedom” by Beyonce live in Detroit at the “BRIDGES Tour,” on July 23.

Any thoughts?

P.S. Stay tuned for awesome After the Altar Call content this week! (Not that all of my content isn’t great (LOL), but I’m truly excited about what’s coming…Stay tuned )

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Although I love God more than any other being, my other great love (other than my husband and family) are celebrities…So when an opportunity arose to cover the 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards Ceremony from the red carpet, I couldn’t pass it up…So I got my hair did, face did, toes did and wore a dress I’ve had in my closet since my 20s (yay me…#notsohumblebrag)(check out the “us-sie” of me and Mystikal, who performed at the Trumpet Awards)

and joined the rest of the paparazzi with my Kodak easyshare and went to work…So below are a few of my photos…Make sure to watch the actual awards ceremony on TV One this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

The creator of the Trumpet Awards, Ms. Xernona Clayton…

Lou Gossett, Jr. pointing out my itty bitty camera and telling me I was cute

One of this year’s honorees, Janelle Monaé

Isaac from “The Love Boat” also known as Ted Lange

Babeee, they are minked (not sure if real or fake..)out… Bishop Ron Gibson and his wife LaVette from the “Preachers of L.A.”

Another honoree and my soror…Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president of Morehouse School of Medicine…

Ambassador Andrew Young and his wife Carolyn Young…

My soror Dr. Regina Benjamin, former surgeon general of the United States…

Chanté Moore…

Deborah Cox…

Dr. Rachel Ross from “The Doctors”…

Ernie Isley of The Isley Brothers and wife…

Dikembe Mutombo

Leela James

Journalist and Alpha Man Roland Martin…

I caught Naturi Naughton checking her phone…

Quvenzhané Wallis aka Annie…

Larry Dodson of the Bar-Kays…

One of the hosts for the evening Laila Ali…

Another honoree Jamie Foxx and Cathy Hughes, founder of TV One…

An “us-ie”…Me and two friends I happened to see inside the ceremony…

Again…Ms. Xernona Clayton, the force behind the evening…

This year’s honorees included: Lou Brock (Baseball Hall of Famer and St. Louis Cardinal Legend); Arnold W. Donald (President and CEO of Carnival Corporation); Jamie Foxx (Actor, comedian, musician); Tommy Hilfiger (Designer, philanthropist); Guy Vickers (President, THCF, VP Community Affairs); The Isley Brothers (Recording artists); Janelle Monáe (Recording artist); Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (President/Dean Morehouse School of Medicine); Franklyn R. Wilson (Chairman, Sunshine Holdings, Ltd, Bahamas).

So how did you like my red carpet coverage?

Any thoughts?

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