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ESSENCE Honors 2018 Game-Changers

February 6, 2018

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ESSENCE Announces Four Hollywood Game-Changers as Honorees for its Prestigious 2018 Black Women in Hollywood Awards Luncheon: Danai Gurira, Tiffany Haddish, Tessa Thompson and Lena Waithe

ESSENCE, the preeminent brand for African-American women, has announced the honorees for its prestigious “Black Women in Hollywood Awards.” The highly anticipated annual Oscar-week celebration—which returns as a daytime luncheon—will be held on Thursday, March 1^st, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA.

ESSENCE’s annual event puts the spotlight on Hollywood’s most innovative and accompli

Tiffany Haddish on Having Fun While Performing: “‘When you’re onstage, you need to be having fun.’ That’s the advice Richard Pryor gave me. No matter what I’m doing or where I am, I live by that philosophy…If I’m not having fun? Well, that’s when I end up getting arrested…”
Danai Gurira on Creating Opportunities for Women of Color: “Creating opportunities for Black women, women of African descent and other women of color is a big part of my mandate because I want us to shine. I understand that being on TV as Michonne and in films like ‘Black Panther’ help Black girls feel validated. I don’t take that lightly…”
Lena Waithe on Winning an Emmy and Telling Our Stories: “Being the first Black woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing was just amazing, but I don’t want to be the last. It’s about our industry, our society, taking a big leap forward. It’s about my ancestors, the women comedy writers and queer communities of color. I shared that moment with them…”
Tessa Thompson on Breaking New Ground With Her Roles: “I feel as if I’m breaking new ground and providing more representation for women of color around the globe. But even if it wasn’t me, I’d still look at those projects and if I saw a woman who looked like me, I’d think, Wow!”…

Stay tuned to Essence.com for highlights and behind-the-scenes access to the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @essence #BlackWomeninHollywood. Join in the discussion on Facebook.The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards is presented by The Ford Motor Company and sponsored by AT&T, Geico, L’Oréal Paris and Walmart.

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