The 2019 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Celebrants Are:
Angela Bassett, Regina King, Ciara, H.E.R., Debra Martin Chase, and
The Mothers of the Movement (Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed Veal, Gwen
Carr, Lucy McBath, Maria Hamilton & Cleopatra
Pendleton-Cowley)
The 2019 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards Premieres
Sunday, September 8 at 8pm
To Apply for Media Credentials for 2019
BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards:
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BET Networks and Beverly Bond, CEO, Executive Producer and
Creator of BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® are excited to announce
Emmy-nominated actress, Niecy Nash as host of The 2019 BLACK
GIRLS ROCK!® Awards on BET. This year’s celebration will tape on
Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
(NJPAC) in Newark, NJ. The broadcast will premiere on Sunday,
September 8, 2019 at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on BET.
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The 2019 star-studded line up of celebrants include Golden Globe
winner and Oscar nominated actress, director, and producer
Angela Bassett (Icon Award), Oscar, Golden Globe, and
Emmy-winning actress and director Regina King (Star Power
Award), GRAMMY-Award winning singer/songwriter Ciara (Rock
Star Award), Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated producer and
industry trailblazer Debra Martin Chase (Shot Caller Award)
two-time GRAMMY Award-winning musician H.E.R. (Young Gifted
and Black Award), and activists The Mothers of The Movement
Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed Veal, Gwen Carr, Lucy McBath, Maria
Hamilton and Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley (Community
Change Agent Award).
“I am thrilled to host this year’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards,
said 2019 host, Niecy Nash. “We are celebrating Black women who
serve the world with style, grace, class and sass! Our honorees are
truly shining bright. In a room full of Black girl magic anything
could happen! This is going to be an amazing event!”
Creator and Executive Producer, Beverly Bond added, “BLACK GIRLS
ROCK® on BET is the mecca for Black girl brilliance. This show is
the preeminent annual celebration of Black women and girl’s
influence across sectors and this year’s cohort of celebrants are
stellar examples of our illustrious contributions to the world.”
Bond continued, “Multifaceted actress Niecy Nash brings her own
unique flavor of black girl magic as our host and we couldn’t be
more thrilled. Our lineup from host to honorees, performers and
M.A.D. Girls all rock and I’m looking forward to presenting another
empowering and dynamic show.”
The 2018 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards celebrants included: Mary J.
Blige (Star Power Award); Judith Jamison (Living Legend Award);
Naomi Campbell (Black Girl Magic Award); Lena Waithe (Shot Caller
Award); and Tarana Burke (Community Change Agent Award). The show
included special appearances by Ava DuVernay, Ciara, Misty
Copeland, Naturi Naughton, Storm Reid, Niatia Kirkland; and
memorable performances from Yolanda Adams, Tamia, H.E.R., Victory
Boyd and Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s Jacqueline Green.
The televised special is a BET Networks, B.G.R.
Enterprises Inc./BONDVISION MEDIA and Jesse Collins
Entertainment production. The executive producers are
Beverly Bond, creator and CEO of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! ®,
Connie Orlando, Head of Original Programming &
Production for BET Networks and Jesse Collins and Jeannae
Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
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ABOUT BLACK GIRLS
ROCK!®:
Founded by celebrity DJ, model and executive producer Beverly
Bond, The BLACK GIRLS ROCK! ® Awards show was created to celebrate
the nexus of achievements of exemplary women of color who break
boundaries, blaze trails, and set trends across sectors. Since
2006, the annual BLACK GIRLS ROCK! ®Awards has honored an
outstanding range of accomplished and inspiring women across
generations and genres. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! ® has been committed to
empowering women through media and enriching girls through
leadership, education, and positive identity development programs.
For additional information on BLACK GIRLS ROCK! ®, visit
http://www.blackgirlsrock.com.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS:
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B),
is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music,
news and public affairs television programming for the
African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more
than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States,
Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa.
BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse
group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet
destination for black entertainment, music, culture and news; BET
HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American
woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET
Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing festival business; BET
Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for
wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around
the globe.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS
ENTERTAINMENT:
Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television
and film production company founded by entertainment industry
veteran Jesse Collins. For more than a decade, the company has
played an integral role in producing some of television’s most
memorable moments in music entertainment including groundbreaking
and award winning television programming including the BET Awards,
Soul Train Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Evening of Stars, ABFF
Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards. On the scripted side, JCE has
produced numerous shows for BET including Real Husbands of
Hollywood starring Kevin Hart as well as the critically acclaimed
The New Edition Story, a biopic on the boy band that aired as a
3-part mini-series. It posted record ratings for the network and
attracted nearly 30 million viewers. It was followed by The Bobby
Brown Story, which chronicled the talented but troubled singer’s
exit from the popular ’80s boy band through his solo success and
was the highest rated non-tentpole program on the network since The
New Edition Story. The company’s second season of American Soul,
the critically-acclaimed period drama based on the untold rise of
the iconic music and dance program Soul Train, will debut in 2020.
Go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/ for more information on the
company.
ABOUT NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER:
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown
Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in
the United States. It is the artistic, cultural, educational and
civic center of New Jersey -- where great performances and events
enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey’s Town Square,
NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all
and showcasing the State’s and the world’s best artists, while
acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home
city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is
shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC
has attracted over seven million visitors (including more than one
million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures
meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents.
Visit http://www.njpac.org or call 1-888-GO-NJPAC for more
information.
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