The Group Chat: 57th NAACP Image Awards

Behind the scenes of Black Excellence

The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color across more than 80 competitive categories spanning film, television + streaming, music, literature, and podcasts.

From Creative Honors on Thursday and Friday's fashion show to the live show on BET on Saturday, stick with us to celebrate the winners and the culture.

Fashion show

1:32 p.m. PT: "I don't do red carpet. I do storytelling," Designer Ruth Carter schooled us all as she accepted her Image Award for Outstanding Costume Design for her work in Sinners. 

It's not just about the fashion, it's about the culture.
~ Ruth Carter

 1:10 p.m. PT: "Black style has never just been about what we wear…When we show up, we shift the atmosphere." Host Meagan Good, kicks off the day with a reminder  

12:15 p.m. PT: The carpet is open! Make sure to follow @naacpimageawards on Instagram as The Yusufs guide us through all the fashion  

11:45 a.m. PT: The runway is set and the fashion is ready. Our featured designers: Bruce Glen, Bishme Cromartie, Diarrablu, House of Gray  

Creative Honors

8:20 p.m. PT: Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant accepts the Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award. Once the youngest NAACP Youth & College director in history, he thanked the Association for "allowing me to find my voice and find my space."

All of us are designed and annointed to be terrorist to a structure.
~ Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant

8:19 p.m. PT: Praise break! "Praise God. I love us. I so love us," Karen Boykin-Towns, NAACP Board of Directors Vice Chair

8:15 p.m. PT: Mali Music is taking us to church! 

7:57 p.m. PT: Caleb McLaughlin - if your Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in Stranger Things goes missing, Aldis Hodge has it...

7:14 p.m. PT: Don Lemon takes home the first two Image Award of the night for The Don Lemon Show!  

7:03 p.m. PT: Jane Hancock and BJ the Chicago Kid have us dancing in our seats as we celebrate and honor D'Angelo and Angie Stone.

6:50 p.m. PT: "Your creativity is more than entertainment, it's affirmation." NAACP Chairman Leon Russell kicks us off.

4:30 p.m. PT: Nominees and creatives are arriving for Creative Honors where announcements of Image Awards winners in various categories continue, leading up to the live show on Saturday.

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