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WHO: Spike Lee
Highlight: His HBO documentary When the Levees Broke received three Emmy Awards. The film presents an in-depth look at the government’s reaction and response to Hurricane Katrina.
WHO: Black Hollywood
Highlight: With wins for Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls, Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland, a best actor nod for Will Smith and best supporting actor props for Djimon Hounsou and Eddie Murphy, it looks as if Oscar might finally be getting the picture.
WHO: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Highlight: The message is clear: Hip-hop is here to stay. As proof, these pioneers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the first-ever rap artists to be honored.
WHO: Mary J. Blige
Highlight: She’s been the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul for more than a decade, but this was her year to shine. Blige took home three Grammys for The Breakthrough, her seventh album.
WHO: Dr. Ian Smith
Highlight: VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club resident M.D. fought obesity with his 50 Million Pound Challenge. Participants have already lost more than 800,000 pounds!
WHO: Darryl McDaniels, aka DMC, one third of Run-DMC
Highlight: He copped an Emmy Award for DMC: My Adoption Journey, his critically acclaimed VH1 Rock Doc film about his search to find his biological mother.
WHO: Bill T. Jones
Highlight: The former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater choreographer won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Choreography for Spring Awakening.
WHO: Vanessa L. Williams, Halle Berry, Forest Whitaker and Jamie Foxx
Highlight: These A-list powerhouses shine amid a constellation of stars since earning a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Continue to the next page to see what else made us Clap, Cry, Cringe and left us Confused in 2007. »
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