Recording artist Mary J. Blige attends the Bessie New York Screening at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah attends the Bessie New York screening at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith attends Fox’s Gotham finale screening event at Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Mo’Nique and Sidney Hicks
Actress Mo’Nique and husband Sidney Hicks attends the Bessie New York Screening at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer attends For Your Consideration Television Academy Screening and Q&A of The Hit Television Series ‘Mom’ at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.
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Janelle Monae
Singer Janelle Monae performs at the Friends Of Hudson River Park’s 2015 Spring Fling at Brookfield Place, Winter Garden in New York City.
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Estelle
Recording artist Estelle attends the Bessie New York Screening at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts attends 9th Annual HealthCorps’ Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
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Uzo Aduba
Actress Uzo Aduba attends the Friends Of Hudson River Park’s 2015 Spring Fling at Brookfield Place, Winter Garden in New York City.
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Tika Sumpter
Actress Tika Sumpter attends the Bessie New York Screening at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Mya
Days before heading to Vegas for the big fight (she’s a self-proclaimed boxing fan), Mya stops by ESSENCE to give us the scoop on her latest EP “Love Elevation Suite.”
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Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams attends Friends Of Hudson River Park’s 2015 Spring Fling at Brookfield Place, Winter Garden in New York City.
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Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe arrives at the Creative Coalition Gala at the STK Steakhouse in Washington, D.C.