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Home · ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood

The most double tap worthy behind-the-scenes moments from our 9th annual Black Women in Hollywood luncheon.
By Lauren Porter · Updated October 27, 2020
01
Garcelle Beauvais and Oprah

YAASS!! Any moment with Oprah is a good one! We love this picture of Garcelle Beauvais and Lady O! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/garcelle
02
Zendaya

Kisses to Zendaya and our Beauty and Style Director Pam Edwards Christiani! 

 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/pecstyle
03
Tina Knowles-Lawson and Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Miss Tina looks amazing and so does Jurnee! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/essencemag
04
Cori Murray and Chris Rock

Look at our Entertainment Director and our February cover star look great! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/corimurray
05
Aja Naomi King and Tika Sumpter

Come through melanin! We see you ladies working the red lip!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/tikasumpter
06
Nate Parker

The awesome Luvvie caught a pic with Nate Parker on the red carpet! Yes!! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/luvvie
07
Aja Naomi King, Tika Sumpter and Chris Rock

Everybody loves Chris! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/tikasumpter
08
Garcelle Beauvais and Keke Palmer

On the red carpet, Keke thanked Garcelle for paving the way for actresses like her! We love moments like this! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/garcelle
09
Aja Naomi King and Kelly McCreary

We love these Shondaland ladies! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/seekellymccreary
10
Issa Rae

Issa kicked it with her squad inside before the action got started!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/issarae
11
Keke Palmer, Mona Scott-Young and Zendaya

These three ladies are serving it! We can’t get enough!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/MonaScottYoung
12
Suzanne de Passe and Thandie Newton

Thandie and Suzanne are glowing!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/thandieandkay
13
Amber Riley

But first, let me take a picture! We are loving Amber’s look for the pre-Oscar luncheon!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/msamberriley
14
Latham Thomas, Dana Blair, Thandie Newton and Luvvie

Ya’ll better serve face! Yes ladies! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/thandieandkay
15
Estelle and Thais Francis

The British beauty snapped a photo with our ESSENCE 2016 short film contest winner Thais Francis. 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/estelledarlings
16
Iman Milner and Kelly Rowland

The glow in this picture is overwhelming! Iman and Kelly look stunning! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/imannmilner
17
Lena Waithe, Tika Sumpter and Emayatzy Corinealdi

These ladies came ready for a close up! Looking great!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagrm.com/hillmangrad
18
Oprah and Iman Milner

Our 2015 Short Film Contest winner got a picture with Oprah! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
19
Leon Bridges, Oprah and Brittni Jessie

So this happened! How fab does everyone look!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/brittnijessie
20
Krista Campbell and Debbie Allen

Erica Campbell’s daughter Krista got a pic with our BWIH Legend honoree Ms. Debbie Allen! How precious! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/iamericacampbell
21
Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon

Our 2016 BWIH Legend receipient Debbie Allen and her husband Norm celebrate during the event! #BlackLove

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/therealdebbieallen
22
Traces Ellis-Ross and Demetria Lucas-D’Oyley

Former ESSENCE editor Demetria Lucas-D’Oyley looks uber fab with the fierce Tracee Ellis-Ross!

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/demetrialucasdoyley
23
Emil Wilbekin, Lisa Bonner and Miss Lawrence

The world of Wilbekin looks like a party! How much fun! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/emilwilbekin
24
Krista Campbell and Amber Riley

The daughter of Mary Mary singer Erica Campbell had such a cute moment with The Wiz Live alum Amber Riley! Werk ladies! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/iamericacampbell
25
Chudney Ross, Yvette Nicole Brown and Rhonda Ross

The Community actress grabbed a moment with the sisters of our fierce and fabulous honoree Tracee Ellis-Ross! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/yvettenicolebrown
26
Insta Love
Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
27
Erica Campbell and Margaret Avery

Can you believe Margaret Avert from The Color Purple is 72! How great do she and Erica look! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/iamericacampbell
28
Evan Ross, Kym Whitley and Rhonda Ross

Funny lady Kym Whitley looks amazing alongside Evan and Rhonda! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/TheRhondaRoss
29
Oprah and Evelyn Lozada

How heavenly do these ladies look?! Evelyn, we are feeling that jumpsuit girl! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/EvelynLozada
30
Holly Robinson-Peete

We love that Holly brought her mom along to celebrate during our pre-Oscar luncheon! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/hollyrpeete
31
Jerrika Hinton and Lena Waithe

How gorgeous are these smiles! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/hellojerrika
32
Bevy Smith, Keke Palmer and Miss Lawrence

Serve. Face!! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/bevysmith
33
Lorraine Touissant, Vicky Jeudy and Garcelle Beauvais

Two of our fave Orange is the New Black stars and Garcelle look so divine inside BWIH! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/lorrainetoussaint
34
Tika Sumpter and Miss Lawrence

Skin on fleek! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/misslawrence
35
Tika Sumpter and Nate Parker

Brillance captured in one moment! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/emilwilbekin
36
Debbie Allen, Norm Nixon Jr. and Tracee Ellis-Ross

Norm Nixon Jr got a picture with two of this year’s honorees, one of which just happens to be his mom! No big deal! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/thumpnixon
37
Oprah

Lady O shared a moment with some of the young ladies of the American Grace Conservatory! How precious! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/iamericacampbell
38
Shonda Rhimes and Luvvie

Luvvie and the genius mind behind our favorite Thursday night shows look wonderful! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/shondarhimes
39
Emil Wilbekin and Tracee Ellis-Ross

So much fabulousness happening here! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/emilwilbekin
40
Emil Wilbekin and Tracee Ellis-Ross

The secret to a divine selfie is the Ty-Lite! These two have mastered it! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/tyliteofficial
41
Lena Waithe, Yvette Nicole Brown and Wendy Raquel Robinson

Look! It’s a three-way slay! 

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/yvettenicolebrown
42
Zendaya

Zendaya and the young stars from the American Grace Conservatory

Double Tap That! #Instagood Times from Black Women in Hollywood
Instagram.com/iamericacampbell
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