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Lena Waithe and Ava DuVernay pose backstage during Black Girls Rock! 2018 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Ciara and Janet Jackson are all smiles as they pose backstage during Black Girls Rock! 2018 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Jazmine Sullivan and Fantasia pose backstage during Black Girls Rock! 2018 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Queen Latifah and Janet Jackson strike a pose backstage during Black Girls Rock! 2018 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Naomi Campbell and Yolanda Adams share a sweet embrace onstage during Black Girls Rock! 2018.
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Kyla Pratt stuns at the Black Girls Rock! 2018 - Post Party in Newark, New Jersey.
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Tia Mowry and her precious daughter smile for the camera at the Back-To-School block party at The Park at The Grove in Los Angeles, California.
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Sanaa Lathan poses for the cameras to celebrate the upcoming release of Nappily Ever After in Brooklyn, NY.
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Loni Love and Danielle Brooks are selfie ready as they attend the Opening Night of "Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Natasha Rothwell stuns in a pretty coral dress as she attends the Opening Night of "Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Lena Waithe poses for the camera at the Opening Night of "Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Issa Rae and Sarunas J. Jackson are all smiles at Angie’s Summer BBQ presented by Hennessy in New York City.
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Ludacris and Eudoxie pose together at the D’USSE Lounge at the On the Run 2 show in Atlanta.
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Remy Ma, Papoose, Fat Joe and Wife pose together to celebrate Fat Joe's 48th birthday with D’USSE Cognac.
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Issa Rae and Tiffany Haddish share a sweet hug during Angie’s Summer BBQ present by Hennessy in New York City
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Fat Joe and Mary J Blige pose together as they celebrate the night by drinking bottles of Ace of Spades and D’USSE Cognac for his birthday.
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Angela Bassett attends the Michael Jackson diamond birthday celebration at Daylight Beach Club at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Woody McClain and Bobby Brown attend the premiere screening of "The Bobby Brown Story" presented by BET and Toyota at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood, California.
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Travis Scott performs onstage during the NBA 2K19 launch event at Greenpoint Terminal in New York City.
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Usher is all smiles as he attends the Michael Jackson diamond birthday celebration at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Evan Ross and his wife Ashlee Simpson Ross, attend the Michael Jackson diamond birthday celebration at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Gabrielle Union is sitting pretty as she attends the Michael Jackson diamond birthday celebration at Daylight Beach Club at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Chaka Zulu, Teyana Taylor and 50 Cent pose for the cameras at a party at Revel in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart make an appearance on 'The Jonathan Ross Show' in London.
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Teyana Taylor attends the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Ludacris attends the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Normani attends the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Keri Hilson attends the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Terrence J and Michael B. Jordan attend the Labor Day Weekend Celebration at Compound in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Jasmine Sanders and Terrence J pose for the cameras at McDonald's At Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Amara la Negra flashes her pretty smile at Made In America - Day 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Fabolous and Meek Mill attend Made In America - Day 2 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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ASAP Ferg attends Made In America - Day 2 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Saweetie is camera ready at Made In America - Day 2 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Angela Simmons is all smiles as she attends Made In America - Day 2 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Miguel performs onstage during the 2018 Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Janelle Monae performs on the Liberty Stage during Day 1 of the 2018 Made in America Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Eudoxie Bridges and Ludacris were camera ready as they attended The Labor day Weekend Celebration at Compound in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Karrueche Tran strikes a pose at the Labor Day Weekend Celebration at Compound in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Ludacris and Eudoxie Bridges pose together at John Wall Birthday Celebration at Gold Room in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Jamie Foxx attends the 2018 LudaDay Celebrity Basketball Game at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tommicus Walker and LeToya Luckett smile for the cameras backstage at 2018 LudaDay Celebrity Basketball Game at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Ray J and Princess Love pose with their baby girl at the 2018 Pure Heat Community Festival in Atlanta.
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Serena Williams competes against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the fourth round of the U.S. Open in New York.
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