Home • Star Gazing Star Gazing 11.21.15 By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020 01 Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson attends ‘The Color Purple’ Broadway Cast Photo Call at Intercontinental Hotel in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 02 Danielle Brooks Danielle Brooks attends ‘The Color Purple’ Broadway Cast Photo Call at Intercontinental Hotel in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images 03 Erykah Badu Erykah Badu sits in with The Roots on ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.’ Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images 04 Gabi Wilson Gabi Wilson performs at the 2015 American Music Awards Pre Party with Coca-Cola at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, California. Todd Williamson/Getty Images for CSE 05 Billy Porter Cyndi Lauper and Billy Porter attend Billy Porter’s final performance on Broadway’s ‘Kinky Boots’ at Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City. Andrew Toth/Getty Images