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The Hostess with the Mostess….
One of this blogs favorite people, Yvonne Orji will be the host for the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards on Thursday, March 1st in L.A.
Essence announced on Friday that the HBO Insecure star, who just came off hosting the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration alongside Pastor John Gray, will be this year’s host.
Also, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, and Janelle Monae will be presenters at this year’s award show.
This year’s award show will highlight the accomplishments of Black Panther star and award-winning playwright Danai Gurira, Emmy Award-winning writer and actress Lena Waithe, Girls Trip star Tiffany Haddish, and actress/activist Tessa Thompson.
You can catch the Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon when it airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Saturday, March 3 at 10 p.m. EST.
