Actor Wendell Pierce has received the distinguished NAACP Image Award nomination for his starring role in the No Equal Entertainment production of “Don’t Hang Up” on Bounce. The performer is up for the award during the 54th annual ceremonies on Feb. 25 for outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series, and Dramatic Special. The other notable contenders are Morris Chestnut for “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” (Peacock); Samuel L. Jackson for “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” (Apple TV+); Terrence Howard for “The Best Man: Final Chapters” (Peacock); and Trevente Rhodes for “Mike” (Hulu).
In “Don’t Hang Up,” Pierce plays Chris Daniels, a man who receives a call that his daughter has been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand that he complete a series of different missions to get her back, including one crucial direction to not hang up the phone. The 54th NAACP Image Awards will be broadcast on BET …
In other NAACP Image Awards news, Variety reports that just a few weeks after becoming the most-awarded artist in Grammy history, Beyoncé won three awards out of five nominations during the non-televised Image Awards, which took place on Feb. 20. Queen Bey’s awards included Outstanding Female Artist, while her hit record “Renaissance” won Outstanding Album and “Cuff It” took home the prize for Outstanding Soul/R&B song.
Other winners included Rihanna for Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for her “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” ballad, “Lift Me Up.” Chris Brown picked up two awards for Outstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration (Contemporary) featuring Wiz Kid and Outstanding Male Artist for his album “Breezy.” …
The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) debuted “Healing & Hope,” which discusses and explores various topics related to the impact of COVID-19 and other issues that are critical to the Black church and the communities it serves. “Healing & Hope” will uplift, inform, and call viewers to action in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and others of today’s most pressing social justice issues. The 30-minute show will air twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 p.m. on the Impact Network (check your local listings). Guests will include some of the nation’s most prominent faith leaders of the largest historically Black denominations …
Ice-T received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 17. The rapper and actor was honored with the walk’s 2,747th star, located at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Ice’s wife Coco, their 7-year-old daughter Chanel, and Russell Simmons attended the ceremony, and “Law & Order” franchise creator/producer Dick Wolf, Ice’s “Law & Order:SVU” co-star Mariska Hargitay, and Public Enemy’s Chuck D all gave beautiful speeches where they raved about Ice’s talent and wonderful personality …
