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Sheryl Lee Ralph walks the blue carpet, styled by daughter Ivy Coco Maurice, in a Silvia Tcherassi dress, Gucci heels and braided bantu knots by Kim Kimble.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph walks the blue carpet, styled by daughter Ivy Coco Maurice, in a Silvia Tcherassi dress, Gucci heels and braided bantu knots by Kim Kimble.
From left: Symone Sanders-Townsend, political strategist and host of MSNBC’s weekend talk show ‘Symone’, and actor and senatorial candidate Hill Harper, pose with Kerry Washington at The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc 46th Annual Symposium Town Hall and
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From left: Symone Sanders-Townsend, political strategist and host of MSNBC’s weekend talk show ‘Symone’, and actor and senatorial candidate Hill Harper, pose with Kerry Washington at The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc 46th Annual Symposium Town Hall and Awards Luncheon.
Kerry Washington (left), and Symone Sanders-Townsend take part in an intimate conversation about how their personal journeys evolved into civic engagement and activism.
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Kerry Washington (left), and Symone Sanders-Townsend take part in an intimate conversation about how their personal journeys evolved into civic engagement and activism.
Gina Adams (left), senior vice president, government and regulatory affairs, FedEx Corporation, and Gwainevere Catchings Hess (right), president, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc, congratulate this year’s Influencer Award recipient, actor, director, produ
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Gina Adams (left), senior vice president, government and regulatory affairs, FedEx Corporation, and Gwainevere Catchings Hess (right), president, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc, congratulate this year’s Influencer Award recipient, actor, director, producer and author Kerry Washington, during The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc 46th Annual Symposium Town Hall and Awards Luncheon at the Renaissance Washington, DC, downtown hotel.
INIMITABLE: Naomi Campbell commanded the Dolce & Gabbana runway in a sheer three-quarter slip over lingerie, a look that was finished with a rose choker.
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INIMITABLE: Naomi Campbell commanded the Dolce & Gabbana runway in a sheer three-quarter slip over lingerie, a look that was finished with a rose choker.
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Whether on the runway or a platform, no honour was spared for these multihyphenates of Jamaican descent. From Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in the United States to the Italian city of Milan , Kerry Washington, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Naomi Campbell received nothing but praise and adulation. Something Extra brings you the highlights.

In Milan, supermodel Naomi Campbell stunned on the Dolce & Gabbana runway in a collection highlighting lingerie.

Over in Los Angeles, Jamaican-American actress and Emmy Award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph was presented with the inaugural Sheryl Lee Ralph Legacy Award at Project Angel Food’s annual Angel Awards, held on Saturday, for her unwavering commitment to Project Angel Food over the last three decades.

More than 2,000 miles from LA, over in DC, actor, director, producer and author, Kerry Washington, received The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc Influencer Award for her activism and promotion of a more inclusive society.