As the shameful all-white BAFTA winners list continues to make waves, Essence is spotlighting women of color “making their undeniable mark in film and television and forging forward their own definition of what it means to be a Black woman in Hollywood.” Now in its 16th edition, the Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon is set to honor “Abbott Elementary” actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, “The Woman King” helmer Gina Prince-Bythewood, “Till” star Danielle Deadwyler, Onyx Collective president Tara Duncan, and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” actress Dominique Thorne.
“For more than a decade and a half, Essence has championed the Black Women in Hollywood Awards to commemorate the Black women who