Common, Omari Hardwick and Tristan Mack Wilds have some fun on the red carpet at the 49th Annual NAACP Image Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Photo by Dennis J. FreemanActress Kerry Washington, nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her work in “Scandal,” slays the red carpet on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Photo by Dennis J. FreemanChante Moore lit up the crowd attending the 31st Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Photo by Dennis J. Freeman/News4usonlineSegerstrom Center for the Arts – Carrie Compere (Sofia) and the North American tour cast of THE COLOR PURPLE. Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2017.Alvin Ailey Arts in Education & Community Programs instructor Theara Ward goes through a routine for students at Davis Middle School in Compton in March. Photo by Dennis J. Freeman
