“One Battle After One other” star Teyana Taylor and “Love Island USA” breakout Olandria Carthen shall be among the many particular honorees at this 12 months’s Ebony Energy 100 Gala.
Taylor shall be acknowledged as Entertainer of the 12 months on the ceremony, scheduled for Nov. 4 on the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The award salutes the multihyphenate expertise for “redefining the that means of entertainer for a brand new era,” following a run of current hits together with an award-worthy efficiency in Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest movie and the discharge of the visible album, “Escape Room.”
Carthen, who turned a social media sensation after showing on “Love Island USA,” is the winner of the fan-voted Individuals’s Alternative Award. Carthen was nominated alongside Tony-winning stage legend Audra McDonald, singer Elmiene, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, tennis star Taylor Townsend and Emmy nominee Tracee Ellis Ross.
Ross may even obtain particular honors on the ceremony; she’ll be offered with the celebrated Pathbreaker of the 12 months award, saluting her for her artistry and work advancing illustration and inclusion within the leisure and wonder industries.
Rounding out the lineup of particular honorees are supermodel Iman, who will obtain the Icon of the 12 months award in celebration of her pioneering 50-year profession in trend; Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th secretary of the Smithsonian, who will obtain the Humanitarian of the 12 months award; and NBA legend turned enterprise titan Shaquille O’Neal, who shall be offered with the Entrepreneur of the 12 months award.
Comic, author and actor Robin Thede will host the Ebony Energy 100 Gala, which celebrates the storied model’s eightieth 12 months.
Led by CEO Eden Bridgeman Sklenar, Ebony continues to rejoice and elevate Black excellence and 12 months’s lineup of Energy 100 honorees embodies that mission. The listing consists of Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson (as hosts of “The IMO Podcast”), Blue Ivy Carter, “Girlfriends” and “Without end” creator Mara Brock Akil, Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Sterling Okay. Brown, Tony Award winner Kara Younger, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin, current “SNL” alum Ego Nwodim, creator & activist RaeShanda Lias, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra N. Mawakana, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, and “Sinners” stars Wunmi Mosaku and Miles Caton.
The total lineup of Energy 100 honorees — which salutes culture-shaping leaders throughout 10 classes: artists in residence, enterprise disruptors, group crusaders, leisure powerhouses, era subsequent (rising stars below 40), influential creators, leaders in sports activities, media professionals, music innovators and STEM trailblazers — might be discovered on Ebony’s web site.
