The first annual awards show Black Girls Rock! aired Sunday. What did you think?
Take a look at the fabulous ladies honored:
Shot Caller: Teresa Clarke
Chairman and CEO of Africa.com, changing the way the world see the continent of Africa.
Living Legend: Ruby Dee
Civil Rights activist, actress, writer, producer, and Emmy Award winner during a time when African Americans were rare in Hollywood.
Motivator: Rev. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant
reverend and motivational speaker.
Young, Gifted, and Black: Raven-Symoné
entrepreneur, TV producer, singer, and actor all before age 25.
Visionary: Missy Elliot
rapper & music producer topping charts in a male-dominated industry.
Trailblazer: Major General Marcelite J. Harris
highest ranking female in the U.S. Air Force of any ethnicity.
Who’s Got Next: Keke Palmer
actress & singer taking the world by storm at age 17.
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November 8th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
i loved it, it is really inspiring to me and other black women in the world and the black girls who showed that natural hair can be beautiful is really amazing. black women can really rock lets ban together and show our own communities that we can rock too. you dont have to be rich or famous to rock you can rock in your community it all starts with you.