The NAACP today announced eight individuals and organizations who will be honored at the 47th NAACP Image Awards. The ceremony will be featured in a two-hour special Feb. 5, to be carried on TV One.
Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, said in the announcement: “It is a rare privilege for me to present the NAACP Chairman’s 2016 Award to an outstanding group of trailblazing leaders all under the age of 50 who have given voice and vision to the mantra that black lives matter. The five individuals and three organizations have raised awareness of social, educational, and economic injustice from college campuses, church pulpits and the streets, and exemplify what this award symbolizes — “Courage Will Not Skip This Generation.”
Here’s the list of honorees:
Justice League NYC
The University of Mississippi NAACP College Chapter
University of Missouri Concerned Student 1950 Collective
Brittany “Bree” Newsome
Jussie Smollett
Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
Please click here to read the full announcement, with details about all of the honorees.

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