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The event, formerly the Black Movie Awards, takes place Feb. 21, 2016 at the Beverly Hills Hilton, exactly one week before the Oscars. This year’s nominees include TV shows black-ish and How to Get Away With Murder, and films Beasts of No Nation and Chi-Raq.
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Actor and comedian Mike Epps will host this year’s ABFF Awards, and legendary actress, singer, and author Diahann Carroll will receive the first-ever ABFF Honors Hollywood Legacy Award.
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In response to the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees and the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, ABFF Founder and CEO Jeff Friday participated in a Black Enterprise Facebook chat
last week addressing the issue://
#OscarsSoWhite – Talking Oscar snubs with Black Enterprise Partner Jeff Friday, founder of The American Black Film Festival #ABFFHonors
Posted by Black Enterprise on Thursday, January 14, 2016
Black Enterprise will bring you exclusive coverage of ABFF Awards and continue to cover developments around #OscarsSoWhite between now and February 28, when the Oscars airs on ABC.
“ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood,†airs on BET and Centric Tuesday, February 23rd at 8 p.m. ET/PT.