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Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe and Laura Harrier strike a pose on the carpet while attending Alfre Woodard’s 2020 Sistahs’ Soirée held at the private residence of Jonas Tahlin, CEO of Absolut Elyx on Wednesday (February 5) in Los Angeles.

The Oscar-nominated actress and two ladies were joined at the event by Tiffany Haddish, Tracee Ellis Ross, Danielle Brooks, Kiki Layne, Aisha Tyler, Edwina Findley, Amandla Stenberg, Taylor Russell, Lashana Lynch, Lynn Whitfield and hostess of the evening Alfre Woodard.

Alfre‘s Sistahs’ Soiree takes place during the tail end of award season right before the Oscars. It’s a statement and message to the industry — particularly for black women and women of color.

Alfre Woodard started the event during award season to celebrate women of color “who have ever been nominated for an acting Oscar and those, who in a perfect world, should have been.”

The 2020 Oscars are set to air this coming Sunday, February 9, live on ABC!

Gabrielle Union is all smiles as she strikes a pose on the red carpet at the special screening of Netflix’s Nappily Ever After held at Harmony Gold on (September 20) in Los Angeles.

The 45-year-old actress stepped out to support the stars of the film Sanaa Lathan, Lynn Whitfield, Brittany S. Hall, Daria Johns, Ernie Hudson, as well as Nia Long who came out to show her support.

Synopsis: Violet Jones (Sanaa) tired of waiting for her longtime boyfriend to propose, breaks up with him. But old feelings, and heaps of jealousy, no doubt, arise when he promptly begins dating another woman.

Nappily Ever After is available to stream on Netflix now – Watch the trailer below!

FYI: Gabrielle is wearing an Elie Saab dress, Judith Leiber clutch and Diamond Foundry jewelry. Lynn is wearing Dena Kemp jewelry.

Rachel Lindsay happily strikes a pose alongside fiance Bryan Abasolo while hitting the red carpet at the 2018 Red Dress / Go Red For Women Fashion Show held at Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday (February 8) in New York City.

The engaged Bachelorette alums were joined at the event by Marisa Tomei, Kate Walsh, Melissa Joan Hart, Elisabeth Rohm, Adrienne Bailon Houghton, Lynn Whitfield, Tatyana Ali, Wendy Williams, Liz Hernandez, Zuri Hall, pregnant Ginger Zee, En Vogue, Phaedra Parks and Star Jones.

“Excited and honored to be walking in this year’s @american_heart Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Fashion Show and to use my platform to educate women about the #1 disease killing women today,” Rachel captioned with her Instagram post. “❤️ // Also, @thebryanabasolo is 🔥🔥 as per usual. #goredforwomen #nyc #ama #nyfw”

The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2018 presented by Macy’s is an exclusive event where top designers, models and celebrities demonstrate their support for women’s heart health during New York Fashion Week.

FYI: Rachel is wearing a Pamella Roland dress. Kate is wearing a gown by Rubin Singer.

Andra Day strikes a pose in a floral jumpsuit while attending Apple’s R&B Rising Event held during the 2016 ESSENCE Festival presented By Coca-Cola at Kingsway Mansion on Thursday (June 30) in New Orleans, La.

The 31-year-old singer-songwriter was joined at the event by Independence Day: Resurgence star Jessie Usher, Lynn Whitfield, and the stars of Underground, Amirah Vann and Aldis Hodge.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Andra Day

“@willpowerpacker It was an honor doing the #essencefest2016 press con with you,” Andra shared with her Instagram post. “You are such an inspiration. Please keep flooding the entertainment industry with your amazing work. God bless and congrats #essence.”

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