The 9th Annual Ford Hoodie Awards went down over the weekend (Sat. Aug 13) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Hosted by Steve Harvey, the 2011 Hoodie Awards featured appearances from R&B singer Letoya Luckett, actor/BET personality Terrence J, actor/comedian Kevin Hart, gospel singers Tye Tribbett, Marvin Sapp, & Kirk Franklin, actresses Tisha Campbell-Martin & Tichina Arnold, and many more. The show also featured performances by soul singers Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton and Kem.

As hinted by its name, the Hoodie Awards — conceived and developed by Steve Harvey — celebrates the best of the “hood,” ordinary people doing extraordinary things. So instead of celebrities taking home trophies, its every day people that get their time to shine in the spotlight.

Check out 20+ pics from the 2011 Hoodie Awards (as well as the full list of winners) below!

2011 FORD HOODIE AWARDS WINNERS LIST:

Best Fried Chicken – Carey’s Cuisine (Washington, DC)

Best Nail Salon – Salon Couture (Washington, DC)

Best High School Teacher – Glendora Franklin (Washington, DC)

Best Car Wash/Detail Showroom – Shine (St. Louis, MO)

Best Church Choir – Family Worship and Praise Center(Tallahassee, FL)

Best Soul Food Place – Croaker’s Spot, The Soul of Seafood (Richmond, VA)

Best Barbershop – Moon’s Barbershop (Washington, DC)

Best Beauty Salon – Salon Couture (Washington, DC)

Best High School – Cass Technical School (Detroit, MI)

Best Barbecue – This is It BBQ & Seafood (Atlanta, GA)

Best Church – First Baptist Church of Glenarden (Washington, DC)

Best Community Leader – Tony Lewis Jr. (Washington, DC)

Congratulations to all of the winners!

All types of celebrities littered the orange carpet of the 2011 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Saturday night (Apr 2).

Some of the celebs who posed for pics on the KCA orange carpet before heading into the Galen Center were Willow & Jaden Smith, Kim & Kourtney Kardashian (and their younger sisters Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner), TeenNick chairman Nick Cannon, actresses/singers Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, rapper Snoop Dogg (and his family).

The live show, hosted by actor/comedian Jack Black, also featured performances from the Black Eyed Peas, Willow Smith and Big Time Rush (f/ Snoop Dogg).

Check out 25+ pics of celebs arriving on the orange carpet of the 2011 Kids Choice Awards below!!

Snoop Dogg celebrated the release of his new album Doggumentary, as well as the launch of his new drink Blast by Colt 45, Thursday night (Mar 31) in California. Some of the rapper’s celebrity friends in attendance for the event, held at Hollywood hotspot Trousdale, were Meagan Good, Paris and Nicky Hilton and Warren G.

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The 2010 ESPY Awards were held yesterday (Wed. Jul 14) in Los Angeles, CA. And celebs like Amber Rose, Mario (who brought along his new girlfriend Dez), Terrell Owens, Chris Bosh, Kenyon Martin, Hank Baskett & Kendra Wilkinson, Zac Efron and more all walked the red carpet before making their way into the Nokia Theater L.A. Live for the ESPYs, which, hosted by sports network ESPN, honors the best athletes and teams in the world of sports. Reggie Bush also attended the Espys Wednesday evening, but chose not to arrive to the show with his rumored new girlfriend Amber Rose, who made her presence known on the red carpet with a bright yellow dress.

The 2010 Espys also featured a performance from singer Janelle Monae, who also participated in a funny skit with actor/comedian Will Ferrell (equipped with one of those loud, annoying vuvuzelas). Check out 20+ pictures from the 2010 Espy Awards in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live below and when you continue reading…

It looks as though the 3rd Annual Essence Magazine Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon was the place to be! Held Thursday night (Mar 4) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California, the annual event honored a room full of women, including Cicely Tyson, Gabourey Sidibe, Zoe Saldana, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and more for their achievements in Hollywood and in the entertainment industry.

Other celebs in the building were Common, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Keke Palmer, Keri Hilson, Serena Williams, Vivica A. Fox and tons more. Check out 30+ pictures from the 3rd Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon below and when you continue reading…

The hit movie “Precious” (nominated for an Oscar) took home a total of 6 awards Friday night (Feb 26) at the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards, which aired live on FOX from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium.

Newcomer Gabourey Sidibe was awarded with “Outstanding Actress,” while Mo’Nique picked up the “Outstanding Supporting Actress” award, Lee Daniels won the “Outstanding Director” award and Geoffrey Fletcher was named “Outstanding Writer.” And the film as a collective won “Outstanding Motion Picture of the Year” and “Best Independent Film.”

Other award winners last night were Tyler Perry, Keke Palmer, Wyclef Jean, Maxwell and more, while the show, hosted by Hill Harper and Anika Noni Rose, featured performances from Keri Hilson, Mary Mary, Jill Scott and others. 15+ pictures of various celebrities accepting/presenting awards and performing at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards can be found below and when you continue reading…

Black star power was in full effect as celebrities like Keri Hilson, Gabrielle Union, Jill Scott, Tyler Perry, Maxwell, Keke Palmer, Tyrese, John Legend, Gabby Sidibe and tons more walked the red carpet of the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards, held last night (Fri. Feb 26) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Check out 40+ pictures of everyone arriving at the NAACP Image Awards below and when you continue reading…

Derek Blanks worked his alter-ego magic on shoots for R&B singer/songwriter Musiq Soulchild and actresses Tichina Arnold and Victoria Rowell.

Musiq Soulchild is battling his “commercial self” in his shoot. Peep the conservative look on the left and the edgy look on the right (Angel wings? And a crown?). And if you look further you see a third Musiq Soulchild in the mixing room outside the booth.

Continue reading to check Tichina and Victoria’s respective alter ego shoots…

Tichina Arnold included her 5-year old daughter Elijah in her alter ego pictorial, which is a play on “Trick or Treat.”

And soap star Victoria Rowell is fighting her non-black enemy for an award and the respect she deserves in her alter ego picture.

BEHIND THE SCENES OF VICTORIA ROWELL’S SHOOT:

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NBA star Kobe Bryant posed for a pic with his sisters Sharia and Shayla Bryant at LAX Nightclub Wednesday night (Oct 14) in Vegas. The Los Angeles Laker was hosting a party at the club that night.

More pics of celebrities like Estelle, Mary J. Blige, Garcelle Beauvais and more on the scene between the past couple of days when you continue reading!

Singers Estelle and Jay Sean chilled together at a cocktail dinner at Taj nightclub in New York City Wednesday night (Oct 14). The event was hosted by celebrity blog EgyptSaidSo.com.

R&B soul singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige posed for pictures on the red carpet as she arrived at the Stepping Out & Stepping Up event at Gotham Hall Wednesday night (Oct 14) in NYC.

TV family Brooke Hogan, Nick Hogan and Linda Hogan attended an event showcasing Alakazi’as Spring 2010 fashion line during Downtown LA Fashion Week at at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Wednesday (Oct 14) in Los Angeles. The VH1 reality stars (and family) posed for a group pic together at the show.

Hot on the promo trail for her new movie “Law Abiding Citizen,” actress Regina Hall paid a visit to Fuse Studios in New York City Thursday (Oct 15) to record an episode of Fuse TV’s “The Pop Show.” She plays Jamie Foxx’s wife in the film, which hits theaters nationwide today (Fri Oct 16).

Entourage star Jeremy Piven showed his face at the IFC & BAFTA Monty Python 40th Anniversary event at the Zigfield Theatre Thursday evening (Oct 15) in New York City.

Actresses Garcelle Beauvais walked the red carpet at the Vintage Valentino Benefit at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Thursday (Oct 15) in Los Angeles. This event was held in conjunction with Downtown LA Fashion Week.

And actress Tichina Arnold posed for pics on the red carpet of the Madison and Diavolina launch party in Los Angeles Thursday night (Oct 15).

Singer Eric Benet and his girlfriend Manuela Testolini posed for pics as they arrived at the 19th annual NAACP Theatre Awards, held Monday night (Aug 31) at the DGA theater in West Hollywood. Other celebs at the event were Laila Ali, LisaRaye, Tatyana Ali, Tichina Arnold and more. Continue reading for all of the pics!

Actress Queen Latifah and NY Giants defensive end Justin Tuck participated in the 2009 Atlantic League All-Star Game and the Hot 97 vs. KISS-FM Celebrity Softball Showdown, held at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Tuesday afternoon (Jun 23) in Newark, New Jersey. Other celebs at the event were Adrienne Bailon, Kerry Rhodes & Thomas Jones of the NY Jets and more. Continue reading for all of the pics from the game.

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Tyra Banks attended the 4th Annual New York Times Sunday with the Magazine at TimesCenter Sunday in New York.

Eva Marcille and Tichina Arnold took a picture together Friday night at the Grand Gala VIP reception at The Gillespie in Louisville, Kentucky.

Butt buddies Jay-Z and Larry Johnson (throwing up the signature “Roc” symbol) posed for pics at Jay’s pre-fight party at Lavo Friday night in Vegas. We wonder if these two are still “roommates” …

Our favorite “do nothing” celebrity Kim Kardashian hit up the 2nd Annual Derby Spectacular celebration at Glassworks in Louisville, KY Friday. Above she can be seen reading a Louisville Courier Journal paper featuring a frontpage article featuring none other than … herself!

R&B singer Keri Hilson was getting her album promo on Friday in London as she taped an episode of BBC2′s “Sound” music show.

Legendary R&B singer Patti Labelle performed the National Anthem during opening weekend for the Newark Bears at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Friday in Newark, New Jersey.

Actress Zoe Saldana, looking hella gorgeous, strutted her stuff down the red carpet of the premiere of “Star Trek” at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater Thursday in Hollywood. Zoe plays Nyota Uhura in the movie.

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R&B singers Erykah Badu and Anthony Hamilton, along with rapper Common, performed at the 4th annual “Jazz in the Garden” concert Saturday night at the Dolphin Stadium in Miami, FL. Tichina Arnold made an appearance at the event too. Continue reading for all of the photos from the show.

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Mr. Chow’s must have been the spot last night after the 2009 NAACP Image Awards because celebrities like Russell Simmons, Omar Epps and Tichina Arnold were spotted leaving the celebrity eating hotspot. Even VH1 reality “star” Buddha was spotted with his girlfriend as they left the Los Angeles restaurant. Continue reading for more pics.

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