Ebony Magazine held its annual Ebony Power 100 Gala, recognizing industry leaders in music, media, business, entertainment, sports and more at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Nov. 4. Actress and comedian Robin Thede hosted the event, which featured performances by Ari Lennox and Lucky Daye and honored Tracee Ellis Ross , Teyana Taylor , Shaquille O’Neal, Iman , Olandria Carthen and Lonnie Bunch III as distinguished awardees.

Ava DuVernay spoke to the current political climate in her presentation of the Humanitarian Award to Bunch III, the fourteenth secretary of the Smithsonian and the first African American and first historian to serve as head of the Institution.

Ebony Magazine held its annual Ebony Power 100 Gala, recognizing industry leaders in music, media, business, ent

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