Spike Lee, Jermaine Dupri & others honored at ‘Triumph Awards’ [PHOTOS]

Posted by | Ray Cornelius 

The stars aligned last night for The Triumph Awards. The private ceremony took place at the historic Tabernacle Concert Hall in the heart of downtown Atlanta, GA. Yours truly was in the building to capture all of the red carpet action.

The Triumph Awards are presented each year by Reverend Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network (NAN). The invitation only event recognizes distinguished individuals and corporations in civil rights, the arts, entertainment, education, business and sports. The show was taped before a live audience and will premiere on Sunday, October 2  at 7 p.m. EST on TV One.

This year’s honorees include hip hop superstar and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs; legendary film director Spike Lee, music mogul Jermaine Dupri, Attorney Benjamin Crump, FedEx executive Gina Adams and Tim Murphy of Mastercard. “Survivor’s Remorse” actress and beloved TV and film star Tichina Arnold served as the host.

Celebrity presenters and performers that walk the red carpet included TV One President Brad Siegel, TV and film star Nick Cannon, R&B crooner Joe, “Survivor’s Remorse” star Erica Ash, TV and film star Larenz Tate, Grammy winner and RHOA Kandi Burruss, “Hollywood Divas” star Lisa Wu, “Queen Sugar” actor Dondre Whitfield, TV and film actor Carl Payne, “Empire” actress and music star V. Bozeman, “Survivor’s Remorse” actress Teyonah Parris, “If Loving You is Wrong” actress April Parker Jones, recording star BJ the Chicago Kid, WNBA star Angel McCoughtry, comedic actor JB Smoove, James Brown’s daughters Dr. Yamma and Deanna Brown-Thomas, “Saints and Sinners” star Clifton Powell, “Born For This” stars Juan and Deborah Joy Winans, gospel sensation Jekalyn Carr, TV and fashion personality Fonzworth Bentley, media maven Ebony Steele, Recording artist Cristina Quinones, TV and film star Pooch Hall,  TV and film actress Denise Boutte and the Mothers of the Movement: Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin), Gwen Carr (Eric Garner) and Leslie McSpadden (Mike Brown).

Check out all of the photos below:

Honoree Benjamin Crump

Tichina Arnold 

BJ the Chicago Kid

Deborah Joy Winans and Juan Winans 

Larenz Tate 

Teyonah Parris 

Nick Cannon 

V. Bozeman

Pooch Hall 

Tichina Arnold throwing up the Lupus advocate sign

Brad Siegel with Kandi Burruss

Fonzworth Bentley and his wife Faune Bentley

April Parker Jones 

Joe

Kandi Burruss

Dondre Whitfield

Honoree Gina Adams FedEx Corporation 

Carl Payne 

Ebony Steele 

JB Smoove 

Cristina Quinones

Rev. Al Sharpton playing with Tichina‘s gown

Honoree Tim Murphy Mastercard 

Erica Ash

Honoree Benjamin Crump and his mother

Clifton Powell and guests

Bart Phillips and guest

Dr. Yamma Brown and Deanna Brown-Thomas

Denise Boutte

Carl Payne and Dondre Whitfield

aka “Cockroach” and “Robert” from “The Cosby Show”

Lisa Wu and guest

Music mogul Michael Mauldin

Jekalyn Carr

Tim Murphy, Brad Siegel, Teyonah Parris, Tichina Arnold

and Rev. Al Sharpton sharing a laugh on the red carpet

The Mothers of the Movement ~ Gwen Carr (Eric Garner),

Leslie McSpadden (Mike Brown) and Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin)

Photo Credits: RayCornelius.com