Uzo Aduba and Mo’ne Davis were honored at Harper’s Bazaar and Panthere De Cartier’s “Women Who Dare” dinner in NYC. Meanwhile, Trey Songz, his mom April, LL Cool J and more attended the 26th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund gala in Washington D.C. Peep the pics inside….
“Orange is the New Black” actress Uzo Aduba and 13-year-old baseball prodigy Mo'Ne Davis nabbed two spots on Harper's Bazzaar 2014 Women Who Dare list. And last night, the magazine (along withPanthere De Cartier) held a swanky dinner reception at the Skylight Clarkson Studios in NYC to celebrate the fab female trailblazers of the year.
Stripping off her jailhouse clothing for her role as “Crazy Eyes” on the hit Netflix series, Uzo worked the carpet in a burnt orange puffed sleeve Rosie Assoulin dress, which she paired with a custom Blumera clutch and bone colored pointed pumps.
The Emmy Award winner normally slays red carpet events, but we're not quite sold on this look from the church's Usher Board.
Also on the list…baseball superstar Mo’ne Davis. The YBF chick looked darling in a very age-appropriate lace dress and ballerina flats.
The young prodigy has been on quite the roller coaster ride since she became the first female in history to pitch a shut out game at the Little League World Series. Not to mention, she can throw a 70-MPH fastball…like a girl. Her big accomplishment (so far) was highlighted on Sport's Illustrated August 25th cover.
Recently, she threw the first pitch during the World Series and is starring in a new Chevy commercial (directed by Spike Lee) that teaches America what "throwing like a girl" really means. She also landed a spot on EBONY magazine's annual Ebony Power 100 list as a "Young Leader", which is part of the December 2014 issue.
Congrats to them both!
Elsewhere....
Trey Songz is showing off where he gets his good looks from. And he clearly was blessed with genes from his hot mama, April Trucker. Trey brought his mother along as his date for the 26th annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awards gala at the Washington Hilton in D.C. yesterday.
Not only is Ms. April giving 20-somethings a run for their money, she is also the CEO of Trey’s charity foundation, Angels With Hearts. Meanwhile, Trey is gearing up for his "Between The Sheets" tour with fellow VA native Chris Brown& rapper Tyga, whick kicks off in Virginia on January 28th.
LL Cool J was tapped to host last night's awards gala. Over the weekend, students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF’s) award-winning Leadership Institute.
This year's theme was "Developing Minds ... Delivering Dreams", where achievements of the country's most prominent visionaries who have used their starpower to positively impact the lives of students attending publicly-supported HBCUs were celebrated.
Grammy Award-winning singer Regina Belle worked the carpet in this gold gown before she took the stage to perform.
Actor/producer George Lopez and actor/former TCU tailback Aundre Dean came out to support.
And snap "selfies" on the carpet.
Inside....
Trey snapped a few pics before taking his seat beside his fab mom.
Regina Belle grabbed the mic and serenaded the audience with a performance.
Trey and his mother took the podium to speak a few words before the audience.
LL was on his hosting duties, stopping for a pic holding a statue of the first African-American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall. LL was all smiles after he was honored with having a scholoarship named after him for his philanthropic efforts.
Last night's event raised over $3.2 million to the Thurgood Marshall college fund! Nice.
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