Sponsored by Covergirl's Queen Collection, the 2nd Annual Blackout Awards will take place on June 12 to give recognition to the hair stylists, makeup artists, photographers and fashion experts behind celebrity style.
The ceremony will also pay homage to accomplished African American women in other fields.
For Colored Girls playwright Ntozake Shange and Inside Edition and BET journalist April Woodard will be awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trailblazer Award, respectively.
Shange and Woodard will be among many other honorees, including the first-time winner of the Blackout Humanitarian Award, HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent.
"Each year we set the bar higher because this awards ceremony is about giving back through philanthropy and appreciating the artists who work so diligently," said Yancey Edwards, founder of the awards and hairstylist.
The event will take place at the Hilton Newark Gateway Hotel in Newark, New Jersey and will be hosted by Grammy Award-winning makeup artist Karen Dupiche.
The Covergirl Queen Collection is inspired by Queen Latifah and is formulated to complement various shades of ethnic skin. Products for black skin may be better able to keep dark complexions looking healthier than those produced for the general market.
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