EBONY POWER 100 Celebrated Black Excellence, Community And Creativity

Honorees join EBONY in Los Angeles for an inspirational night of black achievement and leadership.

- Latoya Cross And Melissa Kimble

BLACK BRILLIANCE FILLED a packed room at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Dec. 1 during the 2016 EBO- NY Power 100 gala. Hosted by comedian Cedric the Entertainer, the annual celebration honored remarkable individuals who have not only blazed trails as power players in their respective fields spanning across community and corporate leadership, technology innovation, media, philanthropy and the arts but have also been standout personalities representing the African- American community.

R&B supergroup Earth, Wind & Fire and beloved award-winning actress Cicely Tyson were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards, while legendary songwriter, producer and performer Nile Rodgers was presented with the Icon Award. Ava DuVernay, John Legend, Simone Biles and Nas graced the Dec. 2016/Jan. 2017 Power 100 issue covers as strong examples of 2016’s most valuable players. They were among scores of examples of Black Excellence EBONY recognizes each year.

Sponsors for the event included presenting sponsor Nationwide, a strong five-year supporter of EBONY; Cadillac; United; and Hilton Worldwide. Fashion Fair Cosmetics and Twitter were also onboard as partners.