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Members of the cast of 'Orange is the New Black' will be honored at the 2015 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood event, as well as actress Regina King, newcomer Gugu Mbatha Raw and costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
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00:07HI, I'M SHAWN ROBINSON FROM ACCESS HOLLYWOOD.
00:10TODAY I AM DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S HONOREES FOR THE
00:13ESSENCE BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD LUNCHEON ON FEBRUARY 19TH HERE IN
00:17LOS ANGELES.
00:18IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS AND OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS HAS
00:21BECOME A HIGHLIGHT OF OSCAR WEEK AS ESSENCE BRINGS THE LOVE TO
00:26HOLLYWOOD.
00:27I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THESE LADIES ON THE RED CARPET.
00:31THE 2015 BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD HONOREES ARE ADRIENNE MOORE,
00:37DANIELLE BROOKS, LAVERNE COX, LORRAINE TUSSANT, SAMIRA WILY,
00:42UZO ADUBA AND VICKI JUDI FROM THE HIT SERIES ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK,
00:48POWERHOUSE ACTRESS DIRECTOR REGINA KING, BREAKTHROUGH ACTRESS
00:53GOOGOO EMBATARA, AND COSTUME DESIGNER EXTRAORDINARE RUTH CARTER.
00:59CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, ESSENCE, FOR CELEBRATING THESE
01:03EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN.
01:05THANK YOU, SEAN.
01:06HI, I'M ESSENCE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF VANESSA DE LUCA.
01:09THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD.
01:12WE'RE CREATING, PERFORMING, AND CALLING THE SHOTS.
01:15BY RECOGNIZING OUR LEADING LADIES BOTH IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE CAMERA,
01:19ESSENCE ILLUMINATES THE POWER OF OUR PRESENCE.
01:22PLEASE JOIN US IN SALUTING THE SINGULAR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CAST OF
01:26ORANGES THE NEW BLACK, REGINA KING, GOOGOO EMBATARA, AND RUTH CARTER.
01:32AND DON'T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR FEBRUARY 19TH.
01:35TUNE INTO ESSENCE.COM AT 11 A.M. PACIFIC TIME, 2 P.M. EST STANDARD
01:40TO CATCH ALL THE RED CARPET ACTION AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE
01:44VIA HASHTAG BLACKWOMENINHOLLYWOOD.
01:47WE INVITE YOU TO BE A PART OF OSCAR WEEK'S MOST EXCITING AND MOMENTOUS EVENT,
01:52ALL FOR THE LOVE OF BLACK WOMEN.
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