Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is to be awarded at the upcoming American Black Film Festival Honors.
The Oscar-nominated actress is set to receive the Entertainment Icon award at this year’s ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles next week Friday.
The star of Fox's hot new series Star says she is honored to receive the award.
Queen Latifah got her start as a rapper almost three decades ago.
Besides her Oscar nod for Chicago, she’s also been nominated twice in Emmy acting categories and won an Emmy for producing the HBO movie “Bessie.”
She has also won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The American Black Film Festival Honors will air on BET and Centric at 8:00 p.m. and will be hosted by Actress Regina Hall.
Empire star Terrence Howard will also be honoured.
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