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Source: Michael Buckner/ Stringer / Getty Hold up, wait a minute — award season ain’t finished just yet. The NAACP Image Awards are just around the corner and we, as a culture, get to watch Black folks shine and receive all the things they deserve without caucasious interruptions. Over the years, we’ve seen people boycott the Oscars, Golden Globes and the Emmy’s for not being inclusive enough when it comes to nominations. But in the same breathe, we forget to acknowledge ceremonies like the Image Awards that have been giving Black actors, actresses and directors their flowers when the other shows were leaving African-American talent on the backburner. Hit the flip to check out all the times the NAACP Awards honored Black stars while the other award shows were sleeping on ’em.

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Here’s All The Times The NAACP Image Awards Gave Black Folks Their Flowers Before The Oscars, Emmy’s And Golden Globes