NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29: Dwight Howard attends The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 40th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)
AUSTELL, GEORGIA – MARCH 14: Jerni McCant, Diamond T. Stone, and Michale Archer, family members of Angie Stone, speak onstage during the Angie Stone Atlanta Homegoing Service at Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral on March 14, 2025 in Austell, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
US actress Kerry Washington arrives for the 2024 Women in Film (WIF) annual gala in Beverly Hills, California, on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 29: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Brandy Norwood performs onstage during 2026 Recording Academy Honors Presented by The Black Music Collective at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Cynthia Bailey attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Julian Hamilton/FilmMagic) (Photo by Julian Hamilton/FilmMagic)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 24: Rapper Jay-Z (C) looks on before a game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium on November 24, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 14: Katt Williams attends the 2024 GQ Men Of The Year Party at Bar Marmont on November 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Olivia Wong/WireImage)
MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA – APRIL 17: Shaquille O’Neal attends Shaq Attack Day at Nana’s Chicken & Waffles on April 17, 2024 in McDonough, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
