Don Cheadle Among Honorees as ABFF Celebrates Black Hollywood

ABFF founder and president, Jeff Friday, ABFF Excellence in the Arts honoree and award-winning actor, Don Cheadle, Hilton Worldwide directors, Andrea Richardson (Resorts and Multicultural marketing), Courtney Eison (Multicultural Sales) and Sonya Toliver Irby (Luxury Brand Sales) during the ABFF Awards: Celebration of Hollywood ceremony pre-reception. . (Photo Credit: Soul Brother)
ABFF founder and president, Jeff Friday, ABFF Excellence in the Arts honoree and award-winning actor, Don Cheadle, Hilton Worldwide directors, Andrea Richardson (Resorts and Multicultural marketing), Courtney Eison (Multicultural Sales) and Sonya Toliver Irby (Luxury Brand Sales) during the ABFF Awards: Celebration of Hollywood ceremony pre-reception. . (Photo Credit: Soul Brother)

MCLEAN, Va. – (February 22, 2016) –Hilton Worldwide served as an official sponsor of the American Black Film’s Festival’s ABFF Awards: Celebration of Hollywood event, held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Sunday, February 21, 2016.

As the male recipient of the Excellence in the Arts award, Don Cheadle voiced his appreciation for the diverse acting roles he’s received throughout his career.

The ABFF Awards: Celebration of Hollywood honors outstanding African-American actors, movies, TV shows and other major entertainment figures, who serve as champions of the culture. Hilton Worldwide’s support of the ABFF Awards is part of the brand’s 2016 multicultural marketing campaign, Celebrating Your Stories, which celebrates and recognizes the stories of African Americans.

Check out a few of the awards nominees below:

TV Show of the Year Nominees

Being Mary Jane

Black-ish

Empire

How to Get Away With Murder

Power

Film of the Year Nominees

Beasts of No Nation

Chi-Raq

Concussion

Creed

Dope

Straight Outta Compton

Tune in to Centric and BET at 8 p.m. (EST/PST) for the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood.

 

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