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43 NAACP Image Awards Nominees Announced

Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives, ABC), Tracee Ellis Ross (Reed Between the Lines, BET) and Craig Robinson (The Office, NBC)  announced nominees for the 43rd Annual NAACP Imag Awards to include contributions in television, film, music and literature.

The Help, a movie about domestics working in 1960's era Mississippi,  receieved the most nominations, 8.  Beyonc and Jill Scott both received 4 nomnations each.

The gospel music nominees are:

Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary)

"Becoming" - Yolanda Adams (N House Music Group)
"Church on the Moon" - Deitrick Haddon (Verity Gospel Music Group)
"Hello Fear" - Kirk Franklin (Verity Gospel Music Group)
"Something Big" - Mary Mary (Columbia Records)
"The Journey" - Andraé Crouch (RiverPhlo Entertainment)

Kirk  Franklin was also nominated for Outstanding Song of the Year ("I Smile") and the show he hosts on BET, Sunday's Best was nominated for Outstanding Reality Series.

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To view a full list of nominees go to http://www.naacpimageawards.net/43/home/.

, Arlington Christian Music Examiner

Mona Austin is a multi media journalist, music enthusiast and creator of newsslice.blogspot.com. Her articles and interviews appear regularly on EURWEB.COM and she hosts specials on "Gospel Talk" airing in Fairfax, VA. Austin has secured exclusive interviews with some of the top names in urban...

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