LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay-Z will receive the President’s Award during the 50th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday.
The NAACP announced Thursday it selected the 49-year-old rapper and entrepreneur for “shedding light on the issues that plague the black community including systematic racism and unjust treatment under the law.”
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Previous recipients have included Jesse Jackson, Muhammad Ali and Condoleezza Rice.
Source: Jay-Z To Receive Special Honor At NAACP Image Awards
