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Jackson<\/strong>&nbsp;will be presented with the NAACP Chairman\u2019s Award and&nbsp;<strong>Nikole Hannah-Jones,<\/strong>&nbsp;the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, will be presented with the Social Justice Impact Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-televised award categories will be announced February 21-25 at 8 pm ET\/5 pm PT on naacpimageawards.net and the <a href=\"https:\/\/naacpimageawards.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAACP Image Awards<\/a> YouTube channel. The virtual show will be hosted nightly by actor and comedian\u00a0<strong>Affion Crockett<\/strong>\u00a0andpresenters include<strong>\u00a0Aida Rodriquez, Asiahn Bryant, Clint Coley, Cory Hardrict, Courtney Nichole, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Derrick Johnson, Karen Boykin-Towns, Khleo Thomas, Lauren Wesley Wilson, Leon W. Russell, Lori Harvey, Luke Lawal, Jr., Marcel Spears, Matt Cedeno, Melissa L. 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