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2012 NAACP Image Award nominations<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 19, 2012<\/p>\n

Source: Variety<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“The Help”<\/strong> led the pack with eight NAACP Image Award nominations, including picture, director and multiple acting honors, the org announced Thursday. “Pariah”<\/strong> and “Jumping the Broom” <\/strong>also were nominated in multiple categories, with seven and six, respectively.<\/p>\n

In the TV categories, the drama “Grey’s Anatomy” <\/strong>and comedy “The Game” <\/strong>received six noms apiece.<\/p>\n

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Winners in the film, TV, music and literature categories will be announced during a Feb. 17 ceremony, which will be broadcast live on NBC.<\/p>\n

During a press conference held at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, the NAACP announced its annual nominations, which aim to celebrate the accomplishments of people of color across a variety of media including film, television, recording and literature.<\/p>\n

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The complete list of nominees in film, TV, music and literature:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Motion Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)<\/p>\n

“Pariah” (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

“The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)<\/p>\n

“The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

“Tower Heist” (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Actor in a Motion Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eddie Murphy — “Tower Heist” (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Laurence Fishburne — “Contagion” (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n

Laz Alonso — “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)<\/p>\n

Oliver Litondo — “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Vin Diesel — “Fast Five” (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Actress in a Motion Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adepero Oduye — “Pariah” (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Emma Stone — “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

Paula Patton — “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)<\/p>\n

Viola Davis — “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

Zoe Saldana — “Colombiana” (TriStar Pictures)<\/p>\n

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthony Mackie — “The Adjustment Bureau” (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Charles Parnell — “Pariah” (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Don Cheadle — “The Guard” (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Wright — “The Ides of March” (Columbia Pictures)<\/p>\n

Mike Epps — “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)<\/p>\n

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryce Dallas Howard — “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

Cicely Tyson — “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

Kim Wayans — “Pariah” (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Maya Rudolph — “Bridesmaids” (Universal Pictures)<\/p>\n

Octavia Spencer — “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

Independent Motion Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I Will Follow” (AFFRM)<\/p>\n

“Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)<\/p>\n

“MOOZ-lum” (AFFRM)<\/p>\n

“Pariah” (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

“The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Foreign Motion Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Separation” (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n

“Attack the Block” (Screen Gems)<\/p>\n

“In the Land of Blood and Honey” (FilmDistrict)<\/p>\n

“Le Havre” (Janus Films)<\/p>\n

“Life, Above All” (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n

Documentary (Theatrical or Television)<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest” (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n

“Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey” (Submarine Deluxe)<\/p>\n

“Sing Your Song” (HBO Documentary Films)<\/p>\n

“The Rescuers” (Michael King Productions)<\/p>\n

“Thunder Soul” (Roadside Attractions)<\/p>\n

Writing in a Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arthur Harris — “Reed Between the Lines” — Let’s Talk About Ms. Helen’s Son Part 1 (BET)<\/p>\n

Prentice Penny — “Happy Endings” — The Girl with the David Tattoo (ABC)<\/p>\n

Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil — “The Game” — Parachutes….Beach Chairs (BET)<\/p>\n

Vali Chandrasekaran — “30 Rock” — It’s Never Too Late For Now (NBC)<\/p>\n

Vince Cheung, Ben Montanio — “Wizards of Waverly Place” — Wizards vs. Angels (Disney Channel)<\/p>\n

Writing in a Dramatic Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheo Hodari Coker — “SouthLAnd” — Punching Water (TNT)<\/p>\n

Janine Sherman Barrois — “Criminal Minds” — The Bittersweet Science (CBS)<\/p>\n

Lolis Eric Elie — “Treme” — Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues? (HBO)<\/p>\n

Pam Veasey — “Ringer” — Oh Gawd, There’s Two of Them? (The CW)<\/p>\n

Zoanne Clack — “Grey’s Anatomy” — I Will Survive (ABC)<\/p>\n

Writing in a Motion Picture — (Theatrical or Television)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alrick Brown — “Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)<\/p>\n

Ann Peacock — “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Dee Rees — “Pariah” (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Hunter, Arlene Gibbs — “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)<\/p>\n

Tate Taylor — “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

Directing in a Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jay Chandrasekhar — “Happy Endings” — The Girl with the David Tattoo (ABC)<\/p>\n

Kevin Hooks — “Drop Dead Diva” — Mother’s Day (Lifetime)<\/p>\n

Leonard R. Garner Jr. — “Rules of Engagement” — The Set Up (CBS)<\/p>\n

Miguel Arteta — “How to Make It in America” — Mofongo (HBO)<\/p>\n

Salim Akil — “The Game” — Parachutes\/Beach Chairs (BET)<\/p>\n

Directing in a Dramatic Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ernest Dickerson — “Treme” — Do Watcha Wanna (HBO)<\/p>\n

Ken Whittingham — “Parenthood” — Opening Night (NBC)<\/p>\n

Kevin Sullivan — “NCIS” — Tell-All (CBS)<\/p>\n

Paris Barclay — “Sons of Anarchy” — Out (FX Network)<\/p>\n

Seith Mann — “Dexter” — Get Gellar (Showtime)<\/p>\n

Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alrick Brown — “Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)<\/p>\n

Angelina Jolie — “In the Land of Blood and Honey” (FilmDistrict)<\/p>\n

Dee Rees — “Pariah” (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Salim Akil — “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)<\/p>\n

Tate Taylor — “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures\/Participant Media\/Touchstone Pictures)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Love That Girl!” (TV One)<\/p>\n

“Modern Family” (ABC)<\/p>\n

“Reed Between the Lines” (BET)<\/p>\n

“The Game” (BET)<\/p>\n

“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)<\/p>\n

Actor in a Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dule Hill — “Psych” (USA Network)<\/p>\n

Malcolm-Jamal Warner — “Reed Between the Lines” (BET)<\/p>\n

Phil Morris — “Love That Girl!” (TV One)<\/p>\n

Pooch Hall — “The Game” (BET)<\/p>\n

Terry Crews — “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)<\/p>\n

Actress in a Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tatyana Ali — “Love That Girl!” (TV One)<\/p>\n

Tia Mowry-Hardrict — “The Game” (BET)<\/p>\n

Tracee Ellis Ross — “Reed Between the Lines” (BET)<\/p>\n

Vanessa Williams — “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Wendy Raquel Robinson — “The Game” (BET)<\/p>\n

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Craig Robinson — “The Office” (NBC)<\/p>\n

Damon Wayans, Jr. — “Happy Endings” (ABC)<\/p>\n

J.B. Smoove — “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Nick Cannon — “Up All Night” (NBC)<\/p>\n

Tracy Morgan — “30 Rock” (NBC)<\/p>\n

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amber Riley — “Glee” (FOX)<\/p>\n

Gabourey Sidibe — “The Big C” (Showtime)<\/p>\n

Keshia Knight Pulliam — “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)<\/p>\n

Maya Rudolph — “Up All Night” (NBC)<\/p>\n

Sofia Vergara — “Modern Family” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)<\/p>\n

“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)<\/p>\n

“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)<\/p>\n

“The Good Wife” (CBS)<\/p>\n

“Treme” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Actor in a Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andre Braugher — “Men of A Certain Age” (TNT)<\/p>\n

Hill Harper — “CSI: NY” (CBS)<\/p>\n

L.L. Cool J — “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Taye Diggs — “Private Practice” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Wendell Pierce — “Treme” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Actress in a Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chandra Wilson — “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Khandi Alexander — “Treme” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Regina King — “SouthLAnd” (TNT)<\/p>\n

Sandra Oh — “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Taraji P. Henson — “Person of Interest” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corey Reynolds — “The Closer” (TNT)<\/p>\n

Ice-T — “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)<\/p>\n

James Pickens, Jr. — “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Nelsan Ellis — “True Blood” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Omar Epps — “House M.D.” (FOX)<\/p>\n

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alfre Woodard — “Memphis Beat” (TNT)<\/p>\n

Anika Noni Rose — “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)<\/p>\n

Archie Panjabi — “The Good Wife” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Diahann Carroll — “White Collar” (USA Network)<\/p>\n

Loretta Devine — “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Five” (Lifetime Movie Network)<\/p>\n

“Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith” (ABC)<\/p>\n

“Luther” (BBC America)<\/p>\n

“The Least Among You” (Showtime)<\/p>\n

“Thurgood” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special<\/strong><\/p>\n

Esai Morales — “We Have Your Husband” (Lifetime)<\/p>\n

Idris Elba — “Luther” (BBC America)<\/p>\n

Laurence Fishburne — “Thurgood” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Louis Gossett, Jr. — “The Least Among You” (Showtime)<\/p>\n

Samuel L. Jackson — “The Sunset Limited ” (HBO)<\/p>\n

Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anika Noni Rose — “Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith” (ABC)<\/p>\n

Jenifer Lewis — “Five” (Lifetime Movie Network)<\/p>\n

Rosario Dawson — “Five” (Lifetime Movie Network)<\/p>\n

Taraji P. Henson — “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story” (Lifetime)<\/p>\n

Tracee Ellis Ross — “Five” (Lifetime Movie Network)<\/p>\n

Actor in a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aaron D. Spears — “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Bryton James — “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Emerson Brooks — “All My Children” (ABC)<\/p>\n

James Reynolds — “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)<\/p>\n

Texas Battle — “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Actress in a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christel Khalil — “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Julia Pace Mitchell — “The Young & the Restless” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Tatyana Ali — “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Tonya Lee Williams — “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)<\/p>\n

Yvette Freeman — “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)<\/p>\n

News\/Information — (Series or Special)<\/strong><\/p>\n

“BET News Exclusive: The President Answers Black America” (BET)<\/p>\n

“Judge Mathis” (Syndicated)<\/p>\n

“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO)<\/p>\n

“Unsung” (TV One)<\/p>\n

“Washington Watch with Roland Martin” (TV One)<\/p>\n

Talk Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Anderson” (Syndicated)<\/p>\n

“Oprah’s Lifeclass” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/p>\n

“The Doctors” (Syndicated)<\/p>\n

“The View” (ABC)<\/p>\n

“The Wendy Williams Show” (Syndicated)<\/p>\n

Reality Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

“All-American Muslim” (TLC)<\/p>\n

“American Idol” (FOX)<\/p>\n

“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)<\/p>\n

“Sunday Best” (BET)<\/p>\n

“Tia & Tamera” (Style Network)<\/p>\n

Variety Series or Special<\/strong><\/p>\n

“2011 BET Awards” (BET)<\/p>\n

“Black Girls Rock!” (BET)<\/p>\n

“Oprah Presents: Master Class” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)<\/p>\n

“Prince! Behind the Symbol” (The Africa Channel)<\/p>\n

“UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan” (BET)<\/p>\n

Children’s Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A.N.T. Farm” (Disney Channel)<\/p>\n

“Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)<\/p>\n

“Go, Diego! Go!” (Nickelodeon)<\/p>\n

“I Can Be President: A Kid’s-Eye View” (HBO)<\/p>\n

“My Family Tree” (Disney Channel)<\/p>\n

Performance in a Youth\/ Children’s Program — (Series or Special)<\/strong><\/p>\n

China Anne McClain — “A.N.T. Farm” (Disney Channel)<\/p>\n

Keke Palmer — “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)<\/p>\n

Lance Robertson — “Yo Gabba Gabba” (Nickelodeon)<\/p>\n

Leon Thomas III — “Victorious” (Nickelodeon)<\/p>\n

Zendaya Coleman — “Shake It Up” (Disney Channel)<\/p>\n

RECORDING CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Committed (Epic)<\/p>\n

Diggy Simmons (Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

Mindless Behavior (Streamline\/Conjunction\/Interscope Records)<\/p>\n

Wynter Gordon (Big Beat\/Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

Male Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthony Hamilton (RCA Records)<\/p>\n

Bruno Mars (Elektra Records)<\/p>\n

Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)<\/p>\n

Chris Brown (Jive Records)<\/p>\n

Common (Warner Bros. Records)<\/p>\n

Female Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)<\/p>\n

Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)<\/p>\n

Ledisi (Verve Forecast)<\/p>\n

Mary J. Blige (Geffen)<\/p>\n

Duo, Group or Collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boyz II Men (Benchmark Entertainment\/MSM Music Group)<\/p>\n

Cee Lo Green feat. Melanie Fiona (Elektra Records)<\/p>\n

Mary J. Blige feat. Drake (Geffen)<\/p>\n

Sounds of Blackness (Malaco Music Group)<\/p>\n

The Roots (Island Def Jam Music Group)<\/p>\n

Jazz Album<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Chano y Dizzy” — Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez (Concord Music Group Inc.)<\/p>\n

“Friends” — Stanley Jordan (Mack Avenue Records)<\/p>\n

“Guitar Man” — George Benson (Concord Jazz)<\/p>\n

“Legacy” — Gerald Wilson (Mack Avenue Records)<\/p>\n

“Road Show Vol. 2” — Sonny Rollins (Emarcy)<\/p>\n

Gospel Album — (Traditional or Contemporary)<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Becoming” — Yolanda Adams (N House Music Group)<\/p>\n

“Church on the Moon” — Deitrick Haddon (Verity Gospel Music Group)<\/p>\n

“Hello Fear” — Kirk Franklin (Verity Gospel Music Group)<\/p>\n

“Something Big” — Mary Mary (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

“The Journey” — Andra\u00e9 Crouch (RiverPhlo Entertainment)<\/p>\n

World Music Album<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Afrodiaspora” — Susana Baca (Luaka Bop)<\/p>\n

“Carnival Fever” — Brother B (King Chero Records)<\/p>\n

“Live at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” — Boukman Eksperyans (MunckMix, Inc.)<\/p>\n

“Sounds of Blackness” — Sounds of Blackness (Malaco Music Group)<\/p>\n

“The First Grader” — Alex Heffes (Varese Sarabande)<\/p>\n

Music Video<\/strong><\/p>\n

“25\/8” — Mary J. Blige (Geffen)<\/p>\n

“Hear My Call” — Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)<\/p>\n

“I Was Here” — Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

“Someone Like You” — Adele (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

“Where You At” — Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)<\/p>\n

Song<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Best Thing I Never Had” — Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

“Fool for You feat. Melanie Fiona” — Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)<\/p>\n

“I Smile” — Kirk Franklin (Verity Gospel Music Group)<\/p>\n

“So In Love feat. Anthony Hamilton” — Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)<\/p>\n

“Someone Like You” — Adele (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

Album<\/strong><\/p>\n

“4” — Beyonc\u00e9 (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

“F.A.M.E” — Chris Brown (Jive Records)<\/p>\n

“I Remember Me” — Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)<\/p>\n

“Lasers” — Lupe Fiasco (1st & 15th\/Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

“The Light of the Sun” — Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)<\/p>\n

LITERATURE CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Literary Work — Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Silken Thread” — Brenda Jackson (Harlequin Kimani Press)<\/p>\n

“Boundaries” — Elizabeth Nunez (Akashic Books)<\/p>\n

“Say Amen, Again” — Reshonda Tate Billingsley (Gallery Books)<\/p>\n

“Silver Sparrow” — Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books)<\/p>\n

“The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel” — Nelson George (Akashic Books)<\/p>\n

Literary Work — Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America” — Melissa Harris-Perry (Yale University Press)<\/p>\n

“Super Rich” — Russell Simmons (Gotham Books)<\/p>\n

“The Cosmopolitan Canopy” — Elijah Anderson (W. W. Norton & Company)<\/p>\n

“The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place” — Hill Harper (Gotham Books)<\/p>\n

“Who’s Afraid of Post- Blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now” — Toure (Free Press)<\/p>\n

Literary Work — Debut Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

“2Grieve 2Gether: A Journal from the Heart Helping Survivors & Supporters Navigate the Healing Process” — Denise Hall Brown (2Lift 1Up Publishing)<\/p>\n

“A Defining Moment” — Patricia Duncan (IJABA Publishing Inc.)<\/p>\n

“The Loom” — Shella Gillus (Guideposts Books)<\/p>\n

“The Strawberry Letter” — Lyah Le Flore (Ballantine\/Random House)<\/p>\n

“We the Animals” — Justin Torres (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)<\/p>\n

Literary Work — Biography\/Auto-Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother” — Janny Scott (Riverhead Books)<\/p>\n

“Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention” — Manning Marable (Penguin Group (USA)-Viking)<\/p>\n

“My Song” — Harry Belafonte (Knopf)<\/p>\n

“No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington” — Condoleezza Rice (Crown Publishers)<\/p>\n

“The John Carlos Story” — John Carlos, Dave Zirin (Haymarket Books)<\/p>\n

Literary Work — Instructional<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets” — Bertice Berry (Freeman House Publishing)<\/p>\n

“Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing” — Synthia Saint James (Create Space)<\/p>\n

“Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community” — Quraysh Ali Lansana (Teachers & Writers Collaborative)<\/p>\n

“The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God ” — T.D. Jakes (Atria Books)<\/p>\n

“Too Important to Fail: Saving America’s Boys” — Tavis Smiley (Author), Juan Roberts, (Illustrator) (SmileyBooks)<\/p>\n

Literary Work — Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems” — James Golden (iUniverse)<\/p>\n

“Head Off & Split” — Nikky Finney (TriQuarterly Books \/ Northwestern University Press)<\/p>\n

“Honoring Genius: The Narrative of Craft, Art, Kindness and Justice” — Haki Madhubuti (Third World Press)<\/p>\n

“Intimate Thoughts” — Darrin Henson (Author), Anna Saunders (Illustrator) (Godzchild Publishing)<\/p>\n

“Last Seen” — Jacqueline Jones Lamon (University of Wisconsin Press)<\/p>\n

Literary Work — Children<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band” — Kwame Alexander (Author), Tim Bowers (Illustrator) (Sleeping Bear Press)<\/p>\n

“Before There Was Mozart” — Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), James Ransome (Illustrator) (Schwartz & Wade Books \/ Random House Children’s Books)<\/p>\n

“Heart and Soul” — Kadir Nelson (Author\/Illustrator) (Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books)<\/p>\n

“White Water” — Michael S. Bandy (Author), Shadra Strickland (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)<\/p>\n

“You Can Be A Friend” — Tony Dungy (Author), Ron Mazellan (Illustrator) (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing — Little Simon)<\/p>\n

Literary Work — Youth\/Teens<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Camo Girl” — Kekla Magoon (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing — Aladdin)<\/p>\n

“Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary” — Jerdine Nolan (Author), Sadra Strickland (Illustrator) (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing — Paula Wiseman Books)<\/p>\n

“Jesse Owens: “I Always Loved Running”” — Jeff Burlingame (Enslow Publishers, Inc.)<\/p>\n

“Kick” — Walter Dean (HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books)<\/p>\n

“Planet Middle School” — Nikki Grimes (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)<\/p>\n

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