Laurence Fishburne, ‘I May Destroy You’ Creator Michaela Coel Win NAACP Image Awards

Gina Prince-Bythewood, Radha Blank, Eugene Ashe and Misty Copeland also won prizes

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Actor Laurence Fishburne and “I May Destroy You” creator Michael Coel have won NAACP Image Awards for 2021, the organization announced Tuesday.

The NAACP is rolling out its winners for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards this week, revealing a slate of winners across various categories each night leading up until the televised awards show on Saturday, March 27.

This first crop of winners was announced in a virtual experience that is airing each night this week through the NAACP Image Awards website, and Tuesday recognized the best writing and directing work by Black artists in television, motion pictures, and short form.

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