It was a magical and inspirational night at Clayborn Temple Saturday, as Memphis gathered to celebrate the 2018 Best In Black Awards!
The winners are listed below, with a few video clips sprinkled in. Check back later for a slideshow from TSD photographers who were on the scene!:
BEST ATTORNEY – Myra Hamilton – Hamilton Entertainment Employment Law LLC
BEST AUTHOR – April Craft – Have You Dated This Guy
BEST BARBERSHOP – E Massey – Eric Massey
BEST BARBER – Derrick Toliver
BEST BEAUTY SALON – Hair Kingdom – Keith Turks
BEST BEAUTICIAN – Mary Watson
BEST MAKE UP ARTIST – Nikki Chanel – FaceGyrl x Nikki Chanel
BEST NAIL TECHNICIAN – Carmen Denise Hicks
BEST MOBILE DETAILING/CAR WASH – Gifted Hands – Jay Parham
BEST EVENT PLANNER – Cynthia Daniels
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER – Clark Photography – Anthony & Brenda Clark
This was an excellent tribute to Aretha Franklin:
BEST VIDEOGRAPHER – L3 Media – Marcus Jones
BEST NICHE BUSINESS – DivaStar Spa for Event – LaQuila Smith Jones
BEST HOMEBASED BUSINESS – Erica’s Sweet & Savory – Erica Jones
BEST FRATERNITY – Alpha Phi Alpha
BEST SORORITY – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
BEST HIGH SCHOOL – Whitehaven High School
BEST ALUMNI ASSOCIATION – Melrose High Alumni Assn.
BEST BBQ – Bossman Pit Stop
BEST CHURCH CHOIR – Brown Baptist
BEST CLOTHING DESIGNER – Ceoapparel901
BEST COMMUNITY CHOIR – Darrel Pettis and SIP
BEST DOCTOR – Marcia Bowden – Bowden Internal Medicine
BEST DENTIST – Tonya Lyons – New Image Family Dentistry
MALE SOLO ARTIST – Courtney Little
BEST FEMALE SOLO ARTIST – Stefanie Bolton
BEST BAND – BB King All Stars
BEST LOCAL TV PERSONALITY – Mearl Purvis
LOCAL RADIO PERSONALITY – Michael Adrian Davis
BEST COMEDIAN – Poundcake
BEST ACTOR – Steve Brown
BEST ACTRESS – Bianca Richmond
BEST SPOKEN WORD ARTIST – Cashmere – Larry Cashmere
BEST BOUTIQUE – Dean of Fashion – Ashley Dean Parson
BEST EVENT DJ – DJ Lil Larry – Larry Live
BEST NON-PROFIT – Church Girls Rock
BEST ORIGINAL ARTIST – Jade Miller – Jaded Art
BEST PERSONAL TRAINER – Toye Bogard – Fit Nation
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS – Demario Hollowell-Poundcake
BEST BLOGGER – Xclusive Memphis – Laquita Jones
BEST SOUL FOOD – Four Way Grill
BEST WINGS – All Star Wings
RISING STAR – Memphis Kids Got Talent – Laquila Jones
LIVING LEGEND – AC Wharton, Fred Jones Jr.
BERNAL E. SMITH, II AWARD – LaTonia Blankenship
HUSTLE AWARD – DeJuan Hendricks
