> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Best of the Rest of Black Girls Rock! 2018 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-best-of-the-rest-of-black-girls-rock-2018/ - Published: 2018-08-27T19:45:38.000Z - Updated: 2018-08-27T20:56:10.000Z - Author: Jessica - Tags: #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 07:58 ## Janet Jackson in Christian Siriano ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/45a6218ca36-1535390817.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! -PICTURED: Janet Jackson -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded This is very dramatic! (I learned from [Janet's Instagram that she's wearing big boots under there](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm9q4laBiyA/?hl=en&taken-by=janetjackson&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), which I like.) Ava DuVernay was at this event, and this whole looks feels ever so slightly like it might be a ploy to get into a *Wrinkle in Time* sequel. ## Janet's Nails ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/48e8c335856-1535390832.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! -PICTURED: Janet Jackson -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded This nail art is really cool and would also render me incapable of doing anything. ## Naomi Campbell ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/63a654df4c3-1535390862.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! - Show -PICTURED: Naomi Campbell -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded This is so Relaxed 70s. I love it. ## Cynthia Erivo in Sally LaPointe, ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/61d3d7443fa-1535390847.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! -PICTURED: Lil' Kim -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded Our photo service captioned Cynthia as Lil' Kim and I think both Cynthia and Lil' Kim would have to be like WUT about that. (She looks dramatic and cool as ever.) ## Kaia Burke, Tarana Burke ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/fd28a622252-1535390940.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! -PICTURED: Kaia Burke, Tarana Burke -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded Tarana Burke, of course, is a civil rights activist who is the founder of the #MeToo movement. She looks fab, and her daughter Kaia's dress is GORGEOUS. ## Queen Latifah ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/65c9fbf2b3c-1535390878.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! -PICTURED: Queen Latifah -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded I BELIEVE Queen Latifah hosted this evening's festivities -- the show doesn't air for a couple of weeks -- and I appreciate her swanning in wearing a dramatic cape coat. ## Queen Latifah ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/6040a5e2190-1535390909.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! -PICTURED: Queen Latifah -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded This whole look is sort of like...what Darth Vader might wear if he lightened up (I first saw a side view of her shirt and thought it WAS a Star Wars tee, so I might just have cinema's meanest cape enthusisast on the brain). ## Phylicia Rashad ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/b10f5e0301a-1535390924.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! - Show -PICTURED: Phylicia Rashad -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded This whole look delights me and I hope to dress exactly thusly when I was older. ## Mareena Robinson Snowden ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/6f806bbd7b3-1535390786.jpg) \-Newark, NJ - 20180826 - 2018 Black Girls Rock! -PICTURED: Guest -PHOTO by: JOHN NACION/startraksphoto.com This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Startraks Photo for licensing fee and rights information at sales@startraksphoto.com or call +1 212 414 9464 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded She looks fantastic, and when I saw her I thought, "oh, who is that? She must be on a TV show I don't watch." So I looked her up and ACTUALLY [she's a NUCLEAR ENGINEER and the first black woman to get a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT](https://www.theroot.com/mareena-robinson-snowden-is-the-1st-black-women-to-earn-1827807078?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). She is a gorgeous genius. ## Ava DuVernay in Michael Kors ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683bi-1535390991.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683bi) Ava DuVernay Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 Speaking of gorgeous geniuses, Ava looks super, as usual. ## Tamia ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683gc-1535391068.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683gc) Tamia Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 I have concerns. ## Leomie Anderson ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683bb-1535390976.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683bb) Leomie Anderson Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 This is really pretty on her, and only very vaguely like a bridesmaid's dress. ## Jazmine Sullivan ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683cq-1535391007.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683cq) Jazmine Sullivan Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 This would have been SO cute if it were just the velvet portion! ## Riele Downs ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683ey-1535391053.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683ey) Riele Downs Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 WHAT DID I JUST SAY?! ## Misty Copeland ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683ee-1535391024.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683ee) Misty Copeland Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 Is this pants? The whole look is sort of confusingly post-modern, though she looks crisp and elegant in it, as usual. ## Lil Mama ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683ei-1535391038.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683ei) Niatia " Lil Mama " Kirkland Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 On the other hand, this sincerely might be one of the best things she's ever worn. I LOVE it. It is REALLY fun. ## Amandla Stenberg in Thom Browne ![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_9808683gp-1535391084.jpg) Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9808683gp) Amandla Stenberg Black Girls Rock Awards, Arrivals, Newark, USA - 26 Aug 2018 She is carrying this off extremely well -- it's super age-appropriate. I mildly wish the jacket were a little but longer but also don't really care? 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