Ice Cube, Eve, Vin Diesel Among Presenters At NAACP Image Awards

Yahoo! Music, Mar 7, 2003 7:00 am PST
(3/7/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Vin Diesel, star of last year's blockbuster XXX, will be a first-time presenter on the 34th annual NAACP Image Awards ceremony, set to tape Saturday, March 8th at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

Also presenting are Bill Bellamy, Vivica A. Fox, Ice Cube, Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Eve, and Tyra Banks. Nominee India.Arie and previous winner Ziggy Marley will perform on the show.

Vivica A. Fox is nominated as outstanding actress for her part in Juwanna Man. Taye Diggs is nominated as outstanding actor for his lead role in Brown Sugar, as is Ice Cube for his role in Barbershop. Omar Epps is nominated for his role in the television drama Conviction. Eve captured her first nomination for outstanding supporting actress in Barbershop.

India.Arie was nominated as outstanding artist and her album Voyage To India nominated as outstanding album; the tune "Little Things" was nominated as outstanding song and outstanding video; and her pairing with Stevie Wonder earned her a nod among outstanding duos or groups.

The 34th annual NAACP Image Awards will be televised by Fox-TV March 13th at 8 p.m.

-- Janine Coveney, Los Angeles

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