Keri Hilson is back in black. Miss Keri Baby shows off her new black hairstyle in a flowing black gown on the red carpet at the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Friday (Feb. 26).

John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Mya, Wyclef Jean, LL Cool J, Xzibit, Nick Cannon, and more added to the black star power.

A Spanish-singing Keri Hilson performed “Guantanamera” and a Haitian tribute alongside Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, and Haitian band Tabou Combo before taking home the award for Outstanding New Artist at the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards at L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium on Friday (Feb. 26).

Maxwell was humbled by his Outstanding Male Artist accolade, an absent Mary J. Blige won Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album, and Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire swept in all its categories.

John Legend and The Roots paid homage to the late Teddy Pendergrass, while Jill Scott poured her heart out for Vanguard Award winner Wyclef in recognition of his humanitarian work in Haiti.