{"id":414958,"date":"2011-05-02T12:42:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T12:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/02\/jennifer-hudson-jill-scott-and-kerry-washington-attend-the-mary-j-blige-honors-concert\/"},"modified":"2011-05-02T12:42:50","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T12:42:50","slug":"jennifer-hudson-jill-scott-and-kerry-washington-attend-the-mary-j-blige-honors-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/02\/jennifer-hudson-jill-scott-and-kerry-washington-attend-the-mary-j-blige-honors-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott And Kerry Washington Attend The Mary J. Blige Honors Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"64\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" ism=\"true\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/b230804amjb5.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night, <strong>Mary J. Blige<\/strong> hosted the\u00a0second annual Mary J. Blige Honors Concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom\u00a0in New York City.\u00a0 The event raised money for scholarships for young women and was attended by <strong>Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott<\/strong> and <strong>Kerry Washington<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0See pics inside&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The 2nd Annual Mary J. Blige Honors Concert was held at the\u00a0Hammerstein Ballroom last night to benefit\u00a0FFAWN\u2019s (The Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, Inc.)\u00a0<br \/>Scholarship Fund.\u00a0The fund helps send young women to college with full, four-year scholarships.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/c660141emjb6.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/661562b7mjb4.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/601c685bmjb20.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fabulous Jennifer Hudson was among the attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/f0110984mjb24.jpg.jpg\" \/><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/90e0fc40mjb21.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/e348fdc9mjb10.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/a820e044mjb9.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/45bfdd50mjb8.jpg.jpg\" \/><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kerry Washington looked radiant during her stroll to the red carpet.\u00a0 She wore very minimal makeup and let the vibrant colors of her outfit do the talking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/2f65cb7bmjb23.jpg.jpg\" \/><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1e271ff8mjb19.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/61d8368fmjb14.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/97b5b97bmjb13.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mary J.\u00a0Blige was looking more youthful than ever as she posed with her husband <strong>Kendu Isaacs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/21fb4967mjb12.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/cb51df2amjb11.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/9fb3a759mjb22.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LaLa Anthony wore this blue dress with a purple train.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/66b0f725mjb18.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/3383343bmjb17.jpg.jpg\" \/><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>LeToya Luckett<\/strong> was there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/d9c47784mjb16.jpg.jpg\" \/><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tony award winner\u00a0<strong><span>Phylicia Rashad<\/span><\/strong> <span>posed on the carpet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fc4a98c7mjb15.jpg.jpg\" \/><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hey Russell!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/c096c2a4mjb7.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jill\u00a0Scott<\/strong> looked wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/e35e0b9bmjb3.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/d73cfde1mjb2.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Singer\u00a0<strong>Corinne Bailey Rae<\/strong> made an appearance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/11ad57f7mjb1.jpg.jpg\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And &#8220;The Voice&#8221; judge <strong>Christina Aguilera<\/strong> also helped raise money for the fund.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos via WireImage\/H. Dziekan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/b230804amjb5.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theybf.com\/2011\/05\/02\/jennifer-hudson-jill-scott-and-kerry-washington-attend-the-mary-j-blige-honors-concert\" title=\"Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott And Kerry Washington Attend The Mary J. Blige Honors Concert\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott And Kerry Washington Attend The Mary J. Blige Honors Concert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Last night, Mary J. Blige hosted the\u00a0second annual Mary J. 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