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EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 - Winners Room

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It’s no secret that Black women are amazing.

We’re brilliant, create trends and can do anything we put our minds to. We’re even so dope that even when we didn’t invent colors when we rock them, we can make you believe that we did.

So to celebrate our divine power and ability to rock the heck out a pigmented hue, here are 20 times that folks like Jodie Turner-Smith, Aja Naomi King, Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Angela Bassett, and more sistas owned the color yellow.

1. Jodie Turner-Smith

EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 - VIP Arrivals Source:Getty

2. Aja Naomi King

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3. NeNe Leaks

HORSE RACING: MAY 04 Kentucky Derby Source:Getty

4. Yara Shahidi in Gucci

2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala Presented By Gucci - Arrivals Source:Getty

5. Nicole Byer

71st Emmy Awards - Arrivals Source:Getty

6. Solange

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7. Michelle Mitchenor

2017 Black Girls Rock! Source:Getty

8. Taraji P. Henson

68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Source:Getty

9. Angela Bassett

68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Source:Getty

10. Beyonce Knowles-Carter

"The Lion King" - European Premiere - VIP Arrivals Source:Getty

11. Tracee Ellis Ross

Warner Bros. Pictures And InStyle Host 18th Annual Post-Golden Globes Party - Arrivals Source:Getty

12. Rihanna

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13. Michelle Obama

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14. Kerry Washington

2017 CFDA Fashion Awards - Arrivals Source:Getty

15. Lalah Hathaway

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16. Mj Rodriguez

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17. Faithe Herman

71st Emmy Awards - Arrivals Source:Getty

18. Ryan Michelle Bathe

69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Source:Getty

19. Samira Wiley

66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Source:Getty

20. Gabrielle Union

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For 2024’s iteration of MadameNoire and HelloBeautiful’s annual series Women to Know, we knew we wanted to celebrate the people who help make the joys of film and television possible. To create art is to create magic. This year, we spotlight Hollywood Executive’s changing the face of cinema.