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Lexus Uptown Honors Hollywood Honors Courtney A. Kemp, Robin Thede, Marsai Martin, & Niija Kuykendall

LOS ANGELES, CA – February 7, 2020 – Uptown Ventures kicked off Oscar week with their annual Lexus Uptown Honors Hollywood, at NeueHouse Hollywood. Celebrity guests gathered to honor Power Player Women in the film industry.

Hosted by Tai Beauchamp and Chris Spencer, the honorees included writer, producer, and creator of “Power (Starz),” Courtney A. Kemp, Executive Vice President of Film Production at Warner Bros. Pictures Niija Kuykendall, writer, performer, producer and showrunner Robin Thede, and creative, young power player, award-winning actress, and executive producer Marsai Martin.

One of the biggest highlights of the evening was Hollywood starlet Marsai Martin delivering an empowering speech and exclaiming that being a teenager was much harder than being the youngest executive producer working in Hollywood. Len Burnett co-CEO and chief revenue officer, of TOWN Ventures Group, shared this: “Tonight is about celebrating exceptional talent leading the way and contributing to the industry in front and behind the camera”.

Celebrity guests and VIP’s in attendance included Naturi Naughton, Larenz Tate, Joseph Sikora, Malinda Williams, Curtis Hamilton, Affion Crockett, Miss J. Alexander, Gabrielle Dennis, Tai Beauchamp, TJ Jackson, Kenny Lattimore, Terrence J, Bresha Webb, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Mike Hill, Cynthia Bailey & more.  

Lexus Uptown Honors Hollywood is made possible by the generous support of Lexus as the returning title sponsor.