{
  "id": 16914183,
  "title": "Brandy, Lena Waithe & More Named Members of 2026 Ebony Power 100 Honoree Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/brandy-lena-waithe-more-named-members-of-2026-ebony-power-100-honoree",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/brandy-2026-ebony-power-100-honoree-1236369539/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Grammy Award-winning artist Brandy, Emmy Award-winning writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe, and Allen Media Group founder Byron Allen have been named as three of the six special honorees for the 2026 Ebony Power 100 Gala. The gala will be held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on November 9, celebrating the theme \"The Stories We Shape.\" Joining them on the Power 100 Court are Seattle Storm WNBA player Flau’jae Johnson, digital influencer and culinary tastemaker Keith Lee, and NASA Astronaut Emeritus Victor Glover. Each member of the court will receive a dedicated tribute during the event, which will feature live entertainment by Grammy winners Kirk Franklin and T.I. The immersive \"La Cour\" experience will transport attendees to a reimagined historical royal court.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}