Anika Noni Rose: What Else But a Rattler?

Congratulations to Anika Noni Rose for two 2010 NAACP Image Award nominations. Rose is up for “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” as the voice of Princess Tiana in the animated film The Princess and the Frog. She has also been nominated for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series” for her role in the HBO show No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Rose has already won a Tony Award for her performance in the hit Broadway musical Caroline, or Change. And by the way, Rose is a graduate of Florida A& M University (Go Rattler!). Where else besides “The Hill” (the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee, FL) could you get enough gumption, savvy and strength to go to New York City with no job and no money and end up an award-winning movie star? Ms. Rose is an inspiration to black girls and all girls.

Other nominees include Denzel Washington (The Taking of Pelham 123), Monique (Precious), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious), Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side), Glee (Outstanding Comedy Series), America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Jamie Foxx (Law Abiding Citizen), and Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy). The theme for this year is “One Nation, One Dream.” The nominees are very diverse as the NAACP will use this show as an instrument to appreciate all cultures through an African American lens. The Image awards will air on Fox on February 26 at 8 p.m.

Much love to all the nominees. But I know the Rattler will Strike, Strike and Strike Again!