The 25th Anniversary Essence Awards TV Show - The 25th Anniversary Essence Awards Television Show - Yahoo! TV

Actor

• Natalie Cole
  Co-Host
• Bill Cosby
  Presenter
• Laurence Fishburne
  Presenter
• Jada Pinkett Smith
  Presenter
• Oprah Winfrey
  Presenter
• Anita Baker
• Toni Braxton
• Salt 'n' Pepa
• Jon Secada
• B B King
• Kathryn Hall
  Honoree
• Janet Jackson
  Honoree
• Zoe London
  Honoree
• Colin Powell
  Honoree
• Stevie Wonder
  Honoree

Director

• Bruce Gowers
  Director

Producer

• Dan Gasby
  Executive Producer
• Bruce Gowers
  Executive Producer
• Carol Rosenstein
  Executive Producer

Music

• Salt 'n' Pepa
  Song Performer ("It's a She Thing" "Shoop" "Whatta Man" "None of Your Business")
• Salt 'n' Pepa
  Song Performer ( It s a She Thing Shoop Whatta Man None of Your Business )
• Natalie Cole
  Song Performer ("Our Love")
• Jon Secada
  Song Performer ( Superstition I Just Called to Say I Love You Higher Ground )
• Jon Secada
  Song Performer ("Superstition" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Higher Ground"
• Toni Braxton
  Song Performer ( All in Love Is Fair )
• Toni Braxton
  Song Performer ("All in Love Is Fair")
• B B King
  Song Performer ("Rock Me Baby")
• B B King
  Song Performer ( Rock Me Baby )
• Michael Bolton
  Song Performer ("Rock Me Baby")

Publicity

• Scott Boute
  Publicity (Fox/New York)