The 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards were last night.  I have no idea if they were televised, because I still have the flu and I spent my evening raging with fever, hoping that I might die in my sleep and find an end to my suffering.  Alas, I woke up this morning still nine kinds of alive and still feverish, cursing every god I’ve ever heard of.  I am not remotely in a good mood, so buckle your chin straps, bitches.  Today might be a little bumpy.

Another red carpet, more ladies in dresses…

Rosario Dawson (oooh, pretty):

Halle Berry (drink her in before she shaves her head for Nappily Ever After):

Dakota Fanning (I guess she’s a Strong Black Woman now since she did The Secret Life of Bees):

Jennifer Hudson (so great to see her smiling):

Taraji P. Henson (I love her dress; that colour looks great on her):

Chandra Wilson (I love the colour of her dress, too):

Tia and/or Tamera Mowry (seriously, does it even matter which one?):

Sanaa Lathan (yeah, I didn’t know who she was, either — The Google tells me she was in AvP):

Keshia Knight Pulliam (little Rudy from “The Cosby Show” is all growns up):

Mo’Nique (hee — remember her on “Charm School”?):

There were some dudes there, too.  Here’s Seal:

And, from left: Al Gore (actually a Strong Black Woman), Poof Doody, Danny Glover, Russell Simmons, Tyler Perry, Will.i.am, and Will.i.am’s douchebaggy asshole outfit: