Wendy Williams Attends #SupportYourGirlfriends Pow(H)er Awards

On Tuesday night a party-ready crowd joined Wendy Williams at the 2nd Annual #SupportYourGirlfriends Pow(H)er Awards Dinner to celebrate highly-accomplished, innovative women for their achievements in their respective careers.
The event took place Clyde Frazier's Wine and Dine restaurant and started with an award ceremony, followed by a seated dinner and a dance party with DJ Teal.
Wendy Williams, Soledad O'Brien, Tamika Mallory, Tina Davis, Psyche Terry and Miss Diddy received the '2018 Unapologetically Her Award'.

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6:30 p.m.
I arrive at Clyde Frazier's Wine and Dine restaurant. A lot of press is already here, setting up video cameras and getting ready to interview guests.

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7:29 p.m.
Celebrity entertainment host Donna Briggs.

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8:04 p.m.
Tina Davis and a friend. Davis is currently the VP of A&R at EMPIRE Distribution and Records and the Creator and Executive Producer of BET music competition Show The Next Big Thing. She will receive one of the awards tonight.

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8:22 p.m.
Social justice activist Tamika Mallory.

In 2017, Tamika gained recognition as one of four co-chairs for the Women’s March on Washington.

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8:45 p.m.
Nikkia Tené McClain is the organizer of the event.

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8:46 p.m.
A gorgeous friend of Nikkia takes photos of her.

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8:55 p.m.
Group shot with the honorees!

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9:04 p.m.
Wendy Williams arrives and lets me take her photo. She brought her husband and her daughter. They are not up for pictures tonight, and I respect that.

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9:18 p.m.
Psyche Terry is all smiles.

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9:29 p.m.
Tamika Mallory says: "If people ask me tonight: What is so special about this event?", she pauses and then goes on: "I have received many awards for my work, but the ones that come from people who look like you, from your sisters, from your friends are most important to me!"

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9:34 p.m.
Wendy gets on stage and receives her award. She says:" I'm a simple woman with a fantastic legacy and I appreciate you believing in me and supporting me!"

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9:55 p.m.
And now it's party time. DJ Teal turns up the music.

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10:02 p.m.
Let's dance!

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Daniela Kirsch is an entertainment photographer and founder of NameFace — an event photo agency based in New York City. Through her creative expertise and unique visual style, Kirsch not only knows more than a thing or two about photographing A-list events, but is forever changing the way we interact with the entertainment industry. In June 2018, Kirsch teamed up with Patch to launch the photo series Daniela's Lens, offering weekly features from local events to red carpet magic.

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