2016 Triumph Awards Presented by National Action Network & TV One; Hosted by Tichina Arnold (w/

Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network along with TV One presented the 2016 Triumph Awards at the Tabernacle Concert Hall in Atlanta. Hosted by actress Tichina Arnold, the Triumph Awards recognized distinguished individuals and corporations in civil rights, the arts, entertainment, education, business and sports. The show was taped in front of a live audience and aired on Sunday, October 2nd TV One.

Attorney Benjamin Crump was presented the "Chairman's Award for Historic and Transformative Service" by Clifton Powell (Saints and Sinners); Larenz Tate (House of Lies) presented the "Triumphant Man of the Year" award to Jermaine Dupri; The "Triumphant Woman of the Year" went to FedEx executive Gina F. Adams, who was introduced by legendary singer Dionne Warwick; actor and recording artist Derek "Fonzworth Bentley" Watkins was on hand to present the "President's Award for Service and Humanitarian Efforts" to Sean "Diddy" Combs (who was not in attendance); Tim Murphy of Mastercard accepted the honor of "Corporate Partner of the Year Award;" and the final award of the evening was the "Activism in the Arts Award" presented to Spike Lee by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Vietta Johnson, President of Spelman College Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell and actress Teyonah Parris.

Performers included gospel artist Jekalyn Carr, V. Bozeman, Nick Cannon, BJ the Chicago Kid, the James Brown Academy of Music Pupils, Joe, Eric Benet, Juan and Deborah Joy Winans, and Fantasia. Tichina Arnold, JB Smoove, Carl Payne, Erica Ash and Teyonah Parris also joined forces to perform a "Spike Lee Joint Medley," a hilarious musical tribute. There were additional appearances by Marc Lamont Hill, Dondre Whitfield, Kandi Burruss, Terri J. Vaughn, Pooch Hall, Denise Boutte, Ebony Steele, Angel McCoughtry; the "Mothers of the Movement;" Gwen Carr (mother of Eric Garner), Lesley McSpadden (mother of Mike Brown) and Sybrina Fulton (mother of Trayvon Martin); and Georgia State House Representative Erica Thomas.

The 2016 Triumph Awards was produced by Bart Phillips of Sunseeker Entertainment, with Eric Tomosunas and Keith Neal serving as Executive Producers for Swirl Films. Robyn Green Arrington was Executive in Charge of Production. Lamar Chase served as Producer and D'Angela Proctor is Head of Original Programing and Production for TV One.

For more information about The Triumph Awards visit the network's companion website at www.tvone.tv. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@tvonetv) using the hashtag #TriumphAwards and catch clips and promos on TV One'sYouTube Channel.