Actor Michael Ealy, rapper Common and actors Omari Hardwick, Jesse Williams and David Oyelowo and other leading African American actors convened at the L’Emitage Hotel in Beverly Hills for the inaugural ICON MANN pre-Oscar Power 30 Dinner on the eve of the 2013 Academy Awards.
Sponsors for the evening were The Shadow League (Keith Clinkscales) and the L’Ermitage Hotel Beverly Hills. The event was presented by ICON MANN Sports (iconmannsports.com/).
Guests included actor Michael Ealy (Think Like a Man), rapper-actor Common, actor Jesse Williams (“Grey’s Anatomy”), actor David Oyelowo (Lincoln), marketing executive James Lopez (Sony/Screen Gems), director Tim Story (Think Like a Man), magazine publisher Len Burnett (Uptown magazine), entertainment attorney Gordon Bobb, director George Tillman, Jr. (“Notorious”), actor Dennis Haysbert (“The Unit”), talent agent Charles King (William Morris Endeavor), actor Omari Hardwick (Sparkle), talent manager Brian Dobbins (Principato Young Entertainment), entertainment executive Guy Primus (Overbrook Entertainment), actor Wendell Pierce (“Treme”), talent agent Ryan Tarpley (Creative Artists Agency), and NFL player Terrell Suggs (Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens), among others.
Take a look at some of the photos from the event below.
