53rd NAACP Image Awards

The ceremony aired on February 26, 2022, on BET and simulcast on several of its sister Paramount Global Networks.

[4] For the first time in the history of the awards ceremony, it have been included five categories to reward podcasts and social media influencer.

[5] American journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones was honored with the Social Justice Impact Award at the ceremony for her "social efforts in reporting for The New York Times Magazine about the police injustices and crimes against black people in the United States".

[8] The ceremony honored the President of the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches, Scot X. Esdaile, with the first ever Activist of the Year Award.

NAACP Youth-Council founder Chinning Hill was recognized with the first ever Youth Activist of the Year Award.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex were honored with the President's Award .
Nikole Hannah-Jones was honored with the Social Justice Impact Award.
Safiya Noble was honored with the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award.