Queen Latifah will host NAACP Image Awards

The host of the 54th NAACP Image Awards was revealed live on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday. Queen Latifah, a Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and musician, will host the ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 25. 

The awards celebrate Black performers in movies, TV, theater, music and literature. 

"It's an honor to host the 54th NAACP Image Awards, especially in the year we are celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop," Queen Latifah said in a news release. "This is a night to celebrate Black excellence and Black contribution to our industry and beyond. Celebrating one another, lifting each other up and you know we'll have fun doing it!"