The 30th NAACP Image Awards ceremony was co-hosted by
Blair Underwood and
Mariah Carey, and recognized outstanding achievements made during 1998 by people of color in music, television, and motion pictures. The ceremony was recorded at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired March 4, 1999 on FOX television. The theme of the ceremony was "30 Years of Celebrating, 90 Years of Courage" in honor of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the NAACP.
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