LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The NAACP will honor Oscar- and Grammy-winning musician Prince at its upcoming Image Awards, Fox TV announced Thursday.
The network said the civil rights organization would present Prince with its NAACP Vanguard Award during the 36th NAACP Image Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 19. Fox will televise the cerremony on March 25.
The NAACP Vanguard Award is presented to a person "whose groundbreaking work increases understanding and awareness of racial and social issues." It has been only presented twice before -- to Stanley Kramer and Steven Spielberg.
Prince won the Oscar for Best Original Song Score in 1984 for "Purple Rain." He has won four Grammys -- two for "Purple Rain," one for his recording of "Kiss," and one for Best R&B Song of 1984 for the Chaka Khan hit "I Feel for You."
