The BET Awards kicked off Sunday night with an extended, star-studded rendition of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” one of a slew of tributes to the Black Lives Matter movement that dominated the annual awards show that honors black achievement in entertainment and sports.
Sunday’s BET Awards saw rappers calling police murderers and California Congresswoman Maxine Waters and California Senator Kamala Harris were applauded and praised as social justice “superheroes.”
Actor Jamie Foxx hosted the BET Awards, telling “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler “We don’t need a president right now because we got our king.” Sunday’s political show saw leftist Shaun King and student gun control activists honored, and singer Anita Baker received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rapper Eminem attacked Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon, praises Colin Kaepernick, and said “f**k you” to his fans that voted for President Donald Trump in a profanity-filled freestyle; a video for which premiered at the BET Hip Hop Awards on Tuesday.
Actress Leslie Jones lashed out at the Ritz-Carlton on Monday, accusing staff at the plush hotel chain of racism.
Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams is facing calls for his firing after he delivered a racially-charged acceptance speech at the BET Awards last week, during which the actor vilified police officers and accused white people of appropriating and then profiting from black culture.
If you want true freedom, there’s a way to get it. Following Progressives leads to pseudo-freedom masked in feel-good emotions. Jesse, you made the crowd, social media and even me feel good — you ready to talk about real freedom now?
The truth: it takes no courage to tell an audience of black entertainers that white America is the problem. If Williams had dared tell them not to use the N-word; not to glorify violence; or to honor cops protecting black communites — that would have been courage.
Justin Timberlake apologized Sunday night for praising actor Jessie Williams’ pro-Black Lives Matter speech at the 2016 BET Awards after critics accused the singer of “appropriating” black culture.
Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams received a standing ovation Sunday night at the BET Awards while delivering a passionate speech about racial justice and white appropriation of black culture as he accepted the evening’s Humanitarian Award for his work on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement.
R&B artist Usher used his performance at Sunday night’s BET Awards to make a statement about the 2016 presidential election by donning a shirt featuring an anti-Donald Trump slogan on the back.
Fox News contributor Stacey Dash created quite the controversy this week when she suggested that black entertainers who support self-segregation–à la BET and Black History Month–are hypocrites for trashing the lack of black Oscar nominees. Now Dash is hitting back against her critics.
When it rains, it pours.
