BET Awards

Apr 17 2013

"BET Experience" launches three-day event

After co-starring in one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2012, “Silver Linings Playbook,” Chris Tucker is stepping into the spotlight solo.

The actor and comedian will host the 2013 BET Awards this June as the awards ceremony launches a three-day weekend event.

In a statement, Tucker said he’s “honored to be asked to host this year’s BET Awards,” and that he’s “looking forward to being part of a really great show.”

Jul 5 2012

BET Awards 2012

After a year jam-packed with tons of new talent and veterans fighting tooth and nail to hold on to their top spots as Black entertainment’s elite, the BET Awards 2012, held Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, was a must-see for those wanting to know who was going to take home the gold.

Kevin Hart is pictured holding his award for Best Actor which surprised some when he beat out heavy-hitters Denzel Washington, Idris Elba, Common, and Don Cheadle.

Jun 30 2011

Fashion, music and tributes highlight the night

The 2011 BET awards held Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium was full of fashion, excitement, surprises and most of all entertainment.

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart took it to a whole different level with his charisma and comical personality, and with more than 14 performances, BET provided their guests with more than a few surprises during the show.

Apr 8 2011

Eric Garcetti, Jose Huizar, Herb Wesson and Tony Cardenas

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Four Los Angeles City Councilmembers will pay a total of $13,300 in fines for accepting free tickets to various events, such as the Oscars and Emmy Awards, according to city Ethics Commission documents released today.

The commission is expected to approve the fines of Eric Garcetti, Jose Huizar, Herb Wesson and Tony Cardenas at its meeting Tuesday.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.